Well it's always fun during the week you are playing a rival. Skins fans get so excited before the game. I am surprised at how many of them expect to win the game every time. You would think there would be a little trepidation because of how things usually work out for them. How quickly they forget. Here are some quotes from a recap of the last game Skins fans expected to win against Dallas. They don't even mention that Coles was shutout, but it's still a good read..
http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20031214_DAL@WAS
Rookie Terence Newman tied a team record with three interceptions, Pete Hunter had two fumble recoveries and an interception, and Troy Hambrick ran for a career-high 189 yards Sunday to power the Cowboys to a 27-0 victory.
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In the mud and driving rain, the Cowboys held Washington quarterback to Tim Hasselbeck to a rock-bottom 0.0 quarterback rating and allowed just 161 total yards, including 37 in the second half.
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My favorite one!!!
The loss eliminated Washington (5-9) from playoff contention and guaranteed a second straight losing season. They have lost 12 of 13 against the Cowboys.
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"It isn't about quitting, it's about getting embarrassed. We got embarrassed," cornerback Fred Smoot said. "We stunk it up out there. I apologize to all the Commanders fans -- every one of them."
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The Commanders hadn't been shut out at home in 10 years.
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I don't know what else to say," Spurrier said. "They kicked our tails pretty good."
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Hasselbeck was 6 of 26 for 56 yards, four interceptions and numerous batted balls at the line of scrimmage in his third NFL start. Dat Nguyen and Greg Ellis knocked down back-to-back passes on one stunted drive in the third quarter.
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Hambrick ran through gaping holes of 12 and 15 yards on Dallas' opening drive and had a workhorse 13 carries out of 15 plays over three drives to put the game away in the fourth quarter. His last run was a 42-yard scamper to set up the Cowboys' final touchdown, giving him the third all-time best rushing game by a Dallas back behind Emmitt Smith 's 237 in 1993 and Tony Dorsett's 206 in 1977.
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