The Sunday before Christmas was just like so many others, maybe more painful because of the way the Redskins lost. A Bears kicker who couldn’t make a 30-yarder or a 33-yarder against the wind, kicked a 45-yarder against the wind after his coaches mis-managed the clock.
The Redskins once again couldn’t win a game in which they won the turn-over battle (2-0), because they allowed the worst offense in the NFL (ranked 32nd) to score 27 points.
The Bears and Redskins seem equal, even though the Redskins are 5-10 and going the wrong way while the Bears are 7-8 and play-ing hard for a terribly flawed coaching staff. Dick Jauron would surely have lost his job had his team lost this game. And even though the Bears won, he’s still on the hook for inexplicably employing an offensive coordinator who would rather have a rookie QB making his second start throw fade routes on a windy day with the ball at the 1 than hand it to Anthony Thomas, who gained 141 yards. Go figure.
