Going in to the contest, the game didn't seem very important. Washington came into the contest at 6-6 on the season. The Giants were even worse, with a dismal 1-9-1 record. Little did the fans flocking to District of Columbia Stadium know that they're about to see history.
Redskin running back A.D. Whitfield stole the show early, scoring the game's first two touchdowns, a 5 yard touchdown catch and a touchdown run of 63 yards, to put Washington up 13-0 after the first quarter.
The Redskins would score three more touchdowns in the second quarter and twice more in the third. Most teams would slow up in the fourth period in such a one-sided affair. But the Redskins are not most teams. Washington scored 24 points in the final quarter, 14 points coming off of a punt return and an interception return.
The Giants effort was not to be forgotten either An interesting fact about this game was that the Giants actually had more yards offensively than the Redskins, the Giants with 389, the Redskins with 341 yards. New York was plagued by six turnovers in the game.
The 72 points scored by Washington still stands as the record for most points scored in a regular season game. The Redskins are also involved in the record for most points in a postseason game, giving up 73 points to the Chicago Bears in a playoff shutout.
The Redskins and Giants play this coming Monday. While the likelihood of either team breaking 70 is very slim, with both teams having defenses near the bottom of the NFL, fans may be in store for another shootout.
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Photo: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/628431-braves-on-the-warpath-the-25-greatest-games-in-washington-redskins-history/page/17
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1966.htm
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196611270was.htm
http://www.todayinsport.com/day/november/27
http://www.nfl.com/history
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=2&statisticCategory=TOTAL_YARDS&conference=ALL&role=OPP&season=2012&seasonType=REG
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