Carolina lore with an interception against Pittsburgh here in the last game last year What the offensive line is watch Joe Patton? He'll turn out on Lamar Blake and just enough all it takes sometimes is a little hand to get him out of the quarterback's face But Gus Ross got to step up in that pocket and compete that ball Three three ball game 226 to go No pattern number 68 Certainly know where Tyrone poor Alvin Harper in the slot to the left number 80 This Leslie Shepard Three yards was that a good throw mark I mean a three shift to drop back and he delivered that slant pass to see so many wide receivers catch it on the run And they can make big plays and it was excellent by Farage He was only one for eight up to that point after the injury But now he's back in sync and that's what a quarterback needs. He needs his rhythm back He sets back his three to five sets boom the balls gone. That's what hurts this type of defense is all this defense You've got to run the ball. So you've got to get rid of that body your hands if you're a quarterback and throw it downfield Alvin Harper number 80 laid the block on Chad Cota downfield and that gave them an additional 15 yards as As we have the two-minute break a three three ball game a 43-yard pass is run after the catch for the Redskins We the board group led so with a big charge to the season as New England won Eddie George and Tim Brown playing In the same game that was an oiler victory first down in 10 here after the 43-yard game in a three three ball game and it's very Ellen Inside the 20 to the 18 Lamar Latham created a hole there by that rush and he knows and he down stands outside of a block and created a huge running lane there for Terry Allen North Turner was worried about the pass protection of sharp for Donnish the guy's six six three hundred and twenty pounds Let him run block a small linebacker. He's really putting it on Lamar Latham tonight and second down and to 130 to go With the first down keep in mind the Redskins did use one of their allotted free timeouts earlier in the half So they've got two remaining and North Turner is showing some degree of excitement Remember Michael Barrow talking to us about Terry Allen yesterday and he was saying the thing about Terry Allen Is the after yards the after the hit yards he said Michael Barrow said you you can't bring your people paper plates When you're tacked on him One minute to go first down in 10 at the 19 We have a physical mismatch size mismatch I think you under throw that fade route and then you that has to be a real precise throw the way he threw it there But if you throw it you under throw it and you allow Michael Westbrook to go out and now jump Tyrone for there's only 5-8 Westbrook at 6-3. You have a very good throw He's got a very good throw. He's got a very good throw. He's got a very good throw. He's got a very good throw He's got a very good throw Westbrook at 6-3. You have a better advantage make it up, you know basketball play Playing the drive it started with a fumble recovery by Jesse Campbell 48 seconds to go second Here comes the blitz again for rock play action to Bowie the tight end And Bowie has a first and goal at the two and I'm sure the Redskins will use timeouts Terry Robisky calling on timeout What the Redskins do with Larry Bowie, he's a fullback slash tight end slash H back And sometimes that confuses the defense they move him around all over the offense and there he goes in motion Gets open Gus Rock great play action pass and boom It's a first down for the Redskins and another good block by a wide receiver Michael Westbrook that time by the way The the name slash is available now again this year. Oh, that's that's correct Since Cordell Stewart has gone from not slash, but the quarterback Stay with us for the halftime halftime Wrangler halftime report. How's that for a redundant? The Wrangler I got so excited the Wrangler halftime report coming up because we're gonna go back to Vince Keith and Sean They will have the no-huddle highlights Opening day on the NFL in the NFL. I used to love doing those no-huddle highlights. I miss those do you oh, yeah Yeah, but think of the no-huddle. We give you here. Mm-hmm. It's much better. It's livelier now 38 seconds This is where Carolina's defense in the past a year ago were very very good Oh Alan has going to the right play action for us. Look for Bowie fires caught no catch No catch Good coverage by Andre Royal the inside linebacker on Bowie That was a very tight We weren't ordinarily on these play action passes down by the golf goal line. You see guys running wide open But Andre Royal was right there There was good thought did though was make a nice throw that was not going to be intercepted and he caught by his guy This time they give it to him he comes right Makes the tackle touchdown. That's just what had emphasized what I emphasized Terry Allen is the yards after the first contact You can't on tap when you can't show the tackle You've got a deliverable and when he gets inside the 10 yard line He smells the goal line and he can't be stopped 15 rushes for 84 yards this far in his game for Terry Allen You know people misjudge his strength in his quickness and this run you're gonna see strength Jenkins on a good Walk down clock Bowie as well, and he runs right over Eric Davis When you need vision you need strength ability to break inside tackles to be a good red zone runner And indeed he is and on the goal line the running back has to run over someone Yeah, obviously with 11 guys nobody's blocking the quarterback. That's the guy he had to run over and he did That's the point and a most impressive drive for the Washington Redskins first They capture the turnover and then they go the distance of the field highlighted by a 43 yard Passing catch Leslie Shepherd and here's the touchdown run. Yeah, it was set up by the reception the good offensive line blocking The Joe Patton out there as well James Jenkins double down, but the last yard to half was all Terry Allen Matt you mentioned good offensive line blocking. I would take credit for that if I made a block Terry Allen did that all by himself He ran over the defender to suck it in there. This guy's been magnificent over the years in the red area He's got a knack of punching that ball in the goal line and the Redskins throughout their career We've done it forever. We did it with Riggins in the 80s in the late 80s It was George Rogers and now it's Terry Allen in the 90s 91 yards and 11 plays after the takeaways three minutes and 36 seconds and the big play was that slant pattern to Leslie Shepherd the downfield block and We talked to Dom Capers and said what do