Originally Published: September 28, 2009
Any Given Sunday: Lions over Skins
The Redskins' over-reliance on a basic Man-2 scheme cost them dearly
In Any Given Sunday, Football Outsiders examines the most surprising result of each NFL weekend. For Week 3, they focus on the Detroit Lions over the Washington Redskins.
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NFL WEEK 3 COVERAGE

COMMENTARY/BLOGS
- Outsiders: How Lions beat the Redskins

- Scouts Buzz: Giants' young WRs emerge
- Isaacson: Cutler bucks tradition
- ESPNChicago: More coverage
- Reiss: Bittersweet Pats' victory
- ESPNBoston: More coverage
- Sando: Cards, NFC West fold
- Kuharsky: Colts comfortably in control
- Graham: Bills' not-so-dynamic duo
- Schefter: Mangini's problems in Cleveland

- FBO: How the Lions toppled the Skins

- Williamson: McDaniels a "special" coach
- Walker: Bengals earn contender status
- Reiss: Pats have room for improvement
- Wojciechowski: Ups, downs with 'Sanchise'
- Kuharsky: Return of Titans' woes
- Chadiha: A modest return for Vick
- Sando: Not a total loss for 49ers
- Seifert: Favre already pays off
- FBO: Week 3 Quick Reads

- Mosley: Redskins' Zorn in dire straits
- Seifert: Paging Donald Driver
- Joyner: Metrics of Vick's debut

- Blog Network: Week 3 Rapid Reaction
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