That may be the title of a Paul Simon song, but it also describes the Redskins playoff chances. After starting the season 6-2, Washington lost to the Baltimore Ravens 24-10 and slid to 7-6. Stop me if you have heard this before, but the offense was a no show.

The first half was well fought by both defenses. Unfortunately the Redskins also turned over the ball twice in the first 6 minutes, letting the Ravens score 14 points. Other than that, no scoring occurred the rest of the half. That's simply not good enough. The Ravens defense has been legendary almost since the team fled Cleveland for Baltimore. Facing Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and crew, nobody expected the Redskins to function normally. Problem was that we lost both Jon Jansen and Chris Samuels to injury and were down to the last available offensive lineman.

The offense was erractic and ineffective as usual. The defense preservered and managed to keep the game within reach. Midway through the 4th quarter, the Redskins only trailed 17-10. But then one long drive with LeRon McClain pounding the ball sealed the fate. Mark Clayton caught a TD pass to seal the game at 24-10 with 3 minutes left in the game.

Now the Redskins only chance to make the playoffs is to winout the rest of the season. Of the remaining opponents, only Cincinnatti next week looks like a sure victory, but as we witnessed with St. Louis, it's not money in the bank. They'll also need help from other wildcard contenders.