It is easy to over-react to any loss, and many in the DC media will have a field day with the disaster that happened in front of a national TV audience last night. But I am giving the Skins and the coaching staff a pass on this one.

That was an extremely exhausted and beat up team in Landover last night. The Redskins have been playing football longer than any other team in the league having been apart of the Hall Fame game to open the year while also having their bye on the last available week.

Meanwhile, the Steelers got a healthy and rested Willie Parker back and looked like the Super Bowl-caliber team of the opening weeks of the season. If that defense plays the way they did last night, they can beat anyone in the league. My guess is that this loss will not look as tough in just a couple weeks as Pittsburgh challenges Tennessee as the best team in the AFC.

The Skins will return from their much needed time off to resume their NFC East schedule against the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. I’m sure the team will be looking forward to the opportunity to redeem themselves on the national stage. Until then, Santana, CP, JC, Samuels, Springs, Jason Taylor, Griffin, and Kendall should enjoy their time off, get healthy, and come back ready to dominate a relatively managable schedule down the stretch.