yards. nal 20, touchdown pass to rod gardner. skins up 10-7. >> phenomenal. come in and playing and perform like he did, exceptional. i give him all the praise. he showed us what he could do. >> he showed as you lot o points and allowed to take charge of the offense and leader. and you can't say enough about a guy making his first appearance on real game. the kind of -- weight he took on his shoulders. >> more redskins take the step up. first davis returns. capped a 74-yard drive. one-yard plunge and skins lead 17-14. >> you wanted to play -- you wanted to be out thereith the guys and -- you know, try to get victory out of this. we went out ask were successful. what we were doing. guys out front did a great job. >> this isn't a game for sissies. we don't have any offense or

defense. we are excited about the guys we have and the way they are play. >> ramsey gets help from a an old skins favorite, fred smoot. titans ball. second and 7 on their own 37. steve mcnair airs it out for dyson. butn steps fred smootd. one of two picks on the day f smoot. ramsey leads the march again. 72 yards and 7 plays, last at 23 yard pass to lockett for a 24-14 le. final score comes with the signature signature play. ramsey laterals to lockett who fumbles it and recovers it and finds davis alone. skins win 31-14 and find a new starting quarterback in patrick ramsey. >> obviously i was disappointed with my first few drives. i don't remember if it was two or three. we couldn't one with thr points. i wanted to score points. and -- i expected to go in there and -- play as well as you could possibly play. >> rush there, stepped up. hit a lot of good third down

plays. kept drives going. you didn't know he could do that. none of us did. we knew he could look good in practice. the games are a different story. he proved to us he can play. >> pa truck ramsey left the redskins battered and bruised in 2005. he's played with the jets and bronco and titans, lions and the jaguars. since then, just this week, he signed on as a backup with the dolphi. at least he has warm weather. >> moved around. ramsey bounced around the league and redskins safety played with one team, sukth round draft. picked in 2006 by the redskins. reid is always ready to go at game time.

i like to get on the first team bus and get there early to the game to get my mind right and listen to mic on the way over on the bus. and -- just be ready for the game. i don't like to feel rushed getting ready before the game. i don't have any specific prey game rituals. for me i just like to get tthe stadium early, like i said. relax a little bit. i always go on the field and warm up. i have to be off the field at a specific time. that's the one thing i do. i have to be off the field 30 minutes before weigh gout so i'm ready to go. i don't have any specific stretches. i'm not superstitious so i don't do the same thing every time but in general i do the same warmup we do at practice. and then i usually catch balls from coach jackson every game. just to get may mind ready, a ritual we do. my fifth year in the league. five years with coach jackson. he knows what i'm about on game

time. i don't like to talk a lot. i just catch balls for him. and, you know, make sure i'm ready to go. >> whether'm starting or not, running on the field, hearing the fans cheering, that's when i know it is game time. when we head out on mid field, let the captain, fletcher, really take hold of the huddle and pump people up. you know, i'm definitely adding to it. especially if it is a big game, try to get other guys pumped up. >> one, o. >> sprint into the end zone ter we break there, saw a prayer, get ready to rock 'n' roll.

for the first place of the game sfa the snap is special for me. that's a good roy for me to get contact and make a big play on special teams and then get ready for defense. i'm reed doughty. that's how i get ready for game time. >> weigh will be back to wrap things up on "redskins game plan" right after this.

that's going to do it for "redskins game plan." join us for a complet lock are room report from nash you will have. >> then we will be back following thjunts/eagles game tonight for a wrap-up of all the latest redskins news. we will see you later.

