ABCDE SPORTS monday, november 1, 2010 MARINECORPSMARATHON Bradosky, Cherobon get kicks


The men: Air Force 2nd Lt. Jacob Bradosky uses a strong push near the 20-mile mark to win by 11 seconds. D4


The women: Janet Cherobon posts the fifth-fastest time in race history—finishing before the tape can be stretched. D4


NFLWEEK8


Patriots 28, Vikings 18 Packers 9, Jets 0 Jags 35, Cowboys 17 Chiefs 13, Bills 10


3 Fins 22, Bengals 14 Chargers 33, Titans 25 Raiders 33, ’Hawks 3


Power-play goals by the Caps on Saturday vs. the Flames after four in their previous 10 games. D3


Lions 37, Redskins 25 Doomed in Detroit


INLIKE LIONS


Detroit’s starting


defensive linemen— Kyle Vanden Bosch, Ndamukong Suh, Cliff Avril and Corey


Williams—swamped the Redskins. They combined for:


TACKLES FOR LOSS


18 6 8


QUARTERBACK HITS


FORCED FUMBLE


TOUCHDOWN


8 1 1


MIKE WISE No trust in McNabb H detroit


ere’s the dirty little secret the Redskins have been concealing as well as they can, until the fed-up Shanahan clan just couldn’t take it anymore Sunday


afternoon: They don’t yet trust DonovanMcNabb to run this offense.


In the aftermath ofWashington’s annualMotown meltdown, they may never. NeitherMy-WayMike nor Quality-Control Kyle (the heir apparent to the coaching throne in, oh, three years) have complete confidence the futureHall-of-Famer they traded for in the offseason is the Redskins’ man for the job in the long haul, let alone two weeks. The coach and his son can’t say that afterWashington


ruined a tremendous opportunity to enter the bye week at 5-3. And for the sake of 2010 team unity, they probably need to steer as clear from that notion as possible.


wise continued onD12 PHOTOS BY JONATHAN NEWTON/THE WASHINGTON POST


AfterWashington’s Rex Grossman fumbles, above, on his first play after replacing DonovanMcNabb, Detroit rookie Ndamukong Suh (90) stays one step ahead of SantanaMoss en route to a late fourth-quarter touchdown at Ford Field.


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Americans have never been a patient people, and the 21st century is not a patient era. TomPetty had it right: The waiting is the hardest part. Right now, doesn’t it feel likeWashington’s Big Four professional teams are using dial- up when the rest of the world is wireless? TheWizards are rebuilding, and


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they’ve got JohnWall—so be patient. The Nats have a Plan and they’ve got Stephen Strasburg—so be patient. Strasburg, you have to be patient, too, with your rebuilt elbow. The Caps should challenge for the Stanley Cup this season (we’re heard that before, of course) but there’s an 82-game regular season to get through—so be patient. And then there are the Redskins. Despite new coaches, new players and


detroit


ren’t you getting tired of being told to be patient? Because I’m getting tired of saying it.


TRACEE HAMILTON


new schemes, they’ve alreadymatched last year’s victory tally. So be patient, Washington, it’s all coming together. Except that it all came apart Sunday


in Detroit, where the Redskins lost to the Lions, 37-25. The result was neither surprising nor particularly horrifying, Halloween or not. But what happened in the final twominutes will have ramifications through the bye week, the remainder of the season, and probably into the offseason and beyond. Trailing 31-25 with 1minute 50


seconds to play, CoachMike Shanahan benched quarterback DonovanMcNabb


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in favor of Rex Grossman, because Grossman knows the two-minute offense better. Well, a little knowledgemay be a


dangerous thing. Grossman was sacked on the first play and fumbled, Ndamukong Suh scooped it up and scored and just like that, the Lions were up by 12 with 90 seconds left. Ball game. Grossman had onemore series of work, but it was too late. “We’re close to being a good football


team,” said tight end Chris Cooley. “But every part of our offense is garbage. Not just one facet but all of it. It’sme, too. I keep thinking we’re going to do something to really break out of this. I just don’t know when.” After the game, Shanahan threw


McNabb under the bus, backed it up and drove over himwith it.How else do you describe a coach saying his backup


hamilton continued onD13 TONI L. SANDYS/THE WASHINGTON POST


Detroit’s front four had a field day against the Redskins.Here, CliffAvril, left, and Ndamukong Suh combine to stop Redskins running backKeiland Williams.


MCNABB SITS IN 4TH QUARTER Lions score 23 points in final period BY JASON REID


detroit —Many questions arose from the Redskins’ latest horrible experience here against the Detroit Lions, whose 37-25 victory Sunday afternoon could again prompt change in Washington. Although the Redskins’ poor performance in front of an announced crowd of 42,329 at Ford Field will not trigger the organizational upheaval that occurred after Detroit’s 19-14 win last season—a victory that ended the Lions’ losing streak at 19 games — adjustments appear necessary quickly. The Redskins begin their bye week in search of answers after mistakenly believing they were beyond that point. “We worked so hard during the week, we studied so hard,


and we were ready, so to come out with an ‘L’ after all this . . . it’s frustrating,” fullback Mike Sellers said. “We just need to stop playing down to our competition.” Detroit exposedWashington’s flaws in pulling away with a


23-point fourth quarter.Washington’s offensive line struggles have been glaring at times, but the Lions took things to another level, sacking starterDonovanMcNabb a season-high six times, backup Rex Grossman once and pounding both


redskins continued onD14 TACKLES SACKS D EZ SU


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49ers 24, Broncos 16 Bucs 38, Cardinals 35 Rams 20, Panthers 10 Steelers-Saints, late


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