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A Redskins season that tried to crawl out of its grave got smashed on the head by a Dallas shovel and sent back into its pit Sunday at Cowboys Stadium.

The Metro Atlanta mansion of an NFL star was ransacked by thieves. According to police, the home belonging to Washington Redskins veteran offensive guard, Randy Thomas waswas trashed, furniture was overturned and art was ripped off the walls.

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.

Question: It's time we start to think outside the box. For example, several times we have failed to score from the 1-yard line.

What have we here, a Redskins win? Almost didn't remember what one looked like. Six weeks, after all, is a long time to go between victories.

Brian Orak-po isn't used to losing. After all, he won a national championship as a freshman at the University of Texas, where winning is practically a way of life.

The Hogs weren't just a media creation during Washington's first Joe Gibbs era. Russ Grimm, Joe Jacoby and Jim Lachey were all Pro Bowl studs, and fellow linemen Mark Schlereth, Mark May and Jeff Bostic also had periods of sustained excellence.

The shuffling along the Washington Redskins' beleaguered offensive line continues.

Washington coach Jim Zorn has seemed over his head this year as coach of the Redskins and is not likely to continue after this season.

Jim Zorn strode to a podium following a Washington Redskins practice Oct. 21 and answered a variety of questions for nearly 15 minutes.

ASHBURN - The Washington Redskins are shuffling their lineup again after losing their strong safety and right tackle to multiweek injuries.

Already missing three key players from their offense, the Washington Redskins could ill-afford to be without yet another player - let alone Clinton Portis.

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When the Redskins were in deep denial, sometime in August, the goals were winning the NFC East, getting to the playoffs and perhaps more. As the injuries to the offensive line and the losses mounted, as Jim Zorn's headset was all but turned off, Washington's woeful football team began to reassess, and the talk among management and players became of getting back to .500, of clicking both schematically and emotionally before the midway point of the season.

Now it's pretty much purgatory, an excruciating eight-week waiting period to answer only the largest questions a franchise can ask itself: Who's going to be the quarterback next season? Who's going to be the coach next season? And will the owner truly entertain thoughts of firing his longtime confidante who put the team together?

Phillip Daniels has been named the Redskins' winner of the 2009 Ed Block Courage Award, given annually to a player from each NFL team who overcomes injury and adversity.

WASHINGTON AT ATLANTA OPENING LINE - Falcons by 10 RECORD VS. SPREAD - Washington 2-5; Atlanta 5-2 SERIES RECORD - Redskins lead 14-5-1 LAST MEETING - Falcons beat Redskins 24-14, Dec.

Fred Davis had already paid his airfare to get out of town during the Washington Redskins' bye week vacation.

With his offensive line handling a four-man St. Louis Rams pass rush, Jason Campbell was able to survey the field to see whether any of his five receiving options had worked open.

It's time to say goodbye to the bye week and hello to the rest of the season, with just over half of the games on the Redskins' schedule still remaining to be played.

Redskins tight end Chris Cooley underwent successful surgery on the broken bone in his lower right leg Wednesday morning, a team spokesman said, and if there are no setbacks, the Pro Bowler could be back in a month.

When the Redskins return from their bye, wide receiver Devin Thomas and tight end Fred Davis should have an increased role in the offense.