LANDOVER, Md. — Tom Brady and Jason Campbell put on a regular season show in preseason, producing 359 yards and six scoring drives combined.
Now the bad news, at least for New England Patriots fans: Their star quarterback has a sore shoulder.
Brady again put up strong numbers as he comes back from a knee injury, helping New England to a 27-24 preseason victory over Washington on Friday night, while the Redskins' Campbell helped ease the doubts from a pair of disappointing August performances.
In the game that traditionally serves as the dress rehearsal for the real stuff that begins in two weeks, Brady played the first half and completed 12 of 19 passes for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns. Randy Moss caught six passes for 90 yards and both of Brady's touchdowns.
While much of the preseason has centered on how Brady would respond to a hit on his surgically repaired knee, the hardest blow came when his right shoulder was crushed to the turf by defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth after throwing an incomplete third-down pass late in the second quarter. Brady went to the bench, where he flexed and rotated his throwing arm as the half came to a close and again after returning from the locker room after halftime.
Sports, Pages 26 on 08/29/2009