Then Kerrigan and his teammates stood their ground. The Chargers tried three times and couldn't get the winning touchdown. They settled for a field goal that sent the game to overtime,Bob Uecker Jersey, and the Redskins won Sunday's game in the extra period, 30-24, on Darrel Young's 4-yard run.
"First-and-1 on the goal line? Most cases that's a touchdown," linebacker Brian Orakpo said. "Our defense, everybody looked in each other's eyes. I could remember: 'Do not cross this line, this goal line.' On the field, London Fletcher and everybody reiterating it to each other, like: 'They do not cross this line right here.'" |