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Tipped pass gives Redskins reprieve and saves their season

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In a stretch where little has gone right, where every break seemingly went the other way, the Washington Redskins caught their biggest one of fall.

Josh Johnson's pass floated down the field, headed toward disaster and a potential back-breaking interception that would have ended any faint playoff hopes for the Redskins. And then the unusual happened: The ball skipped off the hands of Jacksonville Jaguars safety Tashaun Gipson and, as the ball drifted to the ground, was snagged by Redskins receiver Jamison Crowder.

In a stretch where little has gone right, where every break seemingly went the other way, the Redskins caught their biggest one of fall.