The Redskins overcame what feels like the 100 Years War worth of despair to defeat a mostly Kyle Orton-free Denver Broncos team at FedEx. So, bully for us. ESPN decided to spit on our parade, though, with one of those “Which of the following SHOCKS AND APPALLS YOU MORE?” polls about the biggest upset of the day. But, fun fact, we have even lower expectations for ourselves than the rest of the country:
That’s right: The only people more surprised than you that the Redskins won today are actual Redskins fans. Fight, fight, fight for old DC.




Katherine Miller writes columns sometimes for the Vanderbilt Hustler, and blogs in a few places (like this one!). She is a big fan of Alex Ovechkin, 1970s Al Green, and Chuck. She can be reached at kat.m.miller [at] gmail [dot] com, or followed on Twitter @

