Redskins defeated 19-3 by Cincinnati Bengals

The Washington Redskins verus the Cincinnati Bengals. To say the least it was an ugly game for the Redksins. The Redskins were defeated 19-3. It was evident early in the game how the Redskins luck would be. Mark Brunell threw an interception to Bengals cornerback Kewan Ratliff, Clinton Portis came out of nowhere to lay a monster-size hit on Ratliff. Unfortunately, Portis got the worst of the hit. He suffered an injury to his left shoulder. His injury is to be discussed more later.

Quarterback Mark Brunell had a lackluster performance with one intercepion, mentioned previously, on a 4 for 9 performance with 66 yards passing. Backup quarterback Todd Collins appeared paralyzed in Al Saunder's offense he was 6 for 13 for 68 yards and one interception.

This meaningless game, became meaningful because the injury suffered by Clinton Portis could resonate into the regular season.