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When the Going Gets Tough, Zorn Sticks With the Run
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And with the game on the line Zorn once again placed his trust in his running back.
Facing a fourth and one with 2:48 remaining in the game, the Redskins went for the first down and it was Portis that was entrusted to seal the game.
"I'm telling you all it was Clinton Portis," Zorn said. "He called the play. I called the formation and how I wanted it set up, but he called the play. And as we ran the play he willed his way for the first down.
"I had a great view of his grit and the offensive line's grit on that play. And he made it. He called it and he ran it and he got it. And that was a huge, huge play in the football game."
For Portis, the call made sense -- the natural choice for an offense that had kept the Eagles guessing all game long. But his coach's decision to take his star's advice was yet another example of the faith he had shown in his team throughout the game.
"He set it up throughout the season, and we'd been throwing the ball on short yardage, so just to keep the defense on their feet," Portis said. "I said, 'Coach, I think it'd be a great play.' He [just] looked at me."
"I didn't know he was going to call it and then we got in the huddle, [quarterback] Jason [Campbell] called the play," Portis said.
"So I knew [Coach] believed in me and I had to get those two yards."
