Shaun Suisham News

It was a brief trip home for Malcolm Kelly and Robert Henson this weekend and they tried to make the most of it.

Former Cowboys kicker Shaun Suisham gave Washington a 3-0 lead with 10:22 remaining in the first half with a 45-yard field goal.

Before the season began, the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys were generally considered to be on a similar level.

With Clinton Portis out because of a concussion, Ladell Betts and Rock Cartwright ran effectively behind a line that was reshuffled yet again.

He lasted four plays Sunday against the Denver Broncos . Rogers was beaten on a double move by that resulted in a 40-yard touchdown, giving the Broncos an early lead and Rogers an early exit.

They may have stunned even themselves with a trick play in Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos.

Jim Zorn's Washington Redskins seemingly were delivering a tutorial on how NOT to set up a trick play on fourth-and-20 at the opponent's 35: Send out your field-goal unit; have your kicker and a blocking tight end start to go in motion, tipping off that you're running a fake; realize you only have 10 players out there; call timeout.

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive.

Ladell Betts proved to be a serviceable replacement for injured running back Clinton Portis , scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 2:44 remaining in the fourth quarter, as the Washington Redskins defeated the suddenly reeling Denver Broncos, 27-17, at FedEx Field.

The Washington Redskins have released punter Sam Paulescu , meaning Hunter Smith is ready to return from a right groin injury and kick against the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

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

Back in August, when the Washington Redskins were in the midst of an uneventful training camp, there was much talk about what was to come for a team that had turned a 6-2 start into an 8-8 finish in coach Jim Zorn's debut season.

A three-time Pro Bowl pass-rusher for the New York Jets, Abraham joined the Falcons in 2006 but was limited to eight games.

There was a tremendous amount of discussion at Redskins Park during the week about who would return punts for Washington.

The Washington Redskins signed Glenn Pakulak in October hoping they would need only a temporary solution to their problem at punter.

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K Shaun Suisham is perfect on nine field goal attempts this season. He has put last year's uneven performance behind him.

Now comes the fun part for the Redskins. That 27-7 first-half deficit against the Eagles last week was just an hors d'oeuvre . As Dan Snyder's 2-5 cellar-dwellers wade back into their schedule after a soul-searching bye week, they face the prospect of playing eight of their last nine games against teams that are currently above .500. Which means...

Our at-the-bye series concludes with Barry Svrluga's dissection of special teams.

Washington's season continued its downward spiral on Monday night--and now a national television audience knows the depth of the team's struggles.