Regular season 2006 Washington Redskins season

1 regular season

1.1 week 1: vs. minnesota vikings
1.2 week 2: @ dallas cowboys
1.3 week 3: @ houston texans
1.4 week 4: vs. jacksonville jaguars
1.5 week 5: @ new york giants
1.6 week 6: vs tennessee titans
1.7 week 7: @ indianapolis colts
1.8 week 9: vs. dallas cowboys
1.9 week 10: @ philadelphia eagles
1.10 week 11: @ tampa bay buccaneers
1.11 week 12: vs. carolina panthers
1.12 week 13: vs. atlanta falcons
1.13 week 14: vs. philadelphia eagles
1.14 week 15: @ new orleans saints
1.15 week 16: @ st. louis rams
1.16 week 17: vs. new york giants

regular season

derrick dockery (left) during minnesota game in week 1


week 1: vs. minnesota vikings

at fedexfield, landover, maryland

the redskins started regular season against minnesota vikings @ home on september 11, in first game of espn monday night football doubleheader on opening weekend. redskins defense allowed minnesota quarterback brad johnson , vikings offense convert on third down, , vikings won game 19–16 after failed field goal attempt john hall late in fourth quarter quieted chance of redskins comeback. loss, redskins 0–1.stats

week 2: @ dallas cowboys

at texas stadium, dallas, texas

the redskins traveled texas stadium in irving, texas take on 1 of nfc east rivals, dallas cowboys in sunday night match-up. redskins trailed early, dallas kicker mike vanderjagt completed 26-yard field goal , drew bledsoe completed 4-yard td pass wr patrick crayton in first quarter. in second quarter, kicker john hall washington 39-yard field goal, dallas responded rb marion barber s 1-yard td run. rb rock cartwright return kickoff 100 yards td, last time in entire game redskins score single point. though there wouldn t single point scored in third quarter, cowboys sealed win 40-yard td pass wr terry glenn , 50-yard field goal vanderjagt. loss, redskins dropped 0–2. stats

week 3: @ houston texans

at reliant stadium, houston, texas

the washington redskins defeated houston texans score of 31–15. washington quarterback mark brunell set new nfl record consecutive completed passes in 1 game completing first 22 pass attempts against texans defense. brunell finished 24 of 27 passes 269 yards , 1 touchdown. newly signed redskins receiver antwaan randle el scored first touchdown of season. clinton portis rushed 89 yards , 2 touchdowns. ladell betts finished 124 rushing yards , 1 touchdown. first win of season, redskins moved 1–2.stats

week 4: vs. jacksonville jaguars

at fedexfield, landover, maryland

the redskins welcomed byron leftwich , rest of jacksonville jaguars fedexfield. mark brunell passed 329 yards, 3 touchdown passes (all wr santana moss), , 1 interception. redskins came 153 total rushing yards, clinton portis led team 112 rushing yards , 1 touchdown. defense forced 1 interception leftwich, logged 4 sacks, , allowed 33 rushing yards. john hall 3 3 on field goals , points. game ended in overtime when brunell threw 68-yard game-winning touchdown pass moss. win, redskins moved 2–2.stats

week 5: @ new york giants

at giants stadium, east rutherford, new jersey

mark brunell , redskins marched giants stadium victory in mind. ended being misery within 3 hours, lost team who, @ time, had poorly rated defense. clinton portis rushed 76 yards. santana moss caught 3 receptions 39 yards, while chris cooley beat out santana moss 4 receptions 41 yards. total offense redskins 164 yards, while new york giants put 411 yards. redskins defense ended no sacks, interceptions, or turnovers. john hall 1/2 on field goals no pats. loss, redskins dropped 2–3. stats

week 6: vs tennessee titans

at fedexfield, landover, maryland

hoping rebound road loss giants, redskins returned home week 6 fight tennessee titans. in first quarter, washington trailed tennessee kicker rob bironas kicked 32-yard field goal. rb clinton portis got 10-yard td run redskins regain lead. in second quarter, skins increased lead qb mark brunell completing 24-yard td pass te chris cooley. however, titans regained lead bironas nailing 26-yard field goal , qb vince young completing 3-yard td pass wr brandon jones. in third quarter, redskins continued dig huge hole, rb travis henry got 2-yard td run. afterwards, titans got safety on blocked punt rolled out of end zone. in fourth quarter, washington tried valiantly fight back, portis got 4-yard td run, in end, bironas got 30-yard field goal tennessee , late interception free safety lamont thompson killed chance of comeback. loss, redskins fell 2–4. stats

week 7: @ indianapolis colts

at rca dome, indianapolis, indiana

the redskins started game looking prevent peyton manning overwhelming defense, , hoping drive ball in more effective manner. close game @ half degenerated blood bath in 3rd quarter peyton manning connected on 3 touchdown passes seal deal. overall, offense again looked confused, , surprisngly defense of redskins ended giving big running plays on regular basis. loss, redskins dropped 2–5 season. stats

week 9: vs. dallas cowboys

at fedexfield, landover, maryland

coming off bye week, redskins avenged week 2 loss defeating dallas cowboys after wild final minute of fourth quarter ended game-winning 47-yard field goal kicker nick novak. less minute left in fourth quarter, dallas kicker mike vanderjagt s field goal blocked newly signed redskins cornerback troy vincent, , recovered redskins free safety sean taylor, ran ball down dallas 45-yard line no time remaining. during runback taylor, dallas offensive lineman kyle kosier flagged 15-yard facemask penalty, moved ball down cowboys 30-yard line. nfl rulebook states game cannot end on defensive penalty, thus, washington awarded 1 un-timed down. playclock @ 0:00, novak completed 47-yard field goal win game, sending fedex field pandemoneum , improving redskins record 3–5. stats

week 10: @ philadelphia eagles

at lincoln financial field, philadelphia

in first game against eagles, redskins lost in convincing fashion, 27–3. although dominated time of possession in first half , had several long drives, came away 3 points. on other hand, eagles had several big plays resulted in scores, including second half interception touchdown. loss redskins fell 3–6.stats

on monday after game, announced quarterback mark brunell being benched in favor of second-year quarterback jason campbell.

