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NFL     FINAL             1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL
                          ---  ---  ---  ---     -----
        WASHINGTON         14    7    0    7      28
        PHILADELPHIA       10    3   11   11      35     FINAL
    SCORING SUMMARY
    1ST QUARTER: WAS - TD, STEPHEN DAVIS 2 YD RUN (BRETT CONWAY KICK),
                           1:32. Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards in 1:32. Key
                           plays: Johnson 55-yard pass to Westbrook to
                           Philadelphia 34; Johnson 32-yard pass to
                           Sellers to Philadelphia 2. WASHINGTON 7-0
                 PHI - FG, NORM JOHNSON 49 YD, 5:49. Drive: 11 plays, 40
                           yards in 4:17. Key plays: Staley 12-yard run on
                           3rd-and-2 to Philadelphia 49; McNabb 27-yard
                           run on 3rd-and-10 to Washington 24; Staley
                           10-yard run to Washington 14. WASHINGTON 7-3
                 WAS - TD, ALBERT CONNELL 54 YD PASS FROM BRAD JOHNSON
                           (BRETT CONWAY KICK), 9:16. Drive: 7 plays, 80
                           yards in 3:27. Key plays: Davis 14-yard run to
                           Washington 47. WASHINGTON 14-3
                 PHI - TD, ALLEN ROSSUM 89 YD KICKOFF RETURN (NORM JOHNSON
                           KICK), 9:31. WASHINGTON 14-10
    2ND QUARTER: WAS - TD, STEPHEN DAVIS 1 YD RUN (BRETT CONWAY KICK),
                           2:00. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards in 2:41. Key
                           plays: Mitchell fumble recovery on Philadelphia
                           33; Davis 11-yard run to Philadelphia 22; Davis
                           14-yard run to Philadelphia 8. WASHINGTON 21-10
                 PHI - FG, NORM JOHNSON 29 YD, 14:37. Drive: 4 plays, 0
                           yards in 0:52. Key plays: Vincent 29-yard
                           interception return to Washington 11.
                           WASHINGTON 21-13
    3RD QUARTER: PHI - FG, NORM JOHNSON 20 YD, 6:19. Drive: 4 plays, 5
                           yards in 1:15. Key plays: H Thomas 2-yard
                           return of Johnson fumble to Washington 8.
                           WASHINGTON 21-16
                 PHI - TD, DUCE STALEY 20 YD RUN (DONOVAN MCNABB RUN FOR
                           TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 14:52. Drive: 6 plays,
                           60 yards in 3:03. Key plays: McNabb 11-yard
                           pass to Weaver to Washington 45; McNabb 12-yard
                           run to Washington 33. PHILADELPHIA 24-21
    4TH QUARTER: PHI - FG, NORM JOHNSON 30 YD, 3:27. Drive: 7 plays, 17
                           yards in 3:27. Key plays: Caldwell 12-yard
                           interception return to Washington 29; Mcnabb
                           12-yard pass to Small on 3rd-and-11 to
                           Washington 18. PHILADELPHIA 27-21
                 WAS - TD, MICHAEL WESTBROOK 43 YD PASS FROM BRAD JOHNSON
                           (BRETT CONWAY KICK), 4:15. Drive: 2 plays, 91
                           yards in 0:48. Key plays: Johnson 48-yard pass
                           to Westbrook to Philadelphia 43. WASHINGTON
                           28-27
                 PHI - TD, ERIC BIENIEMY 11 YD RUN (DONOVAN MCNABB PASS TO
                           JED WEAVER FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 11:43.
                           Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards in 2:32. Key plays:
                           Harris 17-yard interception return to midfield;
                           5-yard holding penalty on Redskins' Barber on
                           3rd-and-8 to Washington 43; Staley 13-yard run
                           to Washington 30; Staley 12-yard run to
                           Washington 18. PHILADELPHIA 35-28
TEAM STATISTICS
                              WAS            PHI
                         --------       --------
FIRST DOWNS                    22             16
Rushing                        11              9
Passing                         9              5
Penalty                         2              2
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY           2-9           5-16
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY           2-3            0-1
TOTAL NET YARDS               424            236
Total plays                    64             66
Average gain                  6.6            3.6
NET YARDS RUSHING             130            198
Rushes                         27             42
Average per rush              4.8            4.7
NET YARDS PASSING             294             38
Completed-attempted         18-33           8-21
Yards per pass                7.9            1.6
Sacked-yards lost            4-19           3-22
Had intercepted                 3              0
PUNTS-AVERAGE              2-46.5         4-36.5
RETURN YARDAGE                106            280
Punts-returns                2-20            1-0
Kickoffs-returns             7-86          5-222
Interceptions-returns         0-0           3-58
PENALTIES-YARDS              5-44           5-51
FUMBLES-LOST                  4-3            1-1
TIME OF POSSESSION          26:14          33:46
PLAYER STATISTICS
Missed field goals:  Washington (Brett Conway 50); Philadelphia (Norm
Johnson 32).
Washington rushing: Stephen Davis 25-122, Michael Westbrook 1-9, Brad
Johnson 1-minus 1. 
Philadelphia rushing: Duce Staley 28-122, Donovan Mcnabb 9-49, Eric
Bieniemy 5-27.
Washington passing: Brad Johnson 18-33 for 313 yards, 3 INT, 2 TD. 
Philadelphia passing: Donovan Mcnabb 8-21 for 60 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD.
Washington receiving: Albert Connell 6-88, Michael Westbrook 4-152,
Stephen Alexander 3-23, Brian Mitchell 2-9, Mike Sellers 1-32,
Stephen Davis 1-8, Larry Centers 1-1. 
Philadelphia receiving: Torrance Small 4-30, Duce Staley 1-11, Jed
Weaver 1-11, Kevin Turner 1-6, Luther Broughton 1-2.
Washington tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Sam Shade 9-5-0, Derek
M Smith 6-4-0, Dana Stubblefield 3-3-0, Shawn Barber 1-4-0, Greg
Jones 1-4-0, Kenard Lang 3-1-1, Anthony Cook 2-2-0, Leomont Evans
1-2-0, Champ Bailey 2-0-1, Darrell Green 2-0-0, Mark Mcmillian 1-1-0,
Dan Wilkinson 1-0-1, Matt Stevens 1-0-0, Marco Coleman 0-1-0, Kurt
Gouveia 0-1-0. 
Philadelphia tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Jeremiah Trotter
4-3-0, Hollis Thomas 3-3-0, Tim Hauck 3-2-0, Bryan Dawkins 3-2-0,
James Darling 2-3-0, Troy Vincent 3-1-0, Mike Caldwell 2-2-1, Steve
Martin 2-1-0, Bobby Taylor 2-1-0, Al Harris 2-0-0, Mike Mamula 2-0-1,
Barry Gardner 1-1-0, Greg Jefferson 0-2-0.5, Brandon Whiting 0-1-0.5,
Team 0-0-1.
Interceptions: Philadelphia (Al Harris 1 for 17 yards, Mike Caldwell
1 for 12 yards, Troy Vincent 1 for 29 yards).
Fumbles lost: Washington (Brad Johnson 2, Albert Connell);
Philadelphia (Charles Johnson).
Opponent's fumbles recovered: Washington (Brian Mitchell);
Philadelphia (Hollis Thomas, Mike Mamula, Greg Jefferson).
Officials: Referee-Jeff Triplette, Umpire-Jim Daopoulos, Head
linesman-Earnie Frantz, Line judge-Gary Arthur, Field judge-Boris
Cheek, Side judge-Terry Mcauley, Back judge-Bobby Skelton.
A: 66,591;  T: 3:21.

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