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Robert Griffin III intercepted in his own end zone on crazy play against Chargers

This play did not end well for Robert Griffin III. Things have not gone well for the Washington Redskins early on in their game against the San Diego
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Robert Griffin III intercepted in his own end zone on crazy play against Chargers
Robert Griffin III intercepted in his own end zone on crazy play against Chargers

This play did not end well for Robert Griffin III.

Things have not gone well for the Washington Redskins early on in their game against the San Diego Chargers. Washington's first offensive drive started at its 1-yard line after San Diego punter Mike Scifres pinned the ball there. Washington's subsequent drive took the ball down to the San Diego 7-yard line in 16 plays and almost nine minutes, but there was no getting into the end zone, and Kai Forbath's 25-yard field goal attempt was blocked. (As an aside, the Redskins' special teams are really, really bad.)

Washington's second drive ALSO started at the 1-yard line -- that might be an NFL first -- and this drive ended with even less success than the first. After a false start penalty on first down, Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III tried to throw the ball in the general direction of receiver Leonard Hankerson (we suppose) when all heck broke loose. 

(GIF via Bleacher Report)

Griffin's throw was batted down by defensive end Lawrence Guy, who deflected the ball into the back of defensive tackle Cam Thomas. The ball hung in the air as if it were filled with helium, and it came down in the hands of Sean Lissemore for the San Diego touchdown. It's not technically a Fat Guy Touchdown as Lissemore stands 6-foot-3 and weighs just over 300 pounds, but we'll throw the John Madden quote from The Replacements in there anyway:

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DOUG FARRAR

SI.com contributing NFL writer and Seattle resident Doug Farrar started writing about football locally in 2002, and became Football Outsiders' West Coast NFL guy in 2006. He was fascinated by FO's idea to combine Bill James with Dr. Z, and wrote for the site for six years. He wrote a game-tape column called "Cover-2" for a number of years, and contributed to six editions of "Pro Football Prospectus" and the "Football Outsiders Almanac." In 2009,  Doug was invited to join Yahoo Sports' NFL team, and covered Senior Bowls, scouting combines, Super Bowls, and all sorts of other things for Yahoo Sports and the Shutdown Corner blog through June, 2013. Doug received the proverbial offer he couldn't refuse from SI.com in 2013, and that was that. Doug has also written for the Seattle Times, the Washington Post, the New York Sun, FOX Sports, ESPN.com, and ESPN The Magazine.  He also makes regular appearances on several local and national radio shows, and has hosted several podcasts over the years. He counts Dan Jenkins, Thomas Boswell, Frank Deford, Ralph Wiley, Peter King, and Bill Simmons as the writers who made him want to do this for a living. In his rare off-time, Doug can be found reading, hiking, working out, searching for new Hendrix, Who, and MC5 bootlegs, and wondering if the Mariners will ever be good again.

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