where is that? that line is gone. all right. it worked on the water glass. we all want the same thing. >> my glass ware and all my dishes are sparkly. >> reporter: liz crenshaw, ne4. >> those tiny gel packs are helping me and you can find the list of viewer solutions at nbcwashington.com. search cloudy glasses. still to come on ns4 this week a. lesson they'll 97 forget. how a local teenager saved her teacher's flif front of the entire clas and the exercise class helping cancer patients find strength, both physically and em

a new survey says the washington area is tops when it come to overall well being. residents in the maryland and virginia suburbs have the longest life expectancy when compared to other states. the survey also took education and wealth into account and 47% of washingtonians have at least a bachelor's degree. the d.c. area is the most affluent in the country with a mean income of $85,000. well, no one should have to go through a cancer diagnosis alone and some local women dealing with breast cancer are finding support and companionship while doing some pretty tough exercise at a gym in dupont circle. it is a place for them to find strength. and as doreen gentzler shows us

a place for all of us to find inspiration. >> i actually believe that having done heart rate training for all the time bere i was diagnosed probably saved my life. >> reporter: mary doesn't look sick. in fact, the 55-year-old spin instructor is probably in better shape than most people in this city. but what her enthusiasm for spinning hides is her year-long battle with breast cancer. it was pretty brutal to say the least. >> reporter: a year ago, mary was diagnosed with stage three advanced breast cancer. she underwent a mastectomy in her right breast. six chotherapy treatments and 30 radiation sessions. but throughout that entire journey, she never gave up spinning. now she has turned around that passion to help others going through the same thing. >> as i've been going through this, i've had the masses come to my rescue and help me. so i want to give back.

>> reporter: she is now teaching a spin class at washington orts club, exclusively for breast cancer patients and survivors. she believes doing all that sweating can help women recover more quickly. the doctors said one of the biggest problems is that women stop exercising. and it makes it much more difficult for them to get on with what tey need to get healthy. >> reporter: women like mary ellen who was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer last spring. >> it makes me feel a lot better about myself. and it got me out of the dumps. >> reporter: linda is a 15-year survivor who has been spinning for ten years. >> kind of a bond, a sisterhood between people that have breast cancer. >> it makes them feel. >> they have somebody to talk to. who else will come in and say, i have a sock in my bra. so it's a support gup but we're doing something actively

to get better, be healthy and stay healthy. >> reporter: doreen gentzler, news4. >> the classes are health at the washington sports club in dupont circle tuesdays and fridays at 8:00 a.m. these classe are free for breast cancer patients even if they're not members of the gym. a 14-year-old's attention to detail may have made the fference between life and death for mclean teacher. india was sitting in class at the school when she realized her teacher was choking. a few other girl went for help but india didn't wait. she learned the heimlich maneuver at a class for baby sitters at reston hospital and put what she learned to use. >> i asked her if she knew the heimlich maneuver and she did the motion to me to nod. i went behind her and the openheimer lick maneer. she's not dead. and he have one was happy.

>> india has since taughtthe heimlich to her classmates. coming up, what is it like bier being the better half to one of the leading quarterbacks? we'll find out from roxy mcnabb herself. d chuck brown talks about what keeps him going at 74 years ol with patented sonic technology philips sonicare is the number 1 recommended power toothbrush by dental professionals it's no wonder philips sonicare is the toothbrush america loves switch now and ifyou're not, we'll give you a full refund. ["stir it up" playing] stir up a smile with hershey's syrup.

donovan machine mcnabb has become the face of the redskins even after more than a decade in philadelphia. it has made national headlines but it has had an impact on the mcnabb family life offthe field. lindsay czarniak talked to his wife roxie about that. >> reporter: donovan mcnabb is one of the best note of football players in the nfl. that means every move he kes is under the microscope. what about the person who shares

that life with the superstar quarterback? roxy mcnabb has been married to him f seven years. while she is rarely in the spotlight, she shares some of the pressures her husband is under. >> a lot of balance. balance, patnce. just deal with it. if you get too caught up in it, thing don't work out. i've seen it so many times. you cannot get caught up in all the stuff going on. >> reporter: did you ever feel like there were certain thing you had to give up when you entered this lifestyle with him? >> oh, yeah. i would not say give it up. i put it on hold. there e things i want to do. i'm very involved in education. that's what i want to do. not necessarily teach but i wanted to be in education somewhe. i want to get my ph.d.. that's what i want to doism put on it hold. football, you can be somewhere one week, somewhere else the next week. you can't stt something and not finish it. >> reporter: for 11 seasons in

