he got drilled by sean witherspoon. griffin was able to walk off the field on his own accord, clearly shaken up. griffin did not return to the game. a neurologist examined him and diagnosed the concussion. >> wasn't sure what quarter it was, at that time when he wasn't sure what the score was, we knew he had a mild concussion, at least according to the doctors. feels good right now. a lot better right now, but that was the situation why he didn't go back into the game. >> definitely tough to watch. the redskins lost to the falcons 24-17. we'll have highlights from the game later in sports. >>> jerry sandusky faces his sentencing tuesday. the former penn state assistant coach was convicted last spring of 45 child sexual abuse crimes. he could spend the rest of his life in prison. his first stop will be camp hill state prison where he will undergo test comping classification. there are lawsuits also filed by his victims against penn state. they are expected to total in the millions of dollars. >>> a fight with an acquaint

absolutely slammed by sean witherspoon. the play resulted in griffin being diagnosed with a mild concussion. he will be reevaluated today. the team lost the game 24-17. >>> it was their first playoff game this weekend. also the first play of winning for the washington nationals. gonzalez hit one bat and walked seven more. the nats bullpen shut down the cards, nationals win 3-2 taking the first game of the searry. game 2 tonight in st. louis. >>> the orioles american league division series against the new york yankees at camden yards was tied-up at 2 apiece going into the ninth inning when the game slipped away from baltimore. the yankees erupted with five runs in the top of the ninth to win the opener with the final score of 7-2. yankee ace sabathia got the win. the o's are looking to tie the series at a game apiece tonight. >>> in other news, police in alexandria are investigating the city's latest murder. they were called to the 5400 block of broadmoor street. 30-year-old mark ives died as a result of some type of trauma

he was running to the right and hit by atlanta's sean witherspoon. he laid there for awhile before leaving the field with the game on his own power. about he first got off of the field, he said he was fine. when asked for the score in the quarter of the game as a test, he answered correctly. moments later, when asked again for the score in the quarter, he got it wrong. at that point, he was taken to the locker room for further testing. so, for the rest of the week, shanahan said griffin's recovery will be watched closely. >> he's resting and testing. then tomorrow, since he passed the test, consider getting the work and then if there is no symptoms like headaches, dizziness nausea, he would be able to practice, as long as there is no contact. and they can monitor that throughout the week, make sure that no headaches come back or dizziness, things look the lines. >> reporter: the nfl took a closer look at the information released on his status during the game. the injury update announced in the press box it was that he was shaken up and his return wou