Redskins game winner

Taylor was an immensely talented safety, but more so he was a close friend, role model and member of Washington's football family. What made the following days even more difficult for the Redskins players and coaches was that there was still football to be played even as they dealt with their enormous grief. Just five days after Taylor was killed, the Redskins were scheduled to take on the Buffalo Bills in a Week 13 matchup.

That included a reflection on what it was like to take the field so soon after the tragic event. From those who were there, it was a day filled with emotions like none other.

December 2, was not just another Sunday, but rather a chance for the Redskins to honor a man they loved greatly.

Days before the game, those in the organization were understandably focused on anything but football. Taylor's death was sudden and something no one could have seen coming.

Joe Gibbs was the head coach at the time, and the Hall-of-Famer remembers seeing a change in the locker room as the player's dealt with the shock and sadness. Will Jenkins started off the game with a three for the Lancers, then hit another to put them up Jonah Elvidge added a three from the corner seconds later and Lincolnwood led with five minutes to play in the first. But as the quarter wore on, the Redskins amped up their defense. Every time Jenkins touched the ball a Nokomis defender was there, inches away to keep the senior guard from hitting another three.

The pressure held Lincolnwood to just four points in the final five minutes, all coming from guard Braden Whalen. Conversely, Nokomis scored 18 points in the same span, 10 coming from Eisenbarth, six coming from Elijah Aumann and two coming from freshman Ian Keller to make it after eight minutes. The defensive blitzkrieg by Nokomis continued in the second quarter as they held Lincolnwood scoreless for the first five minutes and limited the Lancers to just four points in the quarter.

Eisenbarth continued his success on the offensive end, going 3-for-3 to give himself 20 points by halftime, while Jake Johnson also caught fire, hitting a pair of field goals and four free throws in as many attempts to help the Redskins to a halftime lead.

The dagger for the Lancers came at the buzzer, when they blocked a Redskin shot attempt, only to have the ball fall to Eisenbarth, who knocked down a mid-range fallaway jumper as the final horn sounded. The second quarter proved to be a sign of things to come for the Lancers, who were outscored in the third quarter, with their only field goal not coming until Whalen scored with to go in the period. Johnson added six more points to his total, while Aumann chipped in seven in the frame to give Nokomis two more players in double digits in addition to Eisenbarth.

With Nokomis up going into the fourth, the clock ran continuously due to the mercy rule. The safety steps in front of a pass by New York's Jake Fromm and returns it 30 yards, pushing Washington's lead to He's much better when someone else runs the middle.

Another young guy Washington would like to play. If he does play a lot, what does he show? He was physical in college. It's been a rough few weeks for the rookie, in large part because he was at the scene of the Deshazor accident.

That can't be minimized. Can Davis finish with a good game, building off it for If Ron Rivera wants to get a look at young guys, he should be the first one to get lots of time. He's shown competitiveness and physical play as a gunner on special teams; can that help him as a receiver?

Get a good look; it's probably his last game in a Washington uniform, unless a long-term deal can be reached. Samuel ends the year with six catches for 27 yards.

A groin injury followed by a hamstring injury limited him to parts of five games this season. What's there to play for in Week 18? For several players there is big money to be had for achieving such incentives as snaps, sacks, receptions and team performance.

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