philadelphia, donovan mcnabb was often criticized. this was something she had to deal with regular. >> you can pretty much predi how they'll react to thing. >> reporter: oh, yeah? >> oh, you know how they'll react. you just deal wth it. you do. it wasn't a great situation for him. there were a lot of thing we can do here that we couldn't d there. going o to restaurants, we couldn't do that there. someone would come say somethin crazy. so it's different. >> reporter: do you see yourself really being happy here for a long time? >> i like it here. i do. it is a nice area. the people are very friendly. they enjoy football. i like it. the kids like it so far. they like their school and their teachers. that's important. if the kids are happy then i'm

happy. and don like it. enjoys it. i can make him go to target now. >> reporter: roxy will take an nix for now. then it will be her time. she and donovan are simply enjoying life. >> we don't take life too seriously. it a great time in our life. he plays football. it is a good time. >> what a team they make. there are a lot of interesting people in washington who have made a big impact on the city's cuure. news4's jim vance recently sat down with one such icon. here's what chuck brown, the godfather of go-goad to say. >> reporter: in terms of big names in washington, barack obama surely qualifies. but ju as surely, so does the name chuck brown. ♪ for almost half a century, the godfather of go-go has been not just making music but creating a

a genre distinctfully d.c. it decidly not funk that's on chuck brown's mind when he started this or any other day. >> the first thing on my mind is to sxpray and thank god to see another beautiful day, whether it is rain yig, cloudy, snowy. the next thing on my mind is my grandchildren. my children are grown now, they're doing well. i'm so proud them. they had the opportunity, opportunities that i never had. the kind of love i give my children, there's no comparison. the ki of love they give me, there's no comparison. i thank god for them every day. and then after that, i think about, you know, what i'm going to do for the next show. >> reporter: now you are 70 what now? >> 74. >> reporter: 74 years old.

and every day, you're still thinking about your mus? >> absolutely. i thank god for giving me the energy to get up on the stage and make a little noise. you know, like in, my whole family, when i hit that stage -- i forget about my age. >> chuck brown does have a new album out. a three-disk set called wgot this. and it is in stores right now. next, a new and breath taking twist on a classic holiday story.

there's a deep freeze going on across the potomac as the gaylord national brings back its annual hospital attract named ice. this year'sheme is how the grinch stole criminal. jane watrel takes us inside a spectacular frozen whoville. >> reporter: chinese artisans put the finishing touches on the

frozen world of the grinch. cla christmas tale. >> it's a story that many people already know and love from thei. we're bringing it to lifehis year. you can literally walk through the ge of the story book and we are so exced. when people come, they are going to be amazed. >> reporter: there's whoville and the grinch. as he fit steals christmas and later has a change of heart. 5,000 blocks of ice weighing over 2 million pounds have been transformed by dozens of trained sculptors like this one who came from china to create whoville. he spent 12 years training for an event li this. >> they have a lot of ice there and it gives him a chance to learice cutting. >> reporter: fortune initiated, while this ice exhibit is really

cool, it is also very cold. they keep the indoor temperature here at a brisk nine degrees. parkas are supplied to those going through exhibit but everyone is asked to dress warmly no matter what the outside temperature. the chinese sculptors have been working in these frosty conditions for the past month. the exhibit has been in its planning stages for a year. >> they followed the architectural plans. what people don't realize is that these sculptures are hand carved. they don't draw on the ice. they will literally look on the plan and bring it to life on ice. that's what makes it a true art form. >> reporter: an art form expected to draw over 200,000 people. jane watrel, news4. >> oh, so cool. the ice exhibit runs through january 9th. th's all for news4 this week. i'm jim handly. thank you for joining us. have a good one. ♪

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