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One of the prevailing pieces of information to come out of Sunday’s 16-13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was that, despite being booed on their way to the locker room at the beginning of halftime by the hometown crowd, the Redskins did not take an emotional “Rah! Rah!” approach, but rather a calm, focused and strategic approach on trying to achieve what they weren’t able to accomplish in the first half. All this, while trailing 10-0 to an 0-3 team that wasn’t even supposed to have a lead in the game, let alone a double digit advantage after two quarters.

With the next two games coming against opponents with a combined record of 0-7, it is imperative that the team maintain that same focus and drive because at this point in the season because, as the loss in Detroit proves, a winless team is as dangerous as an undefeated team.

This weekend, the Redskins are facing another 0-3 NFC South foe in the form of the Carolina Panthers, who were one of four teams with a bye week on Sunday.

“Teams coming off a bye week are really dangerous because they can come out the gate swinging and you know what really has hit you. It's important that we are well rested and prepare ourselves mentally and physically,” Carter said.
Washington Redskins News - THN Weekly with Andre Carter – Week 5 - 2009-10-08