From: ashley@oasis.gtefsd.com (Bob Ashley)
Subject: Ryp/Skins Snatch Defeat from Jaws of Victory in Tempe
Keywords: He's Not Worth Three Mil Per Year ...
Reply-To: ashley@oasis.gtefsd.com
Organization: GTE Federal Systems Division
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 23:49:11 GMT


The game started in typical Redskin fashion, opening with a long drive, capped
with a Rickey Sanders 19-yd TP pass from Rypien.  Drive was 73 yards, 10 plays,
4:40 in length.  Typical opening drive ... Art Monk gets one catch to extend
his streak to 136 consecutive games with a catch and needs only nine for the
record.

Redskins get the ball back on a Brad Edwards interception of Cardinal QB Chris
Chandler and drive down to the 9-yd line where Byner takes it in on Counter
Trey ...

Redskins get a 33-yd FG from Lohmiller, then the two teams exchange possessions
to end the half.  Rypien is picked off once by Michael Zordich ... halftime
score 17-0, Skins

Cards open the second half scoring, key plays being back-to-back defensive pass
interference penalties (38 yards alone on a 69-yd drive) on Martin Mayhew.
Cards miss PAT and trail 17-6.

Well, two can play that game ... Redskins score on the next possession, also a
69-yd drive, where 34 of those yards came on a defensive pass interference and
another five on a face mask call.  Byner scores from three yards out and the
Redskins lead, 24-6 ...

Cards offense stalls just into the fourth quarter ... Redskins get the ball
back when Rypien throws his second interception of the game.  Robert Massey
picks off Ryp at the Redskins 32-yd line and he ... could ... go ... all ... the
... way ... and does, for a 32-yd INT return for a TD that cut the Skins lead
to 24-13.  

Redskins dominate the Cardinals early, then Rypien throws TWO interceptions (his
second and third of the day), BOTH to Robert Massey, BOTH for 30-plus yard TD
runs.  Redskins can't move the ball and the Cardinals drive for the go-ahead
score with 0:41 to play ...

Redskins get the ball down to the Cardinal 23-yd line ... following an
incomplete pass to Gary Clark in the endzone, Lohmiller misses a 40-yd FG wide
right ... and the Cards pull off a MAJOR upset ... 

Next possession ... Rypien gets the offense to mid-field on Monk's 2nd catch of
the day before they sputter and are forced to punt.  Goodburn gets off a 15-yd
punt that gives the Cards decent field position and they begin to mount a drive
when Wilbur Marshall comes up with TWO big defensive plays to force the Cards to
go for it on 4th and 12 ... they fail and the Redskins get the ball on downs at
their own 32-yd line.

Ryp throws his THIRD interception of the game ... this one is picked off by
Robert Massey, his second of the game at the 38-yd line ... and could he ... GO
... ALL ... THE ... WAY ... *AGAIN* ??  YYYY-EEEE-SSSS ... Massey scores his
SECOND touchdown of the day and the Redskins lead is cut to 24-20 ... *augh*

Next possession ... Ryp completes to Art Monk on 2nd and 12 to midfield (that's
three catches for 58 yards) before Joe Jacoby is called for offensive holding.
The Redskins are forced to punt and the Cardinals get the ball at their 15-yd
line with 3:55 to play.

Cardinals complete an 18-yd pass, with 15 yards tacked on for a face mask
against Charles Mann.  A completion to Phoenix WR Randall Hill is negated by
offensive holding, but the Cards get to fourth and one ... and make it, their
second 4th-down conversion of the day, to the Redskins 34-yd line.  A completion
to the Redskins 17-yd line, then two plays later, on 3rd and two from the nine,
Chandler completes one for a TD and the Cards take the lead, 27-24 ... bedlam on
the Phoenix sidelines with 0:41 seconds left ...

Redskins begin their drive with all three timeouts, Desmond Howard returns the
ball past the 30-yd line with 0:33.  Ryp completes a pass to Byner, who's
knocked out of bounds at the 49-yd line.  A batted pass at the line was followed
up with Ryp, being rushed, dumping a pass to Byner who gets to the 23-yd line
before going out of bounds ... (radio guys wonder how he was SO WIDE OPEN) ...
with 0:12 left.  An incomplete pass to Clark in the endzone sets up the FG unit
for a 40-yd attempt.  A long pause (injury and timeouts) and Lohmiller is ready
to go ... his attempt is up ... and ... is ... NO GOOD ... WIDE RIGHT ... and
Rypien and the Redskins snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, 27-24.


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