The Redskins Give Away Takeaways

The Redskins were the worst team in football this season at creating turnovers, and it wasn't even close. Washington forced 6 interceptions and forced 6 fumbles for a total of 12 takeaways. The next worst team in this category, the Saints, created 19 turnovers. That's a huge difference between the 32nd and the 31st teams in this statistic.

Where were the playmakers in Washington this season? The answer, they were playing for other teams.

"If the Redskins are wondering where the takeaways went this season, the answer is obvious: Denver and San Francisco. Champ Bailey, who was traded to the Broncos in 2004, tied for the AFC lead with 10 interceptions, and Walt Harris, who jumped to the 49ers in the off-season, tied for the NFC lead with eight. My 13-year-old came up with a great stat the other day. Harris, he discovered, had more interceptions and forced fumbles this year -- a total of 12 (eight picks, four FFs) -- than any other player in the league. And 12, of course, is the number of turnovers the Redskins forced as a team, the fewest in NFL history for a full season. (Walt was also credited with two fumble recoveries.)"

Don't worry, 13 year olds are probably better at math than most of us.