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Updated Dec 11, 2009 2:21 AM ET
     
 
--CB DeAngelo Hall has missed two straight games with a sprained right knee. He has added back spasms to that injury. But the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback is still hoping that he can play Sunday for the going-nowhere Redskins, in large part because it's against the team that cut him 13 months ago, just eight months after giving him a seven-year, $70 million contract.

"When I saw the schedule, I had this one circled, along with the Atlanta game," Hall said. "(Raiders) Coach (Tom) Cable made the statement that they had someone better behind me. I took a little offense to that."

Hall is also eager to get back on the field because of Oakland's offense.

"Their receivers will do one thing and that's run deep," Hall said. "I love to just get into a track meet. I'm faster than all of 'em. Even at 80 percent me, (I) can keep up with some of those guys. I feel like I can run straight ahead. It's the cutting that kinda bothers me, but these guys ain't doing a lotta cutting. They're running full speed right at you. Some of them run full speed, (get) wide open and still can't catch."

--Already voted the NFL's dirtiest defensive player by his fellow players, defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth has been named the league's strongest man.

Sports Illustrated polled 296 players and Haynesworth came in first with 12 percent of the vote. Fellow defensive tackles Kris Jenkins of the Jets and Casey Hampton of the Steelers and Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison received seven percent each. Cowboys guard Leonard Davis was the top offensive player with six percent.

--Although H.B. Blades played more at strong-side linebacker against the Saints than he had all year, don't look for the top special teams tackler to see as much time on defense during the final four games.

Nothing against Blades, but the coaches were concerned that rookie strong- side starter Brian Orakpo, a college defensive end, would struggle against New Orleans tight end Jeremy Shockey.

"We didn't want to put Rak on Shockey," coach Jim Zorn explained. "It was for that game."

Although Oakland tight end Zach Miller's 43 catches are 20 more than any other Raider and he has a healthy 14.2-yard average, he's not considered as dangerous as Shockey, whose stats are comparable.

Blades had four tackles on defense against the Saints compared to just six during his previous 11 games.

BY THE NUMBERS: 9 -- Washington's consecutive road losses, tying the franchise record.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "I could look at my calendar, not my watch." -- Coach Jim Zorn on how far back he would have to go to have his offense match the 455 yards and 30 points it produced last Sunday against New Orleans. The yardage total matched the Redskins' high under Zorn achieved in Week 2 of 2008 against the Saints. The points were their high since Joe Gibbs penultimate regular season game in Week 16 of 2007.
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