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        FINAL             1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL
                          ---  ---  ---  ---     -----
        WASHINGTON          3    7    7    0      17
        DETROIT             0   20    0   13      33     FINAL
    SCORING SUMMARY
    1ST QUARTER: WAS - FG, BRETT CONWAY 42 YD, 8:38. Drive: 14 plays, 62
                           yards in 8:38. Key plays: Johnson 18-yard pass
                           to Centers on 3rd-and-17 to Washington 35;
                           Mitchell 8-yard run on 3rd-and-6 to Washington
                           47; Johnson 17- yard pass to Centers ON
                           3rd-and-4 to Detroit 30. WASHINGTON 3-0
    2ND QUARTER: DET - FG, JASON HANSON 50 YD, 8:58. Drive: 46 plays, 9
                           yards in 5:42. Key plays: Frerotte 15-yard pass
                           to Morton to Detroit 37; Hill 9-yard run to
                           Detroit 48; Frerotte 9-yard pass to Crowell to
                           Washington 41. WASHINGTON 3, DETROIT 3
                 WAS - TD, JAMES THRASH 95 YD KICKOFF RETURN (BRETT CONWAY
                           KICK), 9:13. WASHINGTON 10-3
                 DET - TD, HERMAN MOORE 23 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE
                           (JASON HANSON KICK), 11:37. Drive: 4 plays, 67
                           yards in 2:23. Key plays: Howard 35-yard
                           kickoff return to Detroit 43; Schlesinger
                           8-yard run to Detroit 47; Frerotte 30-yard pass
                           to Crowell to Washington 23. WASHINGTON 10,
                           DETROIT 10
                 DET - TD, DESMOND HOWARD 68 YD PUNT RETURN (JASON HANSON
                           KICK), 13:26. DETROIT 17-10
                 DET - FG, JASON HANSON 45 YD, 14:55. Drive: 7 plays, 32
                           yards in 0:37. Key plays: Frerotte 14-yard pass
                           to Sloan to Washington 45; Frerotte 10-yard
                           pass on 4th-and-2 to Moore to Washington 27.
                           DETROIT 20-10
    3RD QUARTER: WAS - TD, MICHAEL WESTBROOK 39 YD PASS FROM BRAD JOHNSON
                           (BRETT CONWAY KICK), 2:39. Drive: 3 plays, 45
                           yards in 0:48. Key plays: Mitchell 19-yard punt
                           return to Detroit 45; B Johnson 11-yard pass to
                           Westbrook to Detroit 34. DETROIT 20-17
    4TH QUARTER: DET - FG, JASON HANSON 37 YD, 0:04. Drive: 5 plays, 71
                           yards in 2:04. Key plays: Frerotte 66-yard pass
                           to Crowell to Washington 23; Frerotte 11-yard
                           pass to Morton to Washington 18. DETROIT 23-17
                 DET - FG, JASON HANSON 52 YD, 6:37. Drive: 4 plays, 3
                           yards in 1:25. Key plays: Claiborne recovery of
                           Westbrook fumble at Washington 37. DETROIT 26-17
                 DET - TD, LUTHER ELLISS 11 YD FUMBLE RETURN (JASON HANSON
                           KICK), 6:51. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards in 1:25. 
                           DETROIT 33-17
TEAM STATISTICS
                              WAS            DET
                              ---            ---
FIRST DOWNS                    16             12
Rushing                         5              2
Passing                        10              9
Penalty                         1              1
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY          8-17           1-12
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY           1-1            1-1
TOTAL NET YARDS               333            292
Total plays                    69             52
Average gain                  4.8            5.6
NET YARDS RUSHING             116             31
Rushes                         21             15
Average per rush              5.5            2.1
NET YARDS PASSING             217            261
Completed-attempted         26-43          21-32
Yards per pass                4.5            7.1
Sacked-yards lost            5-32           5-19
Had intercepted                 2              0
PUNTS-AVERAGE              6-37.8         6-39.7
RETURN YARDAGE                194            198
Punts-returns                2-25           3-86
Kickoffs-returns            6-169           4-89
Interceptions-returns         0-0           2-23
PENALTIES-YARDS            14-122           9-65
FUMBLES-LOST                  6-2            0-0
TIME OF POSSESSION          32:54          27:06

PLAYER STATISTICS Missed field goals: Detroit (Jason Hanson 46).

Washington rushing: Brian Mitchell 6-60, Stephen Davis 12-51, Michael Westbrook 1-4, Larry Centers 1-2, Brad Johnson 1-minus 1.

Detroit rushing: Greg Hill 11-16, Cory Schlesinger 2-10, Germane Crowell 1-4, Gus Frerotte 1-1.

Washington passing: Brad Johnson 26-43 for 249 yards, 2 INT, 1 TD.

Detroit passing: Gus Frerotte 21-32 for 280 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD.

Washington receiving: Larry Centers 7-47, Michael Westbrook 5-108, Stephen Davis 5-8, Brian Mitchell 4-41, Albert Connell 3-35, Mike Sellers 1-8, James Thrash 1-2.

Detroit receiving: Germane Crowell 5-122, Johnnie Morton 5-44, Herman Moore 4-47, David Sloan 3-44, Brock Olivo 2-10, Greg Hill 1-8, Cory Schlesinger 1-5.

A: 77,693.

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