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The Redskins came up short against Seattle. Forcing three turnovers, hardly being penalized, and knocking Shaun Alexander out of the game early, it's hard to believe that the Redskins wouldn't win.

The game was over when John Hall missed the 36 yard field goal. The Skins faithful had reason to believe when Santana Moss hauled in a deflected 20 yard touchdown and the ensuing kickoff was fumbled and recovered by Hall. However, Brunell missed on a 3rd and 4 to Moss streaking across the field, setting up the missed kick.

The subsequent Seattle series came down to a 3rd down where Mack Strong found a crack on the right side and rumbled for 32 yards.

Hasselbeck was impressive, making plays with his feet when the rest of the offense was out of rhythm. Gregg Williams had a good game plan to keep the Seahawks off balance. However, Hasselbeck made plays at critical times for first downs and scores.

It was a disappointing end but in retrospect the Skins had a successful season. They have a lot to hang their collective hat on. Gibbs rallied the troops after the nadir in the middle of the season to reel off 5 straight wins and claw their way into the postseason. The Skins have building blocks in place for the future. Gregg Williams will be back and none of the key players is a threat to leave. The offseason priority is to complement Moss with another gamechanger at wide receiver. The Patten acquisition didn't work out. If he Redskins can acquire say, Mike Williams in a trade, they may get the offensive presences they desperately need.