If the Washington Redskins’ home field performance for the last 17 presidential elections holds true, then John Kerry should be the new president of the United States this week. According to an article that ran on MSNBC this week https://adultfyi.com/read.aspx?ID=6666 the Redskins losing their home game prior to the election doesn’t bode well for the administration in office. And if Tuesday’s election results parallel the Packers-Redskins game which the Packers won 28-14, Kerry may take a commanding lead from the start with appearances that Bush might catch up as the evening wears on. However Kerry will stave on any last minute challenges. So there.
The following is the AP report of the Redskins game. Fill in your own scenarios.
LANDOVER, Md. — Playing with a sprained hand and a major personal distraction, Brett Favre started on a roll and survived a rocky finish. Favre and the Green Bay Packers won their third straight game Sunday, beating the Washington Redskins 28-14 to pull back to .500 after a 1-4 start.
The Redskins, trailing 20-14, thought they scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 43-yard reception by Clinton Portis with 2:35 to play. But the celebrations died quickly when the play was called back for an illegal motion penalty on receiver James Thrash.
On the next play, Al Harris intercepted Mark Brunell’s pass and returned the ball 29 yards. Ahman Green scored on an 11-yard run four plays later, and a 2-point conversion sealed the victory.
Favre grimaced at times as he grabbed the throwing hand he sprained in last week’s victory over Dallas. But he persevered to complete 20 of 33 passes for 289 yards and a touchdown, extending his streak to 33 games with at least one TD pass in his 199th consecutive regular-season game.
But Favre also did his part to keep the Redskins in the game. He was intercepted twice by Shawn Springs, setting up both Washington touchdowns. His third interception, an unwise deep throw hauled in by Fred Smoot, gave the Redskins the chance to complete the penalty-negated touchdown pass to Portis.
Since learning of his wife’s breast cancer three weeks ago, an ordeal that became public only last week, Favre has completed 68 of 100 passes and the Packers have outscored their opponents 107-44.
The Packers (4-4) scored on their first three possessions to take a 17-0 lead and became the first team this season to gain more than 300 yards on the Redskins, whose defense entered the game ranked No. 1 after facing a string of weak offenses.
The Redskins (2-5) still haven’t scored more than 18 points in a game. Fans chanted for backup Patrick Ramsey several times during the game after errant passes by Brunell.
Brunell finished 25-for-44 for 218 yards with two touchdowns, both to Gardner, and two interceptions. He was also sacked four times.
The Packers’ first three drives included completions of 41, 48 and 48 yards, equaling the number of 40-plus passing gains by the Redskins all season. Favre picked on a secondary missing strong safety Matt Bowen, out for the season with a knee injury, and rookie Sean Taylor, inactive following his arrest Thursday on a drunken driving charge.
Then the Redskins’ defense tightened, intercepting Favre to give the struggling offense a chance. With Green Bay leading 20-7 in the fourth quarter, Springs picked off Favre’s low throw and returned the ball 29 yards. Brunell threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Gardner three plays later, pulling the Redskins within six with 4:41 to play.