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Redskins Struggle With Home Inequity
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Burress's lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, said the wide receiver would plead not guilty.
Still the Giants played as if they were unfazed by all that raged around them, often moving the ball at will against the Redskins and squelching much of Washington's offense.
"They were better than us," Moss said. "That's all you pretty much can say."
And so at halftime, with the Redskins down 13-7, a small portion of the announced crowd of 85,912 left. Most of the rest spilled out when Portis was stopped on a fourth down midway through the fourth quarter, and after the Giants' final field goal, the final 6 minutes 20 seconds were played in a virtually empty stadium, save for the 2,000 or 3,000 Giants fans who had somehow come to ring the lower few rows. They roared at every Redskins failure and Giants success.
Then when the game was over, most of the Redskins raced toward the tunnel toward the warmth, toward someplace other than the field that has become their home of horrors. As they ran the stadium announcer's voice blared over the speakers reminding whatever fans were left about public balloting for the Pro Bowl.
"Don't forget, vote the Redskins ticket this week," he implored.
Given the circumstances, the plea seemed as empty as the stadium in which it was delivered.
