jay jinny gudmundsen is excited but trying to the no to -- jay gruden is excited.rying not to get too excited. >> i don't want to jinx it but seeing guys with the helmets. at least they are wearing mel mel -- helmets. they are getting back up to speed. get this. before seattle the redskins season was on the life support. standings they have some to leap over. dallas in for the wild card spot. that one against seattle is huge. redskins can't let up now. we have to start digging. >> we have grit. we have grit. to go along with the heart. with the defense, you can go far. >> for us. it shows. we never give up. it's zero-zero on the clock. my concern in the locker room and making sure we don't allow it to creep in. robert: made a mess of the big game on sunday against minnesota leading the nfc north right now. after that you got the saints. two good teams. coming up here. it will be tough. dig in if they think about the playoffs. >> keep the momentum. seattle was huge. >> stick around for the story, robert. >> will do! alison: this is a chicken coup out of this world.

when you put out the coach and the quarterback in one cousins, but what about jay gruden, the job he done this year bringing this team together ? you never really know wassed going on behind clo coach shanahan, two years after a playoff season he was out the doomplet they can always do whatever they want to do. obviously kirk, i believe he's in the top five, definitely the top ten and whatever statistical category you want to put him in es ' in the top. the guy is playing well. every week it seems like it's something else. your job is to get him prepared and motivate him playing in the game. you get what you're going to get out on the field with sub par -- on not sub par, but guys who aren't your normal start ers you're going to have a season like you have right now. chris b jenkins wrote the red kins will beat dallas 24-17. dallas doesn't have a good running game . especially if they're missing zac martin, sean lee, the redsns get a win. this is going to be a tough game. the cowboys offensive line is banked up. the cowboys might have a slight edge, considering it's in dallas . with

jay gruden had no problem praising his team after. >> it's always very pretty when you win.sn't matter statistically or what happens. our defense played outstanding, they played a great game of football. >> don't think the players spent the holiday without getting holiday eats. the team chowed down on the massive turkey legs right there on the field. >> look at him. >> the redskins will play next thursday. they've got to deal with dallas here on nbc. >> he's got two legs. drumsticks. >> my >> looks like it would get caught in his beard. >> who cares. >> did the giants get a turkey or not? >> only the winning team. >> take the turkey away to the winning team. >> they get sent to the bus and drive up the turnpike. >> the giants were the turkeys. >> oh, look at you molette with the jokes. >> all right. did you -- you should have told me you came up with it. >> it is black friday. a lot of you heading out for friday morning shopping, if you are brave enough to stand the crowds out there. dress warmly. temperatures are in the 20s still. commute, dry roads. that's fantastic. air t

troy aikman was calling the game on quarterback like jay gruden he loves his play calling.e redskins man's may object to that when you lose you hate the play calling. when you win you love the play calling. >> absolute. in the first half when he calls all these tricks plays and they work, he's a genius. at the end of the game when the fourth and one didn't work he's a bad guy. >> he said he got out played. could that be true, drew brees is drew brees. he's pretty amazing. >> last three minutes they did. >> clearly they got out played and got out coach. every time you lose you get out played and out coached. you can't have a knee jerk reaction every time you have a bad -- think about all the injuries they've had. think about all of that. i'm not making excuses think about the injuries they're dealing with. this season even if you don't make the playoffs i don't think you go and start firing coaches and doing all this stuff. >> let me give the viewers news they can use. if you've never been to a skins game, don't buy the 200 tickets. pay the extra five bucks for 100 level tic

jay gruden is well aware of what this game means. >> it's very important, very, very important for us. this is a team that we obviously have a great rivalry with, a great history with. a team that we know quite well, knocked us out of the playoffs last year. we have been 0 for 3 so far in our division games. we haven't played very well at home as of late, so there's a lot of reasons for us to want this game. being it's the giants and it's a division game, being it's a home game and it's on thanksgiving, what else do you want as a >> it's just the passion he plays with. you know, the intensity. you can tell that football means something to him. >> let's get real right now. >> i've got a lot of energy. i've had a lot of energy since i was a kid. i've always been the energizer bunny for whatever team i'm on. >> d.j. swearinger, the spark plug for the redskins. every week we see him pumping up his team like here with an emotional pregame speech. tomorrow on the redskins pregame report at 7:30, we get the scoop on speeches from d.j. and his teammates. how a guy in his first year with the t

