The Washington Redskins took a different tack this week in losing to the San Francisco 49ers to fall to 3-8 on the season. Many times this season, the Skins got down big in the first half and made it a game in the second half when the opposition fell back into a shell. This week, the halftime deficit was a mere four points, but the Niners simply ran away with it in the second half, stretching the lead to the eventual 21-point margin.
Robert Griffin III completed 17 of 27 for just 125 yards and an interception.
The 49ers built a 10-0 lead early in the second quarter on an Anquan Boldin 19-yard touchdown pass and Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal.
The Skins, largely thanks to the running of Alfred Morris, cut the lead to four with a pair of Kai Forbath field goals, the second one as time expired in the half.
On the Niners’ first possession of the second half, Vernon Davis coughed the ball up trying to extend the play, and Washington took over on the 49er 49 yard line. On fourth-and-two, however, Roy Helu’s run fell short, and San Francisco took over on downs. They immediately marched down field and scored on Boldin’s second TD of the game, a nine-yard strike from Colin Kaepernick.
The rout was then on.
While Griffin continued to flail under pressure, the Niners added to the lead. D.C. native and University of Maryland’s Vernon Davis hauled in a one-yard scoring strike and Dawson hit from 49 yards to cap the scoring.