handoff goes to adrian peterson. he goes down hard, big-time pain. gomes trying to tackle peter son. your leg is not supposed to bend that way. peterson out with a knee injury. next play, london fletcher with a crushing hit on rookie qb christian ponder. ponder left the game with a concussion. he also did not return. their backups step up on the next possession. the big guy can move. the ball's knocked out of bounds. but it's still good for a 67-yard duaner. gainer. webb keeps himself, scrambles in for a nine-yard touchdown. redskins answer right back. in the red zone, rex to jabar gaffney. makes a one-handed grab. that's impressive. see it again. the former florida teammates connecting for a touchdown. redskins are up. end of the third quarter, washington down three. roy helu was inactive because of toe and knee injuries, so evan royster fills in. solid 28-yard pickup. that would lead to a field goal. royster, 19 carries, 132 yards rushing. webb, to percy harvin, and minnesota regains the lead 30-23. just like that, made that look easy. later in the

first play of the second quarter, adrian peterson takes the ball to the middle for the score 10-0 vikings early on. grossman caps a 7-play, 60 yard drive with this touchdown pass to dante stallworth. officials ruled he crossed the goal line before fumbling the ball. then in the fourth quarter the game went back and forth. ponder scores. three minutes later, the redskins respond. rex finds the gator connection, 17-13 skins. ten minutes to go in the fourth. webb rolls right and finds harvin for the 8 yard score. vikings up 7. last play of the game, redskins need a miracle. grossman with a hail mary heave, but it gets knocked down. vikings win 33-26. after the game, greg coleman filed this report. >> reporter: christmas did not come early for the redskins today, even after knocking out both running back adrian peterson and christian ponder, it was the skins who went down for the count. >> peterson goes out and all of a sudden ponder goes out. they seemed to kind of pick up speed. >> it's very unacceptable, especially with this type of defense we have. and you know, that's not us. >> reporter

adrian peterson and christian ponder. the vikings' starting running back and quarterback out in the first series of the second half. unfortunately, their replacements played even better and the redskins lose for the tenth time in year. forcing the defensive players to look ahead to what they hope will be a better season next year. >> just to you know kind of let these close games slip away and to not finish is pretty disheartening but i am encouraged about the future because of how we're played in some games, we just have to be more consistent. >> i'm not concerned about the season as a whole, i'm more frustrated today. the men able to run the ball wild like they did and i was just very disappointed. it was very disappointing especially coming off of last week where we played well. we played well as a team so it's frustrating. it's frustrating. we've got a lot to think about for next week, we've got a lot to think about for the off-season. and hopefully guys use it as a driving force to get better. >> it's a bad taste you

peterson y del mariscal christian ponder en jugadas consecutivas, para vencer por 33-26 a los redskins de washington y detener una racha de seis derrotas. el corredor toby gerhart reemplazÓ a peterson y logrÓ un acarreo de 67 yardas que luego produjo un touchdown, mientras que el mariscal joe webb lanzÓ para dos pases de anotaciÓn y marcÓ otro por tierra en sustituciÓn de ponder. los redskins perdieron por sexta ocasiÓn al hilo en su estadio y cayeron a 5 victorias y 10 derrotas. pero no todo fue derrota porque en donde si se celebro y casi siempre pasa fue en baltimore. porque el mariscal joe flacco lanzÓ dos pases de touchdown y los ravens vencieron 20 a 14 a los browns de cleveland, para quedar a un paso de ganar la divisiÓn norte de la conferencia americana. el corredor ray rice corriÓ para 87 yardas y atrapÓ un pase de touchdown para los ravens. el equipo de baltimore completÓ su primera temporada invicto como local de 8-0. los ravens ganarÁn la divisiÓn si vencen a cincinnati de visitantes la semana prÓxima. esto tambie Én les darÍa un pase libre en la primera ro

the redskins hoping to lock out adrian peterson on the christmas eve showdown with the vikings. georgetown aims to keep roland >>> what's going on in sports? >> a little breaking news i guess. we didn't expect to talk about this. the nationals made a move. itis a good one. the nationals turn to the trade market. they made a big move today acquiring left-handed pitcher gonzalez in oakland. giving up four minor leaguers including three of the top ten prospects. peacock, cole, norris and malone sent to the as. they had to sweeten the pot to get him because several other teams were in the mix trying to trade for him, including the very rich red sox. gonzalez went 16-12 with a 3.12 e.r.a. and 197 strikeouts last year. he's already been an all-star and in his first year of arbitration. salary wise, he will not cost the nationals much money. with gonzalez on the staff, they have a legit, one, two, three punch. straussburg, zimmerman and now gonzalez. we are a month into the college basketball season. a month in an eternity in college basketball. the last time they met, they were unrank

