our 15 minutes of fame goes to the rookie wide receiver marco mitchell who joins us live. -4, 21 yards, and the touchdown. the rookie from nevada -- congratulations on a great game. >> thank you so much. you know, it just -- to come out here and display my talent. >> reporter: you guys got the first win. that was important especially after losing 23-0 to score. which you helped do. you guys scored a couple of touchdowns. also to feel better about yourself as a team, right? >> yeah. that shows a lot. like you said, last week we came out, we den score anything. we just basically got embarrassed by baltimore. you know, our whole mindset of this -- this game here was to in in and we was going to -- we was going to defend our turf and play real well. >> reporter: what happened on the play from chase daniel to you? >> coaches called up a play. he just called my number and chase threw it to me, and i made a pl on it. >> reporter: then fred davis, where would you grade his dance? you saw this dance? >> yeah, fred out there doing a little snaky leg. that's fred -- fred was dancing.

chase daniel the fade to marco mitchell for a touchdown. the 4th, the 'skins down 3 punting toll steelers but jay burnett would lose the ball. 'quinns recover. next play daniel does it again over the top to a wide open fred davis in the end zone giving the 'skins a 17-13 lead. that is your final, washington wins. >>> going to baltimore, dropping a goose egg you know a lost our coaches weren't happy. we a little something we had to prove. >> they won the super bowl last year even though that doesn't matter for this season but they are a great football team. we recognize that. we wanted to do a good job against them. overall we did okay. >> it was a great night. we left there, i finally got -- i have been itching for a chance to get out there and play football. it has been awhile. i had some mistakes but did good things as well. >>> and i am joined now by the redskins top draft pick brian oh orakpo. i know you have to feel better about this 238 yards better than baltimore where you gave up 500. >> the coaches and players were pleased with our

he came back and threw the beautiful flare to marco mitchell who is making a strong case to make this team. we think ct brennan is going to make this team. he did spectacular today to redeem himself. the redskins don't win this game b they feel good about themselves, especially the first team offense that scored twice and a strong performance by jason campbell who maybe for a week -- you know this town -- quieted some of these critics. >> he looked great. came out four for four. you get the feels that's what they wanted to accomplish tonight? >> reporter: absolutely. he looked ve good. we're happy for him because you don't root for people in the media. thought he was very professional today. it's good to see a guy you like do well. >> thanks a lot. dave feldman live a field. field. brian bolter back to wrap up the edge when we come back. o announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's

marco mitchell is killing carlos rogers in practice. i'm talking about he cannot stop it. so -- make sure you pump marco up on tv. because carlos is in trouble. >> carlo is going to find him. that's the problem. they keep trying to fight him. he ain't backing down. smoot. i think -- marco is coming on strong. you know. i think -- addition we need with malcolm. we were looking for a surprise. >> makes me feel real good. he is a well-known guy. good attitude and everything. coming from him and veteran guys, that means a lot to me. >> asked marco if he talked trash against the defensive backs. you know, i'm a rookie. i'm not allowed to talk trash. unless it is fred smoot. i just love -- you know, after making a great catch, give a link to smoot and he loves that. lots of good tv. the skins a steelers. immediately following at 7:30. our postgame show coming to you live from fedex field. the news not so good for plaxico burress. he was facing 3 1/2 years in prison. he agreed to a plea-bargain and will now be behind bars for two years. if you remember, about a year ago, burress

marco mitchell for a touchdown. i was excited for a guy not getting a lot of reps but able to perform with some poise and just like every other second group coming out there they want to do well and he certainly did. >> so jim zorn and the redskins, a little bit of quarterback competition between chase daniel and cole brennan. nationals just three games shy of clinching their first winning month since september of 2007. today the nationals halted a five game losing streak. they did it in style. solid pitching. and there were a trio of home runs that rendered the brewers helpless. the nationals dominate this one. we're at nationals park. bottom of the third inning, manny pitching to adam dunn the nationals were up 5-1. dunn does it again. i love how casual dunn is, he comes around. he blows a bubble. ran out the ses. doing my job. a solo homer. 33rd the year. now with 89 rbis. fourth inning, ryan zimmerman up with a runner on. when his teammate succeed ryan wants to do the same thing. zimmerman drives it deep to cent

he threw this beautiful touchdown pass to rookie wide-out marco mitchell. nice ps, nice grab, touchdown. coach says he feels things -- pope says he feels things are coming together for him. >> get a rhythm going and finally, third drive, i started feeling good, i got the touchdown pass, you know, just football right now, trying to get on the right page and have something good happen for me. >> he had some real ray -- really big play, a couple of big throws, some great adjustments. he showed a little bit of nflc >> also,fce the skinostrim their roster, ir ig e michael carlos roger a portis portis at rtl po w. portis will miss the final preseason game to rest sore muscles. belliard sent to the dodgers for luis garcia and a player to be named later. cardinals trying to -- nationals trying to scratch out one win. cardinals up first, adam dunn on base, he comes around to score, that nice game at 1-1. bottom of that evening, cardinals turn, pujols at the plate a shot up the middle, scores a run, they sweep the nats 2-1. a fantastic finish at the barclays tourname

redskins park, a fight or a brew ha ha if you will broke up during practice between wide receiver marco mitchell and deanglo hall. hall tossed mitchell to the ground. this information was available on twitter thanks to the media who saw the fight ve. ironically the redskins have since banned tweeting from the field. nascar now. good old boys up in michigan this afternoon. we pick it up on lap 121. a tight group when curt busch and david reagan get together. spin out of control. both cars pretty messed up. kurt busch got the worst of it. he would finish 36th. get yourself a cold one. jimmy johnson dominated the race. with three laps to go, johnson runs out of fuel. literally. has to head to pit road. johnson finishes with a disappointing 33-place finish. brian vickers takes the lead. he's given a present, a victory at michigan. jeff gordon is second, dale earn heart jr. finished third. heck of a day for brian vickers who yesterday got in a fight with kyle busch in the nationwide race. pretty good redemption. wnba, 60-59 p b new york

