Redskins’ misery continues in loss to Eagles
By Bud L. Ellis
With Sherm Lewis and not Jim Zorn calling the plays, the results were woefully the same for the Washington Redskins.
Losing four turnovers to the Eagles and tight end Chris Cooley to an ankle injury, the Redskins’ season of misery marched on Monday night in a 27-17 loss to Philadelphia.
The Eagles scored 13 points off the four Washington miscues, building a 20-point lead that would be far too much for a Washington team that hasn’t scored more than 17 points in a game all season.
Jason Campbell, benched at halftime last week, returned to starting quarterback duties. Campbell didn’t play bad — he completed 29-of-43 passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns — but he was sacked six times, and the turnovers put the Washington defense in bad field position most of the night as the Redskins fell to 2-5.
Cooley, a Pro Bowl selection, broke his right ankle in the game. Lewis, hired by the team just weeks ago as a consultant, called the plays for the first time instead of Zorn, the embattled head coach who looks likely to lose his job at some point in the coming weeks.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 5:56 am by bud
Tags: Chris Cooley, Jason Campbell, Jim Zorn, National Football League, Philadelphia Eagles, Sherm Lewis, Washington Redskins
