I couldn’t believe what I was watching yesterday. My Washington Redskins defeated those dreaded Dallas Cowboys 27-6. I was in heaven Even if the Skins were 0-15, all that mattered was that the Skins beat the Cowboys. Hate, hate, hate the Dallas Cowboys!!!!!!

Redskins Find a Reason To Celebrate Their Season
Magical Run Continues, Win Over Dallas Clinches Playoff Berth

By Les Carpenter
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 31, 2007; A01

When the most improbable run to a most unimaginable place was over yesterday, they filed off the field beneath a gold sign that said “Gibbsville.” And the Washington Redskins players stopped before the FedEx Field tunnel on a misty evening with the roar still spilling all around them, soaking in a scene that four weeks ago they were certain they would not see.

From speakers above, the stadium announcer’s voice boomed: “The Redskins are in the playoffs!” Linebacker London Fletcher held his helmet aloft, pointing to the Redskins insignia on the side. Wide receiver Santana Moss held his hands above his head — thrusting his index, middle and pinkie fingers up in a “21″ as a tribute to slain teammate Sean Taylor. And grown men in the stands all around pumped the air with their fists like teenagers.

Behind them the scoreboard said: Washington 27 Dallas 6, and maybe they all needed to keep looking at those numbers to believe it was really true. The Redskins are heading to the playoffs, and will open the postseason on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. when they travel to Seattle to play a first-round game against the Seahawks.

“Oh, man,” Fletcher later said in the locker room, shaking his head. “I’ve been on two Super Bowl teams. But I’ve never been on a team where we lost a teammate and needed to win four straight games to get into the playoffs. This has been the most special to me, the most special run.”

You never know how the Skins are gonna play against the Cowboys. Yesterday was special. This was the game we had to win to get into the playoffs. None of that backing in stuff or waiting for another team to lose so you can get in the playoffs. Even though the Minnesota Vikings lost it was still good for the Skins to win this game. Right now they’re on a roll. Let’s hope they keep it up against the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday.