Washington scores 21 4th quarter points to beat New Orleans on Art Monk's 25-yard TD catch with no time left. Mark Rypien completed 70% of his passes for 331 yards and 4 TD passes. Rypien also had 42 yards rushing. Earnest Byner rushed for 91 yards and 2 TDs. Gary Clark caught 6 passes for 141 yards and a TD. Art Monk caught 4 passes for 116 yards and 2 TDs. Ricky Sanders caught 4 passes for 74 yards and a TD. Washington's defense had 2 sacks. Before he was injured early in the 3rd quarter, Bobby Hebert completed 50% of his passes for 98 yards and 2 TD passes. Mike Buck came in for Hebert and completed 67% of his passes for 136 yards and 2 TD passes. Dalton Hillard rushed for 99 yards and 2 TDs. Vaughn Dunbar had 69 all-purpose yards (55 rushing, 14 receiving). Eric Martin caught 2 passes for 97 yards and a TD. Quinn Early caught 4 passes for 96 yards and 2 TDs. Hoby Brenner caught 2 passes for 24 yards. New Orleans' defense had 2 sacks and a blocked punt. Washington's passing attack was no match for New Orleans. Washington has sole possession of 1st place in the NFC East as well as the NFL's best record (9-2). New Orleans is now a game behind San Francisco in the NFC West. Week 12 ends on a good footnote by Washington.