colt brennan would redeem himselves finds marco mitchell, a beautiful throw and catch, however the patriots would win n-2 o4 a last second field goal. kelly praising his performance. >> the guy is a talented guy. the whole line has been giving him time to throw the ball. he was a lot more confident in the huddle too. after he made fist play on first drive, we're going to go down and school. that was his mentality. >> last night's nationals/cardinals game began as a pitchers duel and ended when swinger put on a show. cruising along, gets julio lugo swinging. and his parents and fans in the stds. therapeut they were loving it. his counterpart, john smoltz, on top of his game, throws a nasty o off-speed pitch. making the only mistake of the night, a solo shot. green'sixth of the year. bottom of the ninth, still tied at two. over, he tosses it like toothpick. pujols 45th homer. and cards win it in dramatic fashion. >>> in golf, in the mix in bar clay. trail s simpson by two strokes. we start with the first hole, started on the back nine and the birdie putt, it drops. mari marineo even on the da

chase daniel to marco mitchell, game is tied 10-10. here come the two big plays early fourth steelers are up 3. pittsburgh's joe burnett is hit by fred davis. darnell young recovers. it's redskins' ball and that sets this up. daniel to fred davis, that is the game-wing touchdown. redskins win 17-13. >> what i'm looking for as far as improving is continue to improve our route running down the field and continue to improve our poise under pressure. you know, trying to really execute very well. we did a lot of that tonight, but we're all demanding, i guess. >> all right. nationals fans maybe one day will be demanding. you need to sort of forget about the steven interests berg thing. let -- strossberg. tonight against walk the nats got down big early top of the second this is former national fill lee pay lopez down the line. 3-0 brewers. still in the second mike cameron down the line. nobody's going to catch that one. 5-0 milwaukee. but the nationals battle back in the third inning. the bases are loaded. -- belyard and that would be a gran

and then marco mitchell makes the catch here. nice play. 3-yard touchdown. and mitchell had three catches for 21 yards, and that touchdown. now, the fourth quarter, hunter smith punting it away. joe burnett fields it at his own 14 yard line. makes the hit and causes the fumble. and the skins are in business. here we go! ensuing play. chase daniels, still in the game. taking his time. had great protection from the offensive line here. hits fred davis in stride for an 18-yard touchdown. chase daniels finished theam ge 6 of 8. the redskins win it 17-13, the final. >> i was much more pleased. we ended up converting third downs. we were 1 of 11 a week ago, and 9 of 17 this game. we definitely improved in third down conversions and converted on a coupleourth down plays. and now i was very pleased. what i am looking for as far as improving is continuing to improve our route running down the field, and continuing to improve our poise under pressure. you know, trying to really execute very well. we did a lot of that tonight. we are all demanding, i guess. >> they host

he threw two tds including this one to marco mitchell. still, daniels says it feels great but there's still a lot of work to do. >> it's a little bit of a relief, but if i start thinking like that, then i'm not going to keep pushing forward and practici practicing. i've got to make my reps count. i got to make those reps count. and, you know, make the defense bett as much as i can. >> good for chase. obviously that's the thing. last year, you know, even though i had a bunch of success like that, you know, i didn't necessarily, you know, put todd or jason in the hot seat. you know, they were -- they felt comfortable and everyone just knew that. this is a young kid that went out and had success one night. i'm just focusing on my opportunities the next two weeks. i'm excited. like i said, that's just football. the ball doesn't always bounce your way. right now i've had adversity, but it's not really going to deter me or anything like that. >> interesting because colt brennan told me that last year he felt like he didn't play flawless, but hi

. >> one rookie making his mark, mitchell from nevada, second straight week brought in a touchdown pass. while marco may surprise fans and opponents he is not surprising one of his peers. >> i am not -- he is one of those guys, you see most rookies coming in saying the want the fight for a spot. he is trying to fight for a play, not looking just to play football, but he wants to earn a play. >> and the rookies have a chance no jacksonville. but starters, clinton portis ruled out. if he plays at all, it will be just a little, which is fine with the older guys. >> as a vet, i'm ready to get it over with, get in the regular game. we're trying to keep everybody healthy. >> preseason is a drag, but you need it at e same time. it gets you right, gets prepared for the season, once you get in the regular games everything goes down hill from there. you have a new routine, the weeks are flying by. that is the best part of our job. >> who says you can never go home again? if you live in denver that is what they said to their rmer quarterback jay cutler, who called it his home for the past few years. and tonigh

mitchell. i was excited for him and fred at the same time and marco because all thr of those guys have been working really hard in practice. excited to see the younger guys get in there and make plays. >> talking about fred, after last week, he had a tough break fumbling two times in a row. not only did he cause a fumble, he gets to score a touchdown. >> exactly. he calls the fumble. next play, he gets a touchdown. >> jason campbell talking about the second year tight end fred davis who i believe is waiting on deck. he's not smiling right now but he should be. we'll be hearing from fred davis coming up right after the break. >>> welcome back to fedexfield, everybody. dan hailey, lindsay czarniak and one of the stars of the game, second year tight end out of usc, fred davis. fred, after last week, we just had jason on, you we listening. it must have felt so good not just to cause that you fumble but to get in the end zone. >> i had to redeem myself, man. i had to get me at least two. i'm not -- i just knew i had to come out and make plays. that's what the coaches wanted me to do. put me in certain s

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