NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Donovan McNabb is back in good standing with Mike Shanahan and the Washington Redskins.
McNabb was 30-of-50 for 376 yards with a touchdown pass, and Graham Gano kicked a 48-yard field goal, his fourth of the game, with 8:17 left in overtime as the Redskins beat the Tennessee Titans 19-16 Sunday.
The win kept the injury-riddled Redskins’ faint playoff hopes alive as they rebounded from an ugly home loss.
Washington (5-5) snapped a two-game skid and bounced back from a 59-28 loss to Philadelphia last Monday night.
They did it by taking advantage of the Titans self-destructing so badly on their home field that fans booed repeatedly.
Washington’s win came on a day when at least seven Redskins went to the sideline with injuries, including Clinton Portis with a reinjured groin. The Redskins came in with three starters out because of injury, and Portis lasted only five carries before his injury.
“I don’t think I’ve ever had that many guys go down and a team stay together and keep on fighting and find a way to win,” Shanahan said.
Washington wound up outgaining Tennessee 465-373. Shanahan joked he guessed they don’t have to talk about McNabb’s two-minute work anymore just two games after the veteran was benched at the end of a loss to Detroit.
“I think he did a great job at the half. Even though we missed (the field) goal, I think he did a heck of a job to get us into that position. He did a great job in both situations,” Shanahan said.
Chris Johnson ran for 130 yards, and Vince Young was 12-of-16 for 165 yards before he left the game after banging his hand on a helmet late in the third quarter.
Fans weren’t happy with the play-calling that seemed to ignore Randy Moss, the 13-year veteran making his debut on Tennessee’s home field after the Titans picked him up off waivers on Nov. 3. Moss finished without a catch.
Fans booed the Titans often and heavily at times during the game.
