Rams...19 Redskins...17
LANDOVER, Md. -- Josh Brown kicked a 49-yard field goal on the last play of the game, giving the St. Louis Rams a 19-17 upset of the Washington Redskins to end an eight-game losing streak over two seasons and make Jim Haslett a winner in his St. Louis head coaching debut.
The Redskins (4-2) overcame a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and appeared set to win their fifth straight game when Clinton Portis’ two-yard run with 3:47 left gave Washington a 17-16 lead.
But the Rams had enough time to mount a comeback, and Marc Bulger found Donnie Avery down the right sideline for a 43-yard gain on third-and-13 play to move into field-goal territory.
The Redskins began the game as the only team in NFL history to open a season with no offensive turnovers through its first five games, but that good fortune ended with four fumbles.
Quoteworthy: “I’m kind of, like, blank. I don’t know if I want to cry or laugh.” -- Pisa Tinoisamoa, Rams linebacker
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