Redskins Lose a Game They Should Have Won, But Take Heart. The NFC East is in Chaos.

Okay, so maybe we don’t get out the Bandwagon quite yet. But even though My Beloved Redskins dropped a game to the St. Louis Rams they should have won, I still think the team is in really good shape and has been improving in very important ways. The stats tell the tale . They had more first downs (21-8), more total yards (368-200), more total plays (61-54), and a long time of possession (31:00-29:00). They dominated the Rams in every area but two - turnovers and field position - and that’s what left enough room for the woeful opposition to drive the field in the final minute and kick the game-winning field goal. The ‘Skins had not committed a single turnover in the first five games of the season but gave up three fumbles to the Rams’ one. They were out-punted the entire game to the tune of seven more yards, which meant that the Rams weren’t very often backed up against their own end zone. In the NFL, seven yards is...