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Washington Football Team: Gregg Williams’ zero blitz reminiscent of Jim Haslett

By Jonathan Eig

New York Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams pictured on the field at MetLife Stadium before the Jets' disappointing loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020.Nyj Vs Lav
New York Jets defensive coordinator Gregg Williams pictured on the field at MetLife Stadium before the Jets' disappointing loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020.Nyj Vs Lav /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – OCTOBER 28: Defensive coordinator Jim Haslett of the Washington Football Team looks on from the sideline during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on October 28, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Redskins 27-12. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – OCTOBER 28: Defensive coordinator Jim Haslett of the Washington Football Team looks on from the sideline during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on October 28, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Redskins 27-12. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /

How it relates

Monday night, September 26, 2011. It was the third week of the season and Washington took their surprising 2-0 team down to Dallas to take on the very banged up Cowboys.

Tony Romo, playing with broken ribs and a punctured lung, was having a miserable night. Snap miscues led to fumbles galore. Cowboy receivers ran the wrong routes all night. Still, Romo was tough. He hung in there and moved the team. But they simply couldn’t get the ball in the end zone.

Washington’s offense wasn’t much better. Rex Grossman played a decent enough game, but the first half saw only exchanges of field goals between WFT’s Graham Gano and Dallas’ Dan Bailey. It was 9-9 at halftime.

Rex finally got the ball in the end zone when he found running back Tim Hightower for a short touchdown in the third. Bailey added his fourth field goal late in the quarter, and they went into the fourth quarter with Washington ahead 16-12.

One more Bailey kick made it 16-15 as the two-minute warning approached. Then, it happened.

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