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Griffins turnovers send Redskins to 0-3,
Ravens dominate Texans for huge win at home!!!!
Hello Sports Fans, I’m Buddy Long. And this is the Monday September 23rd edition of Southern Maryland Sports.
Washington Redskins: Redskins drop to 0-3 with loss to Lions!!!
On a day when it appeared the Washington Redskins would turn things around and claim their first win of the season, the turf at FedEx Field was rather unkind, sending a Robert Griffin III fumble into the hands of a Detroit defender, then taking away an apparent Aldrick Robinson touchdown. Griffin later threw an ill advised pass while on the run, that was eventually picked off. The end result was a 27-20 win for the Detroit Lions, thus ending a 21 game losing streak in the nations capital for the Lions, encompassing 74 years.
Lions QB Matthew Stafford went 25-42 for 385 yards and 2 touchdowns. The game started off well for Washington as DeAngelo Hall intercepted a Stafford pass, returning it 17 yards for the first score of the game. Alfred Morris added a 30 yard TD scamper in the second quarter. But again, the Redskins secondary had a tough day with one of the leagues best receivers in Calvin Johnson, as well as Nate Burleson, both of which had 100 yard days. The Redskins now take their 0-3 record to the west coast to play the Oakland Raiders next Sunday, then have a bye week before the bulk of a most difficult schedule will begin, starting with a road trip to the division leading Dallas Cowboys.
Baltimore Ravens: Ravens dominate Texans in Lewis and Reeds return to M&T Bank Stadium!!!
Daryl Smith intercepted a Matt Schaub pass, taking it 37 yards for a score, thus igniting a rather quiet Baltimore Ravens crowd, and helping the Ravens to a 30-9 win Sunday over the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium. Less than 2 minutes later, Tandon Doss took the ball 82 yards on a punt return for another Ravens score, all this happening on a day when the team would need to find some scoring answers while 3 time Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice was inactive due to a strained hip flexor. Bernard Pierce, replacing Rice Sunday, rushed for 65 yards, including 1 touchdown on the day. Quarterback Joe Flacco went 16-24 for 171 yards, helping the Ravens to avenge a 43-13 loss to the Texans 1 year ago. The Ravens, now 2-1 on the season, head to Buffalo Sunday to take on the Bills, the beginning of a 2 game road trip that will also see them go to Miami the following week.
Here’s a look at the rest of the scores in Week # 3 of the NFL:
Thursday Night: Kansas City 26 Philadelphia 16
Sunday Scores:
New Orleans 31 Arizona 7
Cincinnati 34 Green Bay 30
Dallas 31 St. Louis 7
Cleveland 31 Minnesota 27
Tennessee 20 San Diego 17
New England 23 Tampa Bay 3
Carolina 38 New York Giants 0
