Washington 24, Tampa Bay 22
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, September 30, 2012
Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Temperature:
89°
Head Official:
Alberto Riveron
Attendance:
58191
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Redskins 24, Buccaneers 22: Billy Cundiff overcame three field goals earlier in the game, booting a 41-yarder with three seconds to play to lift visiting Washington past Tampa Bay.
Rookie quarterback Robert Griffin ran for a touchdown and threw for 323 yards while going 4-for-4 for 46 yards on the game-winning drive to help the Redskins (2-2) snap a two-game losing streak and send the Buccaneers (1-3) to their third consecutive defeat.
Rookie Alfred Morris rushed for a season-high 113 yards and a touchdown for the Redskins, who squandered a 21-3 second-quarter lead and had to rally after Tampa Bay went ahead on Connor Barth's 47-yard field goal with 1:42 to play.
Bucs quarterback Josh Freeman overcame a rocky first half, throwing for 299 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Wideout Vincent Jackson had six receptions for 100 yards and a score.
The Redskins scored twice in just over a two-minute span of the second quarter en route to a 21-6 halftime lead, but Freeman used a pair of long passes to set up a 7-yard scoring pass to Jackson and LeGarrette Blount's 2-yard plunge to cut the deficit to 21-19 with 9:41 to play before going ahead on Barth's third field goal.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Redskins SS Brandon Meriweather and WR Aldrick Robinson were both inactive following a bizarre pregame collision. Meriweather, who missed the first three games, was chasing down a pass and slammed into Robinson, sending both players to the turf for a lengthy spell. ... Barth also connected from 50 and 57 yards to extend his NFL-best and franchise-best streak to 25 straight field goals made. ... Griffin's second-quarter scoring run was his fourth rushing touchdown of the season, tying the franchise record held by Eddie LeBaron and Joe Theismann.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Washington |
|
Tampa Bay |
|
Alfred Morris
|
Player |
Doug Martin
|
|
21 |
Attempts |
8 |
|
113 |
Yards |
33 |
|
5.4 |
Avg Yards |
4.1 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
39 |
Long |
10 |
Receiving
| Washington |
|
Tampa Bay |
|
Fred Davis
| Player |
Mike Williams
|
|
4 |
Receptions |
4 |
|
70 |
Yards |
115 |
|
17.5 |
Avg Yards |
28.8 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
26 |
Long |
65 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Washington
|
474 |
153 |
321 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Tampa Bay
|
373 |
80 |
293 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Kansas City.
The Buccaneers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game at home against Atlanta.
The Redskins have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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