LANDOVER, Md. (AP) "R-G-3!" was all Redskins followers had to chant whenever they wished to express their own love for Robert Griffin I. For that lesser-known rookie, some people opted for their whole name: "Alf-red Mor-ris!"
It's a fresh generation containing Washington atop the particular NFC East for the first moment this particular millennium. There's Griffin that vocal leader, your first-round draw up pick, that Heisman Trophy winner, that team captain. And there's Morris the out-of-nowhere sixth-rounder from Florida Atlantic who easily leaped for two hundred yards along with some touchdowns while in the division-clincher and also out of cash the actual franchise single-season hurrying record.
"These," cornerback DeAngelo Hall said, "aren't standard rookies."
The Redskins claimed their first division name since 1999, winning over the archrival Dallas Cowboys 28-18 Sunday nighttime in a new winner-take-all finale to get rid of this NFL's standard season.
"I appeared to be on the lookout for decades old within 1999," said Griffin, having some sort of charcoal karate cap commemorating this title. "So I take a position when you at 22, as well as the Redskins is also the NFC East champions. To me, conversing with Alfred following on from the game, it's the beginer the actual Redskins are actually champs given that '99 in addition to all of us emerged within in addition to many of us did it a single year. The sky's your restriction for the following team."
Griffin, little by little regaining his / her explosiveness right after spraining his or her right knee one month ago, went intended for 63 meters along with a touchdown for any Redskins (10-6), who seem to done along with seven directly wins after their bye week. They became the first NFL workforce to help rally through 3-6 plus help make the playoffs since the Jacksonville Jaguars inside 1996.
With the operating game doing the job so well, Griffin couldn't should dispose of much. He completed nine regarding eighteen goes by regarding a hundred yards.
Washington will certainly intended for Seattle following Sunday, that Redskins' next consecutive playoff online game contrary to the Seahawks. They displaced at Seattle for a wild-card workforce from the 2004 as well as 2007 seasons.
"I've happen to be here to the 4-12, your bad times, practically being the joke with the NFL," frequent preserving lineman Kedric Golston said. "But to accomplish this with this number of guys the particular aged along with the new it is really beneficial to become here."
Certainly, Sunday night was mostly around the new. Morris experienced touchdown works connected with 1, 17 and 32 yards as well as was hence dominant how the Cowboys lacking their all 5 best function defenders due to injuries fell hook, line as well as sinker virtually any period that Redskins faked your ball for you to him. He concluded together with 1,613 meters with the year, topping Clinton Portis' 1,516 within 2005.
"I'll inform people what: Alfred Morris grew to become a super star tonight," Redskins limited end Chris Cooley said. "He deserved it. He's your phenomenal football player."
To which will Morris answered: "I'm by no means a star. I'll certainly not often be your star. Other people could possibly think I'm a star, nevertheless I'm merely Alfred."
He wouldn't have much decision in case he retains this kind of up. On the actual Redskins' go-ahead drive in the 3 rd quarter, 6 months time works were runs simply by Morris as well as the other three concerned fakes in order to him. The touchdown arrived when Griffin faked in order to Morris one of the times linebacker DeMarcus Ware appeared to be completely confused by simply lies from the backfield in addition to went 10 yards all over remaining conclude to place Washington ahead 14-7.
The Cowboys (8-8), meanwhile, could overlook the playoffs with the finally instantly season, acquiring came in the make-or-break end-of-regular-season adventure to the third occasion inside five years.
Tony Romo threw a few interceptions matching his whole with the very last eight mmorpgs combined. A poor throw has been picked out by way of Rob Jackson any time the actual Cowboys have a chance to generate for any receiving rating while in the final minutes.
"I really feel as while I let your team down," Romo said.
Romo completed something like 20 connected with 31 passes for 218 yards, and also his career can be now even more impure by way of post-Christmas disappointments, such as Week 17 cutbacks to the Philadelphia Eagles (44-6) with 2008 along with the New York Giants (31-14) very last year. He's additionally 1-3 inside playoff games.
"Your musical legacy will probably be created when you're done playing your game," Romo said. "And as soon as it is about with, you may glance back. . It's unsatisfying not really currently being equipped to receive over that will hump."
The Cowboys trialled catch-up right after Morris' 32-yard scamper gave the particular Redskins a 21-10 safety net together with 10:32 to be able to play, pulling in just three on the 10-yard excrete to be able to Kevin Ogletree plus a 2-point conversion process by using 5:50 left. But Morris' finally touchdown made your acquire by using 1:09 remaining.
The Cowboys furthermore managed in-game traumas to help receivers Miles Austin (left ankle), Dez Bryant (back) plus Dwayne Harris (lower leg). Bryant, who acquired a torrid subsequent one half on the months despite busting their kept list finger, possessed several draws with regard to 71 yards.
Washington's slower start off this kind of months instigated discipline Mike Shanahan to help dismiss playoff desires in addition to point out the residual seven mmorpgs might determine which will participants will be upon his or her team "for several years to help come."
Griffin plus his / her teammates had other plans, as well as the trainer swiftly changed his / her tune. Now the particular Redskins might be trying to play around January.
"All possibilities have been towards us," Morris said. "But we all considered with each other."
Notes: Griffin set a couple of a lot more NFL first year records. His 102.4 passer status lead Ben Roethlisberger's 98.1 with 2004, along with his / her 1.3 fraction connected with passes intercepted is superior to Charlie Batch's 1.98 in 1998. Griffin had undoubtedly placed the actual league make regarding rushing meters by the out of law school QB (815). . The Redskins furthermore collection a franchise file intended for fewest turnovers throughout a season using 14, fewer sometimes than your 1982 team which played out merely seven regular-season games as a consequence of a online players strike.
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