jay gruden, he's used to adjusting his game day roster by now.layer not practicing today, trent williams, he's still curt cousins might not have twice the subbed, looks like he's getting some weapons back. jordan reed getting work in. good sign. also dealing with hamstring injuries. talking about receiver jameson crowder, he makes a great catch. that was my friend john from the espn. hi, john, photo bombing that play. meantime, josh stockton, everyone else agrees, second year josh stockton looks like he's ready to take the next step. in eight games he has just 11 catches but is averaging over 17 yards per catch. ba dachshund is coming up, making the game winning touchdown, seattle. leon fist pumping. curt cousins took time to have a conversation with his young wide receiver after the game. >> let's make sure this isn't a one and done this can. let's make sure this is a repeatable thing and something that, you know, people expect to have happen, not just next week, not just this season, but >> he works hard. he's quiet. he does exactly what you as

today jay gruden asked if practice intensity is the blame for this loss after a number of players expressedthe team just didn't seem up for this one after last week's big win. >> maybe that's the case, if they feel that way, then i have to do a better job of making sure they don't get a big head. it has been difficult to practice on fridays, thursdays with the amount of injuries we've had, guys not being able to practice, we can't go very long. for the most part, players have to get ready to play. and i have to do a better job of getting them ready to play. if they're not ready that's on me. >> well, with more on the redskins loss, the vikings, here's the misery monday edition of the good, the bad and the junkies. ♪ ♪ >> putting kirk in a bad spot where he has to attempt 45 passes, that's not his sweet spot. can he do that, yes. big games when he throws 45, 48 times, sure t as happen happened before rp but that's not where you want him. you want him probably in the mid 30s for attempts. you want a balance with the running game. it's just a disturbing trend with the skins over the last five

jay gruden knew it would be a success, but didn't imagine all the injuries. >> it's one thing having guys, but it's another having them with injuries. you have to get the squad to match what you need to practice to even have a practice. that's been the hardest part. like i said yetd, we've been so heavy on the offensive line from a personnel, it's damaged inside backers, safeties, wide receivers actually, tight ends, running backs obviously. the good thing is, great coaches in the building and the players that are replacing the players that are injured have stepped up and played pretty well. >> the redskins hosting their first ever thanksgiving game on thursday. the burgundy and gold take on the giants here on nbc 4. we'll be live at fedex field at 6:00 and the pregame report will have all the action with live reports after the game. >>> let's switch to this good news. the maryland basketball team looking to rebound against howard on sunday. the turves blown out by the meeting between them and the buy son, where umb won the last three match ups. team on fire from the star, big first

jay gruden has a lot more smile on his face today, though. he gets back brandon returning to practice. he was limited, but it's a good sign he's on the field after his knee injury. and that patch work offensive line could use a veteran. the redskins heading to seattle, which boasts one of the loudest stadiums in all the nfl. they know they're going to have to prepare. >> be the first to say i haven't played there. i'm sure seattle may be even louder than anywhere else. so, we'll be ready for it. the best we can. and we understand we're walking into from that standpoint and we know we have to communicate very well. >> curt after practice today talked about grit. it's going to be a challenge especially since we have a lot of new guys on the line. i mean, i came in last week. but gosh, man, it's just another hurdle. >> it's different than seahawks stadium because the way the stadium is set up. so we just have to make sure we keep our composure while we're up there and go play our football. >> and more big injury news out of the nfl today, accord

for jay gruden and his team it appears like the worst of the injury bug may have passed. >> i don't wanttheir helmets, at least they're wearing helmets which is good. slowly but surely they're getting back in the flow. now it's a matter of getting them back up to speed and mentally right as well as physically but it is looking a little bit better. >> this sunday the skins look to improve to five and four have a winning record past the halfway part of the season kicking off the second half against the vikings right here on fox5 at 1:00 p.m. before that matchup we break it all down at 7:30 a.m. on redskins game time. so, start to finish on sunday should be a great day for the skins and if it's going to be cold just stay at home keep it on fox5 get your football fix. >> yeah, going to be a good game gun especially when you wake up sunday morning that's going to be the cold one. >> saturday morning is going to be the real cold one but sunday will be cold as well temperatures close to freezing. >> that's football weather. >> yeah, that's football weather. >> i wish i could stay home just all

