Once upon a time, the Washington Redskins stood tall at 6-3 and looked poised to make a triumphant return to the postseason.
And then quarterback Alex Smith broke his leg in horrific fashion and the entire franchise has been traumatized ever since — going just 1-9 since Smith’s gruesome injury while being outscored by a whopping 102 points.
Optimists in the Redskins fanbase looked at the anemic Chicago Bears offense as an opportunity for a struggling Redskins defense to get right. Instead, the reverse happened as Mitchell Trubisky channeled his inner Aaron Rodgers in leading Chicago to a 28-0 first half lead. With that, the game was over before the Redskins even decided to start playing.
Tune in to episode two of Skinscast, hosted by the Washington Redskins, as Pappas, Reffkin and Murf breakdown the Monday night breakdown and more.