Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons

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Week 9

ARI CHI	41 21
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MIA NE	17 27
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KC JAC	21 24
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HOU IND	17 20
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GB TB	28 38
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BAL CIN	7 17
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WAS ATL	17 31
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DET SEA	20 32
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CAR NO	20 30
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SD NYG	21 20
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TEN SF	34 27
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DAL PHI	20 16
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PIT DEN	28 10
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Fantasy Player Projections

Washington Redskins
Player	Projections
QB Jason Campbell	Pass: 180, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Clinton Portis	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB Ladell Betts	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR Santana Moss	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR Devin Thomas	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR Antwaan Randle El	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD

Atlanta Falcons
Player	Projections
QB Matt Ryan	Pass: 195, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB Michael Turner	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB Verron Haynes	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR Roddy White	Rec: 5-65, 0 TD
WR Michael Jenkins	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
WR Brian Finneran	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
TE Tony Gonzalez	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD

Projections by Dave Stringer Email Dave

Game Notes

Redskins QB Jason Campbell has 1.8 INT pct. since start of 2008, 2nd best mark among QBs with 700+ att... RB Clinton Portis averages 108.9 scrimmage yards per game (11,655 yards, 107 games), 5th highest mark in NFL history (min. 100 games). RB Ladell Betts rushed for 155 yards & TD in last game vs. Atl... WR Santana Moss had 7 catches for 123 yards (17.6 avg.) & TD in last meeting. Averages 15.3 yards per catch since 2001, highest among active WRs (min. 450 receptions). WR Antwaan Randle El has 29 career TDs (17 rec., 6 PR, 5 pass., 1 KR), incl. playoffs. TE Fred Davis had career-high 8 catches & 78 yards in last game, incl. 1st career TD... CB DeAngelo Hall was 1st round pick (No. 8) by Atl. in 2004. Spent 4 seasons with Falcons (2004-07) & had 17 INTs (2 TDs). DE Andre Carter has 5.5 sacks in past 3. Aims for 4th in row with 1+ sack. LB Brian Orakpo leads all NFL rookies with 3.5 sacks.

Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 10-1 (.909) in career at home & aims for 7th consecutive win at home. Falcons are 8-0 when Ryan has 100+ rating, incl. 5-0 at home... RB Michael Turner rushed for 151 yards & TD last week. Has 16 rush TDs in 11 home games with Atl. Has 1,232 rush yards (112 per game) in those 11. When Turner has 19+ carries, his teams are 14-2 (.875). RB Jerious Norwood rushed for 107 yards & had 69-yard TD in last meeting... WR Roddy White has 19 catches for 392 yards (98 per game) in past 4 in Nov. Has 5 TDs in past 4, incl. 68-yard TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row at home with TD. TE Tony Gonzalez had 6 catches for 89 yards last week. Has TD in all 3 home games with Atl... DE John Abraham has 87 sacks since 2000, 2nd most among active players. Had 2 sacks vs. Was. in 9/4/03 game (with NYJ). S Thomas DeCoud has 2 INTs, 2 sacks & FF in past 3. His sack & FF set up DE Kroy Biermann's 4-yard FR-TD last week. CB Brent Grimes had 2nd career INT last week.

Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Washington Redskins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	NYG	A	L 17-23	-6
2	2009-09-20	STL	H	W 9-7	+2
3	2009-09-27	DET	A	L 14-19	-5
4	2009-10-04	TB	H	W 16-13	+3
5	2009-10-11	CAR	A	L 17-20	-3
6	2009-10-18	KC	H	L 6-14	-8
7	2009-10-26	PHI	H	L 17-27	-10
8		Bye
9	2009-11-08	ATL	A	L 17-31	-14
10	2009-11-15	DEN	H
11	2009-11-22	DAL	A
12	2009-11-29	PHI	A
13	2009-12-06	NO	H
14	2009-12-13	OAK	A
15	2009-12-21	NYG	H
16	2009-12-27	DAL	H
17	2010-01-03	SD	A

Atlanta Falcons
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2009-09-13	MIA	H	W 19-7	+12
2	2009-09-20	CAR	H	W 28-20	+8
3	2009-09-27	NE	A	L 10-26	-16
4		Bye
5	2009-10-11	SF	A	W 45-10	+35
6	2009-10-18	CHI	H	W 21-14	+7
7	2009-10-25	DAL	A	L 21-37	-16
8	2009-11-02	NO	A	L 27-35	-8
9	2009-11-08	WAS	H	W 31-17	+14
10	2009-11-15	CAR	A
11	2009-11-22	NYG	A
12	2009-11-29	TB	H
13	2009-12-06	PHI	H
14	2009-12-13	NO	H
15	2009-12-20	NYJ	A
16	2009-12-27	BUF	H
17	2010-01-03	TB	A

Injury Report

Washington Redskins
Out	TE Chris Cooley (Ankle) CB Byron Westbrook (Knee)
Questionable	MLB H.B. Blades (Knee) SS Chris Horton (Knee)
Probable	OT Stephon Heyer (Knee)

Atlanta Falcons
Questionable	DE John Abraham (Foot) DT Jonathan Babineaux (Ankle) OT Sam Baker (Ankle) WR Brian Finneran (Ankle) DT Thomas Johnson (Calf) MLB Curtis Lofton (Knee) RB Jerious Norwood (Hip) RB Jason Snelling (Hamstring) WR Eric Weems (Ankle) WR Roddy White (Knee)
Probable	TE Keith Zinger (Back)

Offense Stats Comparison

	WAS Offense	ATL Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	15.7	23.0	21.8	ATL
Rushing yards	85.7	113.3	116.6	ATL
Rushing yards per attempt	3.96	4.30	4.22	ATL
Completion %	62.9%	56.5%	60.7%	WAS
Passing yards	181.7	221.7	212.0	ATL
Passing yards per completion	9.94	12.17	10.76	ATL
Passing yards per attempt	6.25	6.87	6.53	ATL
Interceptions	1.0	1.7	0.9	WAS
Fumbles lost	1.0	0.7	0.8	ATL
Sacks allowed	3.7	1.0	2.4	ATL
3rd down conversions	22.0%	41.4%	37.4%	ATL
4th down conversions	37.5%	75.0%	48.9%	ATL

Defense Stats Comparison

	WAS Defense	ATL Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	17.7	25.0	21.8	WAS
Rushing yards	120.3	120.3	116.6	-
Rushing yards per attempt	3.73	4.31	4.22	WAS
Completion %	58.6%	61.1%	60.7%	WAS
Passing yards	153.3	286.0	212.0	WAS
Passing yards per completion	9.60	11.82	10.76	WAS
Passing yards per attempt	5.62	7.22	6.53	WAS
INT return	0.3	0.7	0.9	ATL
Fumble recoveries	0.3	1.3	0.8	ATL
Sacks	3.0	2.0	2.4	WAS
3rd down conversions	32.4%	46.6%	37.4%	WAS
4th down conversions	25.0%	66.7%	48.9%	WAS

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	WAS	ATL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	4.0	7.0	8.3	ATL
Yards per kick return	23.6	26.4	23.3	ATL
Yards allowed per punt return	6.4	13.6	8.3	WAS
Yards allowed per kick return	23.0	21.1	23.3	ATL

Misc Stats Comparison

	WAS	ATL	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.7	5.7	6.0	-
Penalty yards	54.3	51.3	50.2	ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2009 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 3 to 8 with no adjustment.

Weather

Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Washington Redskins vs. Atlanta Falcons
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	2	2003-09-14	WAS	ATL	33-31	WAS
2006	13	2006-12-03	ATL	WAS	24-14	ATL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2008 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.