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Gridiron Challenge: Week 10 preview

By Tristan H. Cockcroft
ESPN.com

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Every so often, one of those neat stats pops up that gives me a chuckle. I'm sure you've heard it by now, but here it is again: Counting Tuesday's, in 17 of the past 18 Presidential elections, the result of the Redskins' final home game before Election Day has accurately predicted the winner. When the Redskins won, the party with the most votes in the prior Presidential election won the current one. When the Redskins lost, the party that held the Presidency lost. You might have heard of it; it' ...

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