Rams Prepare To Tee-Off For 'Skins Game'

***dgr828*** · -12-02-2005

WASHINGTON REDSKINS (5-6) VS SAINT LOUIS RAMS(5-6)

GAMEDAY: SUNDAY/ DECEMBER 4, 2005 (4:05PM est)

SITE: EDWARDJONES DOME / SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI USA

TV : PLEASE CHECK LOCAL LISTING
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RAMS AND REDSKINS (HEAD TO HEAD)

SUNDAY'S GAME WILL BE THE 31st REGULAR SEASON MEETING BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS, DATING BACK TO 1937, WHEN THE RAMS REPRESENTED THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, IN THEIR 1st SEASON IN THE LEAGUE.
THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS LEADS THE ALLTIME SERIES (21-8-1).

* 60 YEARS AGO THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS AND THE CLEVELAND RAMS PLAYED IN THE 1945 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, AT CLEVELAND'S MUNICIPAL STADIUM. (RAMS WON, 15-14)

THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS (GETTING TO KNOW YOU.....)

TEAM OWNER: DANIEL M. SNYDER, 40 (7th YEAR)

HEAD COACH/TEAM PRESIDENT: JOE GIBBS(14yrs, 1981-1992, 2004-PRESENT)

RECORD: 124-60 (REG.), 16-5 (POST, .789%)

COACH GIBBS HAS TAKEN THE REDSKINS TO 4 SUPERBOWLS (SB XVII, XVIII, XXII, XXVI) WINNING 3.
THE ONLY COACH TO WIN THREE SUPERBOWLS WITH THREE DIFERRENT QUARTERBACKS (JOE THEISMANN, DOUG WILLIAMS, MARK RYPIEN).

BEGAN COACHING CAREER AT SAN DIEGO STATE IN 1964, UNDER COACH DON CORYELL.

ALSO JOINED CORYELL'S STAFF WITH THE SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS (1973-77) -OFFENSIVE BACKFIELD COACH.

INDUCTED HALL OF FAME/ 1996

ESTABLISHED JOE GIBBS RACING (NASCAR) WON DAYTONA 500, 2X WINSTON CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS

REDSKINS COACHING STAFF:

ASST HC/OFF: JOE BUGEL

ASST HC/DEF: GREGG WILLIAMS

RBs COACH: EARNEST BYNER

QUALITY CONTROL: COY GIBBS (SON OF HC JOE GIBBS, IS ALSO A RACECAR DRIVER ON THE NASCAR BUSCH SERIES CIRCUIT)
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WASHINGTON REDSKINS (DEPTH CHART)

QB MARK BRUNELL(8), PATRICK RAMSEY(11)

RB CLINTON PORTIS(26)

WR TAYLOR JACOBS(84), SANTANA MOSS(89), JAMES THRASH(84)

WLB LAVAR ARRINGTON(56)

CBs SHAWN SPRINGS(24), CARLOS RODGERS(22)

PK JOHN HALL(10)

P DERRICK FROST(4)
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RAMS AND REDSKINS RANKINGS

REDSKINS
TOTAL OFFENSE RANK/14 (332.5 YARDS PER GAME)
RUSH RANK/10 (121.7 YPG)
PASS RANK/16 (210.8 YPG)
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TOTAL DEFENSE RANK/10 (308.3 YPG)
RUSH D RANK/18 (115.5 YPG)
PASS D RANK/12 (197.7 YPG)
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RAMS
TOTAL OFFENSE RANK/ 4 (372.4 YARDS PER GAME)
RUSH RANK/23 (95.5 YPG)
PASS RANK/ 1 (276.9 YPG)
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TOTAL DEFENSE RANK/29 (376.6 YPG)
RUSH D RANK/27 (128.1 YPG)
PASS D RANK/30 (248.5 YPG)
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RAMS-REDSKINS CONNECTIONS

RAMS WRs COACH HENRY ELLARD PLAYED FOR BOTH THE RAMS AND REDSKINS.

RAMS SECONDARY COACH KURT SCHOTTENHEIMER WAS THE THE REDSKINS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR IN
2001.

RAMS QUARTERBACK JAIME MARTIN, PLAYED QB FOR THE REDSKINS IN 1997.

RAMS PUNTER BRYAN BARKER PLAYED FOR THE REDSKINS (2001-03).

"LET'S GO RAMS!!!"