In a game that will have New England Patriots fans questioning their head coach even further, the Washington Redskins squeaked by the wounded Patriots.
Down 20-3, Tom Brady led his troops down the field and responded with a 29 yard TD streak to young David Givens. Then, the bandaged Patriot defense managed to hold the Redskins till Brady was able to put up another seven when he completed a short pass to back-up fullback Larry Centers to put the Patriots back in position to win the game. But that was as close as the Patriots would come.
Despite getting a load of breaks from the clueless Redskin offense, the Patriots could not do anything with their great field position. With the wind at their backs, Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick insisted on handing the ball off to his fullback twice, advancing the ball to the Redskin 38-yard line. Belichick called a 20-yard slant to David Givens that was broken up.
Adam Vinatieri, who is arguably the league’s best kicker, has hit a field goal as long as 57 yards.
