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WHERE'S JOEY?: No one benefited from the Dolphins' conversion back to a 3-4 defense more than LB Joey Porter, who was second in the NFL with 171 2 sacks.

The only teams that scored less points per game this season than the Redskins: The Raiders, Browns, Rams and Bengals.

Redskins left guard Pete Kendall missed practice most Wednesdays this season because he needed to give his creaky, 35-year-old knees a rest.

Vinny Cerrato would have rather spent Wednesday outside in a 23-degree wind chill than inside answering questions about the front office's role in the Washington Redskins ' season.

At some point, Jason Campbell, who has started 36 games over the past three seasons, has to make his move from young talent into fully fledged NFL quarterback.

With their playoff hopes extinguished, Sunday's season finale at San Francisco is relatively meaningless for most of the Washington Redskins .

With their lead at 10 points at halftime, the Washington Redskins had a second consecutive winning season in its grasp.

Chris Samuels was leaving the field last month in Seattle, all but dragging his right leg behind him.

WHERE'S THE OFFENSE? The Eagles failed to score an offensive touchdown for the second time in five games, because the only score they had in their 36-7 loss at Baltimore in Week 12 was a 100-yard kickoff return ...

The Washington Redskins' struggles down the stretch put first-year head coach Jim Zorn on the hot seat.

A day after the Washington Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention, Vinny Cerrato, the team's executive vice president of football operations, reiterated yesterday that first-year head coach Jim Zorn will return next season.

'Yeah,' Cerrato said when asked if Zorn would lead the Redskins in the 2009 season. During an interview at his office at Redskins Park, Cerrato offered general observations about the state of the team as Washington (8-7) prepares to complete its season Sunday at San Francisco, and provided a more detailed public evaluation of Zorn, quarterback Jason Campbell and the 2008 draft class than he has previously this season.

The last glimpse of the Washington Redskins' playoff hope had vanished moments earlier.

Clinton Portis rushed for 70 yards and the game's only touchdown, and the Redskins' defense staved off a late Philadelphia drive to damper the Eagles' playoff chances with a 10-3 victory.

When the Washington Redskins finally marched into the red zone Sunday, trailing the woeful Cincinnati Bengals by 17 points, Coach Jim Zorn prioritized where he wanted the ball to go. Tight end Chris Cooley, with the combination of size and skill to create match-up problems for the defense, was the obvious primary target for quarterback Jason Campbell on the play Zorn called.

But at the snap, Cooley was quickly under assault from the Cincinnati defense. The Bengals bracketed Cooley with a linebacker and a defensive back, leaving him no room to get open. 'They attacked him,' Zorn said. 'They just attacked him.'

Jim Zorn huddled on the sidelines at Paul Brown Stadium, surrounded by Clinton Portis, Mike Sellers and offensive coordinator Sherman Smith.

ASHBURN, Va. - Tell the world that you feel like "the worst coach in America" and people will pay attention.

With starting tackles Chris Samuels and Jon Jansen out, the Redskins struggled early to run the ball behind Stephon Heyer and Jason Fabini.

Tight end Chris Cooley normally is the most happy-go-lucky player on the Washington Redskins , a big kid at heart who's thrilled to make millions, go to Pro Bowls and host a popular Web site - all because of ...

Doesn't take a genius to figure out the Washington Redskins are in a mess of trouble.The Redskins lost for the fifth time in six games Sunday, unable to keep up with one of the NFL's lowliest teams.

Clinton Portis whined. Jerry Jones pointed fingers. So did Dominic Raiola . Two players and an owner frustrated that their teams weren't meeting expectations, even low ones in the case of Raiola's Lions.