Clinton Portis News

Maybe you've heard that head coach Jim Zorn had the playcalling duties taken away from him a few weeks ago and Sherm Lewis took over after spending about three minutes with the franchise.

Let's run through the links of the week, followed by the trademark Stable Buffets, followed by the official game preview for this week's battle in the nation's capital.

Having reached his sixth season in the Mile High City, Champ Bailey has now played for the Denver Broncos longer than he did for the Washington Redskins.

In this Nov. 8, 2009 file photo, a member of the Washington Redskins training staff, top, attends to running back Clinton Portis after he received a concussion in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta.

Every Friday, we'll tackle five big questions for the Cowboys going into the weekend's game.

The Minnesota Vikings signed Coach Brad Childress to a contract extension on Thursday, nine games into what is shaping up as a promising season for the men in purple.

For the first 13 years of his outstanding career with the Philadelphia Eagles, safety Brian Dawkins faced the Redskins twice every season.

The most remarkable aspect of the upset pulled by the Washington Redskins on Sunday lies not in the fact that they finally won again, but rather in the surprising players who led them to victory.

"To me, if you're any type of fighter, you're going to respond and fight, and I think that's what he's going to do," secondary coach Jerry Gray said.

As anyone in the glamorous world of used cars will tell you, age is irrelevant. The trusted used car salesman cares as much about the model year as he does buying a necktie made in the last 25 years or a properly fitting toupee.

Denver Broncos linebacker Robert Ayers talks with head coach Josh McDaniels during training camp.

Washington Redskins kick returner Rock Cartwright remembers his brain "shaking like a bell" when he was walloped in a game against the New York Giants a few years ago.

Redskins.com breaks down some of the key matchups to keep an eye on during Sunday's Redskins-Broncos game at FedExField.

After posting a rushing performance unlike any Redskins fans had seen this season, running back Ladell Betts was led to the interview room beneath FedEx Field. It's a postgame area usually reserved for the head coach and one or two star players. Betts is a guy whose own team misspelled the name on the back of his jersey during a preseason game this year.

'I was just joking on the way over here, I didn't remember how to get to this room,' Betts said with a smile. 'It's been so long.'

Fortunately for the Redskins, he didn't have the same problem finding his way to the field for the team's first offensive possession. Starting for the first time since 2006, Betts proved to be a difference-maker in Washington's 27-17 win over the Broncos. The Redskins snapped a four-game losing streak, and Betts posted the team's best rushing performance of the season.

One is a 30-year-old veteran who keeps his battered body limber with mixed martial arts, treadmill work and Filipino fighting sticks.

Every week during the season, we'll scout out the Cowboys next opponent. This weekend, that opponent is the Washington Redskins.

Behind Levi Jones and an again-revamped line, Jason Campbell , Ladell Betts and the Redskins' offense had their best day, scoring 27 points and gaining 388 yards.

As painful as it may be to play , the Redskins ' season will continue. There is no mercy rule in football.

Running back Ladell Betts has waited 2 seasons behind Clinton Portis for his next opportunity to start.

Even with the Washington Redskinsa TM paltry two wins, the worlda TMs worst owner and a heated fanbase, no one in the equation deserves Larry Johnson .