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Sittin' Stephen Redskins' Davis leaves game in second with sprained knee
Posted: Tuesday January 18, 2000 10:40 AM
LANDOVER, Md. (CNNSI.com) -- Washington running back Stephen Davis, the NFC's leading rusher, left the wild-card game with a sprained knee Saturday after rushing for 119 yards in less than a half against the Detroit Lions. Davis, who entered the game nursing a sore ankle, had 15 carries and touchdown runs of 1 and 4 yards when he was injured on a third-down run with 10 minutes left in the second quarter. The Redskins were leading 17-0 when Davis left the game. It was Davis' first game since he sprained an ankle Dec. 19 at Indianapolis. The Redskins finished with 223 yards rushing on 46 carries as a team, but Davis' replacement, Skip Hicks, struggled after replacing him in the lineup. Hicks carries 23 times for only 46 yards, with his longest running going for nine yards. "I gave Stephen Davis a game ball," coach Norv Turner said. "But he can't collect it unless he plays against Tampa." Davis thinks that he should be ready for next Saturday's game at Tampa Bay. "My knee is hurt but I feel I can be ready by next weekend," Davis said. "It's going to take a lot of treatment on it, but I'll get myself prepared."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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