Redskins’ Draining Week Ends in Emotional Defeat
New York Times, United States - 3 hours ago
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fans hold up towels with number 21 in memory of slain Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor during a ceremony before Sunday’s game. …

Redskins fight emotions in loss
FOXSports.com - 4 hours ago
LANDOVER, Md. - The Washington Redskins did everything they could to honor Sean Taylor’s memory Sunday except what was most important: Just playing the …

Notebook: ‘Skins start only 10 on ‘D’ to honor slain Taylor
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago
AP LANDOVER, Md. — The message was perfectly clear: Sean Taylor is gone forever, and he is not forgotten. For all of the No. 21 jerseys, twirling white …

Playing through pain, Redskins honor Taylor
SportingNews.com - 1 hour ago
There is no playbook for what the Redskins are enduring: mourning a teammate who was murdered in the middle of a season. Sean Taylor’s locker at fedex Field …

Moving Taylor tributes render outcome almost meaningless - NFL
ESPN - 6 hours ago
By Mike Sando LANDOVER, Md. — The eye saw only 10 defenders on the field when the Washington Redskins’ defense lined up for the first time since Sean …

A sad ending to a sadder day for Redskins
The Virginian-Pilot, VA - 46 minutes ago
By JIM DUCIBELLA, The Virginian-Pilot Maybe Rian Lindell makes the field goal, even from 51 yards, even in a driving rain, even with more than 85000 …

On-field loss secondary
Chicago Tribune, United States - 2 hours ago
On another week, or in another city, they’d be calling what happened here Sunday a disaster. A catastrophe. A debacle. But it was just a game the Redskins …

Bills win with last second FG on Gibbs’ gaffe
Sports Network - 1 hour ago
Landover, MD (Sports Network) - Rian Lindell kicked five field goals, including a 36-yarder with four seconds left, as the Bills took advantage of an errant …

Fans mourn Taylor’s loss
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - 1 hour ago
A Redskins fan displays a tribute to slain player Sean Taylor. Yesterday’s game was preceded by a five-minute tribute to Taylor shown on fedex Stadium’s …

Gibbs’ gaffe the latest to cripple Redskins
The Free Lance-Star, VA - 41 minutes ago
LANDOVER, Md.–The Washington Redskins will say their final goodbyes to Sean Taylor today–a day after they effectively laid to rest their playoff hopes. …

Redskins, fans remember Sean Taylor during game
Fredericksburg.com, VA - 54 minutes ago
BY STEVE deshazo LANDOVER, Md.–What was already arguably the most difficult week in the 75-year history of the Washington Redskins concluded with even more …

BILLS: Late field goal lifts Buffalo over Washington
Niagara Gazette, NY - 2 hours ago
AP WASHINGTON, DC — The Washington Redskins found no relief from a crushing week of tragedy and sorrow. They remembered Sean Taylor but forgot so much else …

Football an afterthought for Sean’s team
MiamiHerald.com, FL - 3 hours ago
By GREG COTE LANDOVER, Md. — A football defeat such as this one might have counted as heartache, on another day, on another field, for another team. …

At quiet fedex Field, nothing but ghosts By Dan Daly
Washington Times, DC - 1 hour ago
By Dan Daly Fred Smoot and the Redskins lost in the final seconds yesterday and will attend Sean Taylor’s funeral today. It had to be the quietest crowd of …

Bills escape with victory
Buffalo News,  United States - 4 hours ago
By Mark Gaughan - NEWS SPORTS REPORTER AP Photo Buffalo Bills’ Lee Evans catches a pass while being covered by Washington Redskins Fred Smoot in the third …

Washington mourns Taylor, loses to Bills 17-16
Kansas City Star, MO - 2 hours ago
AP The Bills’ Lee Evans made a grab despite the best efforts of Washington’s Fred Smoot during Sunday’s game, Washington’s first since the murder of Sean …

In the End, Bills’ Quarterback Made the Plays
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
By Paul Tenorio Late in the fourth quarter, Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Trent Edwards sat on the sideline, watching the clock tick down as the …

PRO FOOTBALL BILLS 17, REDSKINS 16 result doubles sense of loss
The Free Lance-Star, VA - 41 minutes ago
BY ADAM HIMMELSBACH His face was on hand-made signs. His number was on thousands of white towels that were waved by thousands of fans. …

Gibbs unaware defense began with 10 men By David Elfin
Washington Times, DC - 1 hour ago
By David Elfin Gregg Williams excited his players Saturday night by deciding to leave Sean Taylor’s free safety spot vacant and let his defense start its …

NFL: Buffalo 17, Washington 16
United Press International - 1 hour ago
LANDOVER, Md., Dec. 2 (UPI) — Rian Lindell’s 36-yard field goal with four seconds left Sunday gave Buffalo a 17-16 win over Washington on a day of tributes …

Redskins Rewind: Buffalo beats Washington, 17-16
The Virginian-Pilot, VA - 4 hours ago
By JIM DUCIBELLA , The Virginian-Pilot Out of timeouts, Bills QB Trent Edwards lofted a 31-yard pass to Josh Reed, who caught the ball among three …

Washington Redskins mourn Sean Taylor, but lose to Bills 17-16
The Canadian Press - 6 hours ago
LANDOVER, Md. - Fred Smoot cried several times when he looked over to the safety position and Sean Taylor wasn’t there. Santana Moss held up his fingers to …

Redskins honor slain teammate in NFL defeat
AFP - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Using only 10 men for their first defensive play, the Washington Redskins honored defensive star Sean Taylor on and off the field Sunday …

A strange time of tears, cheers and reflection
The Virginian-Pilot, VA - 46 minutes ago
Amid the flowers, posters, photos, candles and teddy bears at the shrine for Sean Taylor, there was a long, paper banner. …

Bills’ Late Field Goal Turn Back Grieving Redskins
AHN - 7 hours ago
Landover, MD (AHN) - Bills kicker Rian Lindell made a 36-yard field goal in the closing seconds and Buffalo squeaked past the mourning Washington Redskins, …

Skins in a lose-lose situation
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - 1 hour ago
By PAUL WOODY LANDOVER, Md. The setting was appropriate: a cold, gray, raw day that became a cold, gray, raw, rainy day. The Washington Redskins defense, …

Smoot mourns awful ending By Jon Siegel
Washington Times, DC - 1 hour ago
By Jon Siegel The way cornerback Fred Smoot figured it, the disaster-prone Washington Redskins didn’t exactly honor Sean Taylor’s memory with yesterday’s …

The final blow for Coach Joe? By David Elfin
Washington Times, DC - 1 hour ago
By David Elfin Michael Connor / The Washington Times The Redskins and tight end Chris Cooley might be down for the count after this defeat. …