at fed ex field, lindsay murphy, fox 5 sports. >> lindsay, thanks. despite falling behind, the redskins don't abandon the run. they keep giving it to clinton portis. lindsay mentioned the 98 yards a season high. he also rushed 25 times. that was a season high. not bad for a guy who is listed as questionable with a bad quad. >> guys wanted when me to cay the team. guys wanted to put it on our back. i think the offensive line wanted to go out and run the ball. guys are like, come on, we've got to get going. for the coaches to come out and stick with the run, i think it was a great feeling. >> time for our geico 15 minutes of fame. it goes to the kicker. sean suisham who was doing the double duty. a long of 32 yards. his last punt inside the 20- yard line. he made his lone field goal from 42 yards out. he made the other one but your honor our geico 15 minutes of fame for his punting. >> you have much more respect for the ys that do that, you know. it's no easy skill. >> reporter: how did you grade yourself today as a punter? >> we won the game. we won t

over to lindsay murphy with a preview of port sports. >> can the caps live up to the hype? and the terps start a new season in the acc. can maryland put the fear of the turtle in the clemson tigers? >> pucks, pigskins and apps. >> oh, my. >> you can be the can't wrap up any stronger than that? >> absolutely. >> we are always on at www.myfoxdc.com. >> look for us on air and online. we're back tomorrow night halftime during football and then back at 10:00 and 11:00. >> you be here too. using kmarte wonder if everything... wouldn't be better in small amounts. - like yard work! - and exercising! and your casserole... would not be one of those things. kmart layaway lets you plan ahead. pay a little at a time, and pick up everything... you need, when you need it. there's smart, and there's kmart smart. >>> good evening i'm lindsay murphy thanks for joining us foan edition of geico sports extra. the skins are not panicking. and maryland football looks to get back on track after a 1-3 start. the caps held their home opener tonight. the expectations are high. the hype is real and th

lindsay murphy is here now with a preview. >> i have good news and bad news. the good news on paper bucs -- [ inaudible ] as of today running back clinton portis is listed as a game time decision. this by the way is the second straight week for him. jim zorn says there is a 50-50 chance he will be a go sunday but that's not good news for the skins who could use his help in getting this run game going. clinton portis has been hindered by bone spurs in both of his ankles the past few weeks but he has been getting treatment and does says he feels better. this week the problem is a bruised calf. he was kicked in the calf during last week's game with the lions. he has just 183 yards on 47 carries through three games. number 26 is itching to get back on track. >> i think right now as far as my ankles, could i run around. i can stop. i can cut. the treatment i've been given, the new program we've been on is working great. right now my ankles don't have any pain. it's unfortunate for me. i think i'll be fine. it's going to be wear and tear. this is the n.f.l. , you kn

i'm lindsay murphy. brian will wrap unthe edge when we come -- up the edge when we come back. ic >>> got a little shower activity. more on the way during the overnight. we'll check out the radar. one area of showers out towards the bay east of i-9 up towards baltimore. this is just clipping annapolis. another line of showers back out to the west of us. give this three to four more hours d this will start moving on across. then it looks like we're done. here's your five-day forecast. a lot of weekend plans. 77 tomorrow with sunshine. nice southerly winds bringing up the warmth. a little cooler for sunday and a lot of sunshine, too. high temperature of 74 degrees. we could certainly do worse. there's your weekend forecast. >>> kanye not needed to get lady gaga's party started. last night we told you the lady ga and kanye west tour had been canceled. the singer announced she'll be hitting the road. they were set to perform at the verizon center in november. she said her tour will start in november but the exact cities and dates are unknown. now you have the new

lindsay murphy here with the highlights. >> reporter: the caps have been carry good. they are scary good. ovechkin and the capitals beat the bruins 4-1. tonight the home opener against toronto. in the 1st period, no score. ovechkin rips one past the defender and the goalie his third of the year. later in the 1st period, the newest cap mike knuble scores his first with the new team. and 2nd period caps lead 5-1. ovechkin to semianyone. he still imagines to score. and the caps defeat the maple leafs 6-4 for their second consecutive home victory. >> as long as we can keep winning it doesn't matter who scores. but i mean, we'll get other guys to chip in every now and again. and you know, we'll score three or four goals a game. >> ten goals in two games, pretty good. >>> maryland was off to a slow start at 1-3. they were desperate for a taste of a victory again against clemson. in the 3rd quarter. clemson trailing 17-13. tony leggen picks the ball up at the 44-yard li and heads the opposite direction. the blockers follow. he picks up 43 yards on the return and gets down to

lindsay murphy is live to tell us about it. >> reporter: perfect night for football. you said right. northwest churchill beat the voting by 1%. again, thanks to all the voters for going to myfoxdc.com and casting your votes for game of the week. looking at this match up, northwest has been dominant. they won three of the five games that the two teams played together. but this year churchill appears to be the team on top. they are 4-0, undefeated. one of seven teams in montgomery county to be undefeated. the churchill cheerleaders are here. they have something we have never seen on the game of the week. take it away, ladies . >> they are quiet but getting us going. thank you, ladies. that was tremendous. the first time we have scene a pyramid on the game of the week coverage. the band is 200 strong later in the show. kick off not until 6:30. back to you in the studio. >> they are good. get in there, lindsay. >> maybe i will for the next hit. >> all right. have fun. >>> well, we know golfer tiger woods rakes in the big bucks. how about this. forbes.com says he's the fir

lindsay murphy now with more on where the team is going and where they've been. >> reporter: on monday following the redskins loss to the lions, there were more questions than answers as to how the team would move forward. does it boil down to just xs and os or is there a deeper divide. >> we're not sitting here like this team is falling apart. we're not sitting here panicking about losing two games. i feel like, you know, you go through those situations in this league. you have to lose. you have to win. it's one or the other. >> reporter: the redskins happen to be on the losing side already twice this season after just three weeks. they open theear with a loss to the giants. then barely beat the rams and then last sunday fell to the lions who were on 19-game losing skid. while this situation may divide some teams, it also may unite them. >> i hope it do, you know. people are ready to throw in the towel. it's week four of the n.f.l. season. there are a lot of teams in the same situation as us. because we've had close games with the rams and lions, it's like oh, we suck. i think for us