The play above that triggered this knee-jerk article happened with 5 minutes left in the first quarter. Immediately following this play, after the review the Redskins failed to run, got a penalty and failed to get it in.
A good team would have gotten it in. DeSean did what he did, he got the ball down the field, he didn't fumble.
The Redskins were still leading 5-0 at that point. They went on to score a touchdown and miss the extra point, giving them an 11-0 lead.
They lost the lead and regained it in the third quarter to make it 18-17. By that time, Rogers was having fun and the defense was toast. The offense was no longer daring, it was too cautious.
The Redskins had other opportunities to put this game away. A 16-0 lead would have been nice, but even then it wouldn't have mattered considering the defense couldn't get Green Bay off the field and the offense was toothless after that first drive in the second half. Green Bay scored on every drive in the second half. It was 35-7 Green Bay after they scored their first points.
You can't win like that. The defense played too cautious down the stretch, the offense couldn't get it done. The Redskins were happy to be there.
They grew a lot this season, and I'm excited to see what McCloughan does in the offseason. Hopefully they can get back to the playoffs.
In any case, no, it was a team failing. It wouldn't have made a difference if DeSean had gotten in there or not. It could have helped, but more was needed than just that for the game to tilt to the burgundy and gold.
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