he's actually coaching i'm giving him prop this year jay gruden is doing the best with the least.es on the offensive line. he's got injuries, he lost this best player chris thompson they're still in the mix still scoring points. dallas on the sudden dallas forgot how to play if the ball. jason garrett sitting on the side line like oh, my gosh washington do i do now? >> only problem is, look, by all measures the skins should win tonight. >> they shall. in favorite and dallas that never happens. >> no. they shall win tonight. >> but it's a rivalry game. it's a conference game. it's a prime time game. we know what happens there. >> yes. >> but they shall win. the question what are they going to wear. burgundy on burgundy color rush or mustard color rush. >> burgundy and burgundy. >> i prefer the bright yellow mustard. >> i hate it. >> i don't like the muss star. >> cowboys probable going to wear white. >> probably wear all white. >> i like the white. >> i don't really like. that's too bland the white i'm talking about. too bland. >> i think they look like the flash. >> think about al

coach jay gruden dismissed the idea that this was an ugly game. >> it's always very pretty when you win't matter statistically or what happened. i think our did he first played outstanding. they played a great game of football stopped the run played a great game against the pass and held them without a touchdown. >> final score 20 to 10. redskins win to five and six on the season. they're still alive. >> ballou won the annual turkey bowl championship between d.c.'s top two high school football teams they beat woodson high school who took the field without 17 of their players spendd after a fight at a game just a few weeks ago so congrats to ballou high school. >>> still ahead we've got you covered on this black friday. >> mike thomas is standing by at a local target store. we're going to check in with him in just a few minutes. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪ >> 7:25 is the time right now. vikings player anderson griffin we would come a baby boy. he needs your help in naming his newest bundle of joy. he took to the field with a note written on his shirt saying i just had a baby boy what should i name h

i jay gruden over here and i'm giving you an audible i'm saying bubble screen to jamison crowder.l to jamison crowder. jamison crowder is here at the line. and he's still on running play >> yup. he goes up the field this way like it's going to be running play and kirk was back over here on the side lines where jamison saw supposed to go out and over and this kirk throws there. but jamison is here. >> that way. >> not looking at the ball. >> which means there's nobody out there. >> the ball goes out of bounds it look like either it was grounding but it really looked like he was throwing the ball away. >> then you have these new orleans coaches who are just like, hey, this is our field. >> right. >> mr. rev, it looked like he was throwing grounding there. >> they got the call. >> they got the call. and then they took a 102nd run off. clock starts running i don't think the skins offense, clock tick tick tick kirk three steps back, sacked and end of regulation. who's fault is that if they don't know the riels rules, whose fault is that. >> what if the officials didn't know the rules.

jay gruden whatever you want to say about him is doing a good job paying with these injured players with backups. >> i'm right there with you. i look at their schedule going forward and i don't see any reason they couldn't run the tables. >> right. they could be a ten-six team or best case scenario 11-five. they've had tough schedule. >> very tough schedule. >> yeah. so you know with the cowboys falling apart, the giants not a threat, not a threat at all. >> they can win some more games. >> here's the thing though this is going to be tough because the redskins have not won 11 games in 25 consecutive years. >> how about a ten and six. >> ten and six will be good. and they can get in six the wild card is wild card and it's actually wide open. so cowboys they play thursday. >> completely different story. they lost couple players here and there and they act like they don't know how to play football any more. that is strictly coaching. jason garrett is awful. >> when when you're not scoring touchdowns at home something is very long. >> you lost your main running back ezekiel elliot that doesn

that's insanity to me and that goes back to -- i hate to say this because i like jay gruden he's beenis show we talked to him and his staff did a horrible job yesterday. early on in the game when things were going their way. they were doing fine. >> that's enough hate for now whiz. this. >> channel it into blowing something up in georgia. we'll take a break. >> sad, just sad. (♪♪) (♪♪) it all starts with a wish. the lincoln wish list event is here. sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complementary first months payment. >> welcome back. 39 degrees in washington. about 50 today for daytime highs so a cool day and your winds which are out of the north and west at nine. they'll be a little breezy up to about 20 later today. otherwise sunny bright and beautiful. see a little leftover lake effect snow there to the north but for us again it will be a cool afternoon but a sunny and bright afternoon an for traveling. all right, plenty more weather momentarily. erin. >> ♪ >> jam cam 66 getting the worst of it. another