Packers play to
Kerry’s favor, top ‘Skins
Washington’s 28-14 loss
could mean Bush loses Tuesday
Packers quarterback Brett Favre is lifted in the air by teammate Nick Luchey after throwing a touchdown pass. The Packers beat the Redskins 28-14 on Sunday.
LANDOVER, Md. – Playing with a sprained hand and a major personal distraction, Brett Favre started on a roll and survived a rocky finish.
Favre and the Green Bay Packers won their third straight game Sunday, beating the Washington Redskins 28-14 to pull back to .500 after a 1-4 start.
And, with the loss, the Redskins may have given the presidential race to John Kerry. The Redskins have played home games before 17 Presidential Elections, and only 17 Presidential Elections, and their results have easily and without qualification forecast the outcomes of all 17. If the Redskins won their final home game before a presidential election, the incumbent party kept the White House. If the Redskins lost that game, so did the party in power.
The Redskins, trailing 20-14, thought they scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 43-yard reception by Clinton Portis with 2:35 to play. But the celebrations died quickly when the play was called back for an illegal motion penalty on receiver James Thrash.
On the next play, Al Harris intercepted Mark Brunell’s pass and returned the ball 29 yards. Ahman Green scored on an 11-yard run four plays later, and a 2-point conversion sealed the victory.
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October 31, 2004 at 10:17 pm