first play of the second quarter, adrian peterson goes for the score, 10-0. vikings early on. redskins on the ensuing possession. caps off a seven-play, 60-yard drive with a great touchdown pass, which officials ruled hecrossed the goal line before fumbling the ball. christian ponder scores on the option keeper, 17-13. three minutes later. webb finds percy harvin. vikings up 7 now. redskins need a miracle last play of the game. the hail mary heave but vikings win 33-26. mike shanahan showed his appreciation for the skins fans that did show up despite another losing season. >> i would like to start out saying thanks to our fans. any time you get a 5-1 season, a team coming in with two wins, it's not too often you get that type of support. obviously, couldn't make them very happy with the way we played. >> we've got a lot of pride to play for. the way we worked, the players, coaches, and fans, we deserve better. >> definitely sucks. the good teams win at home. that's the only way you can make the playoffs, defending your turf. 7-1 at home is how you make the playoffs. >> rex gro

adrienne peter -- adrian peterson suffered a torn mcl and acl. look at the replay. it doesn't look that bad when you see it in real time. but if you look at the replay, his knee just bends backwards. ouch on that one. bad news for them. >>> all right, shifting to the hardwood. while much of the nba spent the holiday on the court. the wizards have one more day to prepare for their season opener. they have hosted the new jersey mets tomorrow night to kick off the shortened season. and he is now in his second year, continues to lead his team through the rebuilding phase. the last three seasons, they have missed the playoffs, finishing last in the season. but with the season full of back-to-back-to-back games, the wizards feel like their youth gives them an advantage. >> to people with young players if you have a lot of them you'll say that they have young legs they can recooperate pretty quick and bounce back. >> i think it really could help us because we're a young team. i have been playing five games in one day. it could be tough at times, but you know it definitely

running back adrian peterson for the majority of the 2nd half are out but still managed the win. the redskins finished with a 2- 6 home record. today mike shanahan was asked if turning around the redskins has taken longer than he thought it would. >> i, yeah, a lot longer than i first anticipated. we had less depth than i thought and we are a little bit older in a few different positions and i thought we might keep those players a little bit longer than we did, but that's not a negative. you just got to evaluate your squad on a dayday basis, year to year basis and put the best football team together and i think that's what we're doing. >> a win over the eagles would give the redskins a 3-3 record in the nfc east, a one-game improvement over last season. i'm dave feldman. that's your sports. maureen, back to you. >> thank you, dave. now you have the news edge. of course, the news is always auto www.myfoxdc.com. take care.

. >>> turning to sports, first to minnesota where adrian peterson will miss the rest of the season. he tore his acl and mcl during saturday's game. he will have surgery sometime within the next week or so to repair it. >>> now to right here in baltimore, where david reid is done for the rest of the year. he injured himself in saturday's game and will need surgery to repair his torn acl. shane graham could be cult from the team because billy cundiff is expected to be back. >>> with a win the ravens will secure a first round bye and a home game in the playoffs. we will bring you the game here live. >> that is going to be a brawl, that is going to be a total brawl. i am starting to get antsy about it. i am not lying to you. i think i am a product of it. talking to people, the first thing they say is ravens on the road, not what we see at a home game. let me tell you cincinnati is going to play their hearts out. if they can beat us they are in the playoffs. it is a ginormous game. >>> let's take a look at radar, it is quiet wet, take a look at the graphic, we will go ahead and move alon

. >> aside from ponder, the redskins d have their hands full with adrian peterson. in his first game back since suffer an ankle sprain, he was limited to ten carries against new orleans. the redskins know he's chomping at the bit for a big game. >> just watching him even with the hurt ankle, he's still able to do things that you don't see too often. so, we're definitely going to be geared up to stop the run. get up to defend their offense. >> that team goes with him. put the game in his hands. you have a high chance of winning the game. >> the redskins are assured one thing. they have some serious talent on this team. providing a glimmer of hope for next year. >> error the season didn't go the way we thought it would. we have to try to build for the future. >> kristin berset, 9news sports now. >> a local minister honors his wife's memory by continuing their work with teenagers in need of a good home. that story is coming up. >> plus, a couple more new movies vying for the audiences this weekend. we'll have a sneak peek. the relationship between a police officer and