you fear most and he said Terry Allen. Yep and again This Carolina team with the susceptibility to the running game defensively Yeah, and then that's you know, usually preseason answers a bunch of questions for you But I think they raised a lot for Dom Capers team Blanton will kick off as the Redskins take a 10-3 lead. This one might look Boy that hurts that'll take the wind out of your sails Kick off out of bounds by rule the ball belongs to their savers first and 10 40 yards. Yeah now remember all they are really is All 15 yards away, maybe 18 yards away to be in field goal range. So that was a grievous error that Pete Rodriguez The special teams coach is well aware Interesting that no turner talking with us last night said I'm scared to death especially. Yep, because they are so good We have so many new players. Of course, Blanton is not a new player, but that's a grievous error. I like that Yeah, you do. Yeah You see with my vocabulary, I call that a stupid play by the kicker because obviously you can't give them field position with 28 seconds left and a half After you've just taken the ball almost 90 yards down the football field and scored a touchdown. Grievous error is a stupid mistake You say potato? Here's Berline Goes deep left side And it's knocked away from rocket Ismael by Stanley Richard number 24 second time Steve Berline kind of hung the receiver out the ball was Kind of like a punch. Yeah, that had a little mallard to it. Yeah, no whirly bird Again, given the defensive back at both times. It has been Stanley Richard had plenty of time to react to the throw I'll tell you what our technical support staff our camera guys are getting great shots. That was a fantastic shot 10-3 23 seconds to go Before halftime starts by the defense Take part in button Winslow Winslow Oliver made the catch and the tackle made by Marcus Patton a very sure tackle And anytime you could tackle a third down back at the open field cleanly like Marcus Hatt did You're doing very very well. Now you look at Mike Nolan mark. I don't know if you agree with me But the key I think that their season their playoff aspirations is how well the defense play Absolutely, it's Mike Nolan came in and he simplified a lot of things on defense He said hey We're gonna play a gas control type defense and we're gonna do things simple But we're gonna do them the best that we can and we're going to do them Well, and hey, he's got these guys believing in them now. They're gonna say hey, we're gonna run a four three defense We're gonna run a stunt here. It's just basic fundamentals and he's really made this team believe that they can be much better a third and five with 15 seconds to go And a 10-3 game Harvey comes from the outside That's up and over throws Wesley walls in the right flat it's the yard line that will be fourth down much improved Washington defensive team That was the biggest question I think about this this ball club they could score points It was as productive as anybody on offense a year ago in the NFC again Walter On the punt again young man from Cleveland and Brian Mitchell at the 10-yard line This one not as effective and Mitchell Michael Bates Who is an all-world kick returner also does the job as a gunner on front coverage and he was the first man down And that's really unusual burn and you just mentioned Michael Bates great kickoff return I made the pro ball to kickoff return guy, but a great cover guy as well They probably could have made the pro ball as a coverage man. You don't see that too often bronze medalist in the 92 Olympic Games in Barcelona in the 200 meter Do you know who won the gold and silver? Do you do I'm really impressed Mike Marsh? Well done. Wow. I don't know. I'm I just asked Freddie Fredericks may have finished with the silver I'm Michael Johnson didn't come home with a medal. That's right. Now. Don't you feel embarrassed if you brought up something? No, I don't Man, I sure hope I'm close. I don't even want to be right. I just want to be close My score at halftime is 10-3 Washington. Now. Let's join Vince Keith and Sean for the Wrangler halftime report Welcome to the Wrangler halftime report Wrangler real comfortable jean All right, thank you. Mr. Burns We are at the break Lamar Layton taking care of Gus Barrett in the first half But the Redskins would rally and they have that halftime lead and we are in CM where the Carolina Panthers have yet to lose Undefeated last year in regular season and they won their only playoff game here against Dallas But they have committed two turnovers tonight to lead to the 10 Washington points Terry Allen Anthony Johnson 84 and 80 yards respectively in the passing yard a big discrepancy there 90 yards for Washington and 18 for Carolina for a month with along with Pat Hayden and Mark May and Steve Berline First half has not played well only 18 passing yards did throw the interception Remember, this is an offensive team that can and hasn't in the past turned the ball over much two turnovers led to those 10 points By Washington marks for the Redskins Terry Allen not a surprise at all. He's played superbly Well, he's their marquee player on that football team He's got 15 attempts tonight for 84 yards and a touchdown and Terry Allen here going up to the left side cutting back across the game To the right. He wants to run the ball between the tackles. Here he is again. You're not gonna tackle with an arm tackle right here He runs through tacklers and runs over tackles and on the goal line He just pulls his way in right over Eric Davis. Look at him. You're not gonna stop him inside the 10 yard line He's phenomenal 10-3 at the half Terry Allen leading the way and let's check in with Craig Sagan Well burn as you know, Dom Capers makes extensive notes throughout the game He talks to his team at halftime about what he writes down and you can imagine what he said was pretty much what Pat Hayden said Two turnovers leading to 10 points. He had one big one circle. That was when they were going in for a touchdown They fumbled and it went 91 yards the other way for Washington's score Well, we talked with Dom Capers about the notes he keeps and he said he charts Wins and losses on each play and he watches the kickoff as do you And it's Ernie Mills number 89 who brings it out with Michael Bates leading the way Bates took two blocks in the play And Mills after the 33 yard line Jamel Williams number 22 makes the tackle Dom Capers is very much an organized guy Michael Bates as we talked about him an unusual special teams player as a returner as a coverage man And there is a quasi blocker You talk about speed in the NFL when a guy can win an Olympic gold medal.