The Punishers

Gallery

Week 5: Redskins 23, Eagles 17

The Redskins overcome an early two-touchdown deficit to extend their winning streak to four games, rallying for a 23-17 win over the Eagles in Philadelphia.

» LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY

Discussion Policy

Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.

However, with Zorn's arrival, the possibility arises that this project is only in its early stages. "We haven't done anything yet," Campbell said. "We haven't been division champions in I don't know how long. We haven't gone deep in the playoffs in I don't know how long. We need to improve. We have a lot of things to clean up."

The Redskins have already cleaned up the hardest part of their schedule -- all three NFC East road games. "I think the NFL was trying to get rid of us quick," Portis said.

Instead, the Redskins have easier tasks ahead, on paper. "When you're around for the bad times," Jansen said, "it's great to be a part of it when they're going right."

No matter what the season brings, few Sundays will match the last two weeks with bare-knuckle wins over old foes and the fresh air of a new coach.

Before this game, Campbell saw Zorn jumping up and down on the sideline. "Coach, wanna go play?" teased the young quarterback, learning fast, to the old one who finally gets to run a team of his own. "Just tell me if you want to swap shoulder pads or thigh pads."

Zorn just grinned. Things may work out better for him in a headset than they ever did in a helmet.

"This is the toughest division in football. We're certainly not the overriding favorite. We're just happy to be coming out on the positive end," Zorn said. "We're not a great team. But we're a good one."

That happened fast.

< 3