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'Skins End Season of Loss in Playoffs

Grieving team stuck together to make improbable rebound

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 31, 2007 11:50 AM CST
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(Newser) – After dropping four games in a row and losing murdered teammate Sean Taylor, the Washington Redskins looked all but done for the season. Starting QB Jason Campbell was injured, other players were distracted by family issues, and coach Joe Gibbs made a rookie-level slipup that cost his team a game. Yet here the Redskins are, poised for the playoffs, writes Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com.

"We're at our best when all odds are against us," said Clinton Portis, whose two touchdowns helped clinch a landslide victory over the Cowboys yesterday. Gibbs, who blew the Buffalo game with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for twice icing the Bills kicker, agreed: "Sometimes in life some of the best things happen to you after you've been crushed."

Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis lifts up his jersey to reveal a T-shirt with images of the late Redskins safety Sean Taylor on it, after scoring a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007 in Landover, Md. The...
Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis lifts up his jersey to reveal a T-shirt with images of the late Redskins safety Sean Taylor on it, after scoring a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys...   (Associated Press)
Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley (47) celebrates his first quarter touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys with team mate wide receiver Keenan McCardell (80) in their NFL football game in Irving, Texas in this Nov. 18, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley (47) celebrates his first quarter touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys with team mate wide receiver Keenan McCardell (80) in their NFL football game in Irving,...   (Associated Press)
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs acknowledges the crowd after the Redskins beat the Dallas Cowboys 27-6 in an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007. The win gave the Redskins a spot in the playoffs. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs acknowledges the crowd after the Redskins beat the Dallas Cowboys 27-6 in an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007. The win gave the Redskins a...   (Associated Press)
Solemn football fans hold up towels with number 21 in memory of slain Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor during a ceremony before the start of the football game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, at FedExField in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Solemn football fans hold up towels with number 21 in memory of slain Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor during a ceremony before the start of the football game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday, Dec....   (Associated Press)
Washington Redskins' Clinton Portis (26) celebrates with Santana Moss (89) after Moss scored on a 42-yard reception against the Dallas Cowboys during an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007. The Redskins won 27-6. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Washington Redskins' Clinton Portis (26) celebrates with Santana Moss (89) after Moss scored on a 42-yard reception against the Dallas Cowboys during an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Dec....   (Associated Press)
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