STATSBOMB: Week Three - Washington Redskins 16, St. Louis Rams 30

Ugh. As they did last year against the Lions, the Redskins lost a Week 3 matchup against the worst team in the NFL in truly hope-killing fashion. Aside from the second quarter and the first drive in the third, Washington played horribly, committing stupid penalty after stupid penalty, handing three and outs to the unimpressive Rams defense and generally looking reminiscent of last year's team.

Here is my statistical indictment of the team:

• % of Time of Possession Vs. the Rams: 41.9%
• % of Time of Possession (Season): 42.8%
• Average Additional Plays Run By Opponents Vs. Plays Run By Redskins: 21
• % of Second Half Time of Possession Vs. the Rams: 31.7%
• # of Redskins Second Half Drives Longer than 3 Minutes: 0
• # Shorter than 1 Minute: 2
• Average Redskins Plays Per Drive Against Rams: 4.0
• Average Rams Plays Per Drive Against Redskins: 7.2
• Ratio of Plays Run by Rams to Plays Run by Redskins: 3:2 (75 by Rams to 50 by Skins)
• Rushing Yardage Gained by Redskins in First Half: 115 yards
• Rushing Yardage Gained by Redskins in Second Half: 1 yard
• Time of Final Redskins Rushing Play that Gained Yardage: 13:53 left in the Third Quarter
• # of Rushing Plays Called Afterward, Each Netting Negative Yards: 3
• # of St. Louis Rushing Plays Following Final Positive Redskins Rush: 23
• # That Were Stopped For Negative Yardage: 0
• # of People Who Would Describe Clinton Portis as "Sure-Footed:" 0
• Average Additional Penalties Committed by Redskins With Each Successive Week: 2
• Third Down Conversion % Allowed by Rams in Weeks 1 & 2: 40%
• % Third Downs Converted by Redskins: 10%
• # of Games Where Redskins Have Outgained Their Opponent in 2010: 0
• % of Redskins Points Scored in the 4th Quarter: 5.4% (3/56)
• Ratio of Yards Gained By Stephen Jackson in Weeks 1 & 2 to Total Rams Yards: 212/535 (39.6%)
• % of Rams Yards Gained by Jackson Against the Redskins: 17.5% (64/365)
• Last Time the Rams Scored 30 or More Points: October 19, 2008

A Few Sips of Kool-Aid:

• Average Devin Thomas Kick Return in 2010: 28.4 Yards (11 kick returns for 312 yards)
• Sub 50-YD Field Goals Missed by Gano: 0
• Rams Plays Following a First Down at the Washington 1 Yard Line: 6
• Number of Rams Points Scored on that Drive: 0

Skins Beat Cowboys: The Celebration!

Just thought I'd post this video of the celebration at FedEx Field a couple of minutes after the Skins beat the Cowboys on September 12, 2010.

STATSBOMB: Week Two - Houston Texans 30, Washington Redskins 27

Sadly, it was a loss (to the #3 team in the NFL according to ESPN, no less), but there is a ton to be excited about this season, including:

• The Redskins are the only NFC East team to have scored more points than their opponents
• Turnover Margin: +2
• Redskins vs. Opponents total sack margin: +2 (6 to 4, with Ware and Williams across the line of scrimmage)
• Average opposing passes deflected per game: 8
• Average % of passes deflected by Skins' D: 16% (16/100 passes attempted)
• McNabb's QB rating: 93.6
• McNabb's Yards Per Attempt Rank Among QBs: 5th (8.53 YPA)
• Projected Total Yardage for McNabb: 4,776
• # of Redskin RBs/TEs/WRs with more than 40 yards of offense: 7
• # of Redskin RBs/TEs/WRs with more than 80 yards of offense: 4
• Average combined yardage per game by Cooley and Moss: 155 yards
• Solo tackles by Laron Landry: 21 (28 total)
• Josh Bidwell's average punt: 43.9 yds (Net: 40.0 yards)
• Devin Thomas' average kickoff return: 28.4 yards
• Average Fan Rating for Redskins' Games per NFL.com: 84.5
• Rank of Average Fan Rating for Redskins Games among entire NFL: 1
• Milliseconds I was worried about a line drive kickoff straight to Mike Sellers: 3
• Starting field position after Sellers' return: WAS 37

But as a counterweight to all that optimism, here are some scary facts and stats that highlight some glaring holes in this team:

• Rank of Redskins rushing yards per game: 31st (53.5 ypg)
• Number of TDs by a wide receiver: 0
• Average % of possession of football: 43.1% (56:04 to 73:52)
• Average additional offensive plays run by opponents vs. offensive plays by Redskins: 19 (Total Skins' plays: 114, Total Opponents' Plays: 152)
• Number of Iced Redskins Kickers: 1
• Individual Redskins who each had opportunities to win the game on Sunday and did not make the play:  Joey Galloway, Fred Davis, Chris Horton, Graham Gano, Reed Doughty
• Redskins Points Scored By Quarter: FIRST: 9 pts - SECOND: 21 pts - THIRD: 7 pts - FOURTH: 3 pts
• % of Redskins Points Scored in First Half: 75% 

STATSBOMB: Week One - Dallas Cowboys 7, Washington Redskins 13

Welcome to the inaugural STATSBOMB post on We Want Dallas - this first edition is actually just copied from an email I wrote, but due to positive reception, I'll be posting one of these after each game this season.

Number of Redskins wins after Week One

My goal with STATSBOMB is to put together a collection of meaningful stats and facts from both the most recent game and from emerging season-long trends. I intend to pull and create stats that interest me and tell an interesting story about the game and the team, but I won't be tracking stats just for the sake of stats.

So here goes - STATSBOMB Week One 

• Statline for Landry: 17 tackles (13 solo), 1 pass deflected 
• Pass Deflections by the Redskins D: 8 
• Percentage of Tony Romo passes deflected: 17% 
• Redskins average kickoff return: 38 yards (both Devin Thomas) 
• Number of field goals missed by Graham Gano: 0 
• Number of holding penalties called on an O-lineman blocking Brian Orakpo: 3

Number of teams wearing gold pants last night: 1
Ratio of gold-pants-wearing to wins: 1:1

• Games at FedEx that I've been to where the crowd was as loud: 0 
• Number of plays (offense or defense) for which Micah and I were sitting down: 0 
• Minimum types of meat eaten by Micah and I yesterday: 8 
• The perfect amount of beer for an 8 hour tailgate for two people: One case + 2 beers 
• Number of high fives: 8.467 million (approx.) 
• Time spent at FedEx: approximately 14 hours (arrival: 11:45 AM, departure 1:45AM