week 11: @ tampa bay buccaneers

at raymond james stadium, tampa, florida

new starting quarterback jason campbell played first game @ tampa bay buccaneers. field goal points took first half, both teams tied @ halftime 3–3. in second half jason campbell threw three-yard touchdown pass te chris cooley, bruce gradkowski threw three-yard touchdown pass intended galloway instead bounced off him becht s hands, making game tied in third quarter 10–10. though redskins performed in fourth quarter, jason campbell throwing touchdown pass yoder, buccaneers had pulled ahead ten points. final score 20–17, bucs, dropping redskins 3–7. stats

week 12: vs. carolina panthers

at fedexfield, landover, maryland

in first game @ home starter redskins, jason campbell, again, had encouraging game completing 11 of 23 passes 118 yards , 2 touchdowns. rather dull first half both teams saw scoreboard read 6–3 in favor of carolina. in second half jason campbell threw four-yard touchdown pass antwaan randle el , redskins took lead @ 10–6. in fourth quarter steve smith scored on 8-yard pass jake delhomme give carolina 13–10 lead. later in fourth quarter jason campbell threw chris cooley 66-yard touchdown giving redskins lead good. carolina threatened near end of game, jake delhomme pass intercepted in endzone redskins safety sean taylor. 17–13 victory, redskins record stood @ 4–7. stats

santana moss catches against atlanta


week 13: vs. atlanta falcons

at fedexfield, landover, maryland

coming off impressive victory on panthers, redskins stayed @ home week 13 fight atlanta falcons. in first quarter, redskins started strong rb ladell betts getting 8-yard td run, while qb jason campbell completed 42-yard td pass wr santana moss. in second quarter, falcons started catching kicker morten andersen s 34-yard field goal , qb michael vick s 16-yard td pass te alge crumpler. in third quarter, washington lost lead vick s 22-yard td pass wr michael jenkins score of period. in fourth quarter, redskins fell when rb jerious norwood ran 69 yards touchdown. loss, washington fell 4–8. stats

week 14: vs. philadelphia eagles

at fedexfield, landover, maryland

coming off disappointing home loss on falcons, redskins stayed @ home nfc east rematch philadelphia eagles. in first quarter, washington struck first kicker shaun suisham nailing 31-yard field goal. however, eagles struck qb jeff garcia getting 10-yard td pass te l.j. smith. in second quarter, things got worse redskins strong safety michael lewis returned interception 84 yards touchdown, while garcia hooked wr donte stallworth on 3-yard td pass. afterwards, suisham kick 45-yard field goal. in third quarter, washington started come suisham kicking 32-yard field goal, while qb jason campbell completed 34-yard td pass wr antwaan randle el. however, in fourth quarter, thing left of redskins comeback suisham s 35-yard field goal. afterwards, eagles offense squashed hope of washington comeback. loss, redskins fell 4–9 clinching last place in nfc east. stats

week 15: @ new orleans saints

at louisiana superdome, new orleans, louisiana

hoping rebound home loss eagles, redskins flew louisiana superdome week 15 intraconference fight new orleans saints. in first quarter, washington started off strong kicker shaun suisham nailed 37-yard field goal, while qb jason campbell completed 31-yard td pass wr santana moss. in second quarter, saints started fight rb deuce mcallister got 1-yard td run. suisham increased washington s lead 37-yard field goal. after scoreless third quarter, new orleans crept closer kicker john carney s 41-yard field goal. after suisham s 22-yard field goal, defense wrapped victory. win, redskins improved 5–9. stats

week 16: @ st. louis rams

at edward jones dome, st. louis, missouri

coming off surprising road victory on saints, redskins flew edward jones dome week 16 fight st. louis rams. in first quarter, skins struck first rb t. j. duckett s 5-yard td run score of period. in second quarter, rams took lead qb marc bulger completing 10-yard td pass wr isaac bruce , 27-yard td pass te dominique byrd. washington responded rb ladell betts getting 6-yard td run , qb jason campbell completing 9-yard td pass te chris cooley. in third quarter, redskins lead increased betts 7-yard td run. however, st. louis started rally bulger completing 64-yard td pass rb steven jackson , 10-yard td pass rb stephen davis. in fourth quarter, rams took lead kicker jeff wilkins nailing 21-yard field goal. washington forced overtime kicker shaun shisham s 52-yard field goal. however, skins fell in overtime stephen jackson delivered game-winning 21-yard td run rams. loss, redskins fell 5–10. stats

week 17: vs. new york giants

at fedexfield, landover, maryland

hoping end lackluster season on high note, redskins went home nfc east rematch new york giants on saturday night. in first quarter, g-men drew first blood kicker jay feely s 34-yard field goal. skins respond trick play, qb jason campbell handed ball off wr antwaan randle el completed 48-yard td pass wr santana moss. however, in second quarter, new york began fight hard rb tiki barber getting 15-yard td run , 55-yard td run. afterwards, feely wrap half 31-yard field goal. in third quarter, giants increased lead qb eli manning completing 6-yard td pass wr tim carter. redskins responded campbell s 7-yard td pass rb ladell betts. in fourth quarter, skins crept closer rb t. j. duckett s 1-yard td run. however, new york responded barber s 50-yard td run. though washington responded campbell completing 1-yard td pass te mike sellers, skins fell short of comeback. loss, redskins ended season @ 5–11. stats