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Redskins vs. Cardinals
BY ADAM HIMMELSBACH LANDOVER, Md.-- There have been moments when Carlos Rogers appeared so awkward trying to grab an interception that it looked like he was wearing oven mitts.There have been moments when his teammates playfully mocked him for his not-so-soft hands. There have been moments that Rogers would like to forget. "Once you get a reputation," Redskins coach Jim Zorn said with a smile, "our players can be ruthless." But yesterday afternoon, Rogers provided a more indelible moment. The Redskins' game against the Arizona Cardinals was tied early in the fourth quarter, and Arizona and its quick-strike offense had the ball. Quarterback Kurt Warner dropped back from his team's 21-yard line and heaved a pass downfield that seemed to stay in the air forever. Rogers and Leigh Torrence swooped toward the intended receiver, Steve Breaston. Torrence batted the ball. Rogers caught it. Then he sprinted 42 yards in the opposite direction, setting up Santana Moss' 17-yard touchdown catch that gave the Redskins a 24-17 victory. When Rogers tore his anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in a game last October, doctors told him he would likely be out until this October. "I'm so proud of him the way he's been handling himself, the way he's worked hard to come back," cornerback Shawn Springs said. "Carlos is gonna be an elite corner in this league." For the second-consecutive week, the Redskins' offense was poised and efficient. Quarterback Jason Campbell completed 22 of 30 passes for 193 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Moss had seven catches for 75 yards and a touchdown, and Clinton Portis added 21 carries for 68 yards and a score. And, perhaps most importantly, the offense did not commit a turnover. Warner, who entered yesterday's game with 548 passing yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions, was held to 192 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. "It was a disappointing day," Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "We made a lot of mistakes." The Redskins sacked Warner twice and tipped at least three of his passes at the line of scrimmage. And aside from Larry Fitzgerald's 62-yard touchdown catch, Washington's secondary was strong against the Cardinals' dynamic receiving corps.
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