Can we talk about Danny? Not THAT Danny! I mean Redskins Legend, Danny Wuerffel!
2002 was a time when the Redskins’ QB merry-go-round turned into a out-of-control cyclotron. The Ol’ Ball Coach proved fickle, swapping starting QBs the way Liz Taylor swapped out husbands. Here we have Wuerffel’s moment at the top. Dressed to impress in those terrific 70th Anniversary uni’s, the Redskins whipped up a surprisingly decent effort, rallying from 10-0 down to nip Kurt Warner and the visiting defending NFC Champion St. Louis Rams.
Stephen Davis had a lovely three touchdown day, and Darrell Green made a great game-saving play near the end. But it was Wuerffel’s 16-for-23 235-yard performance that brought the house down. It was an effort so gloriously unexpected that Wuerffel was immediately whisked from the field following the game, taken to a secret location to be preserved in amber, then enshrined for future generations to worship – and hence, he has never been seen or heard from again.
Warner had to settle for the Hall of Fame, alas.
Digitized play-by-play from magical magnetic media, just for you. (Apologies for the sound drop for the first 15ish seconds, oh well).
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