LANDOVER, Md. — It was like old times for quarterback Dwayne Haskins — except for the final result. With his coach from Ohio State, Urban Meyer, watching from owner Dan Snyder’s box, Haskins showed the Washington Redskins what it needed to see: playing his best game as a professional.

However, Haskins’ best was not enough for the Redskins in a 37-27 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. In some ways, Redskins fans got what they wanted: a game in which Haskins played well — but Washington still lost and therefore didn’t hurt its 2020 NFL draft standing. Haskins, in his sixth start, threw for a career-best 261 yards — with 75 coming on a touchdown pass to another Buckeye, rookie receiver Terry McLaurin. Haskins even ran 23 yards on a speed option for a pivotal first down, leading to an eventual touchdown run by Redskins running back Adrian Peterson.

The Redskins have liked Haskins’ competitiveness and poise in the pocket. Sunday, though, they could feel good about how he executed their quick passing game. Haskins has taken some baby steps in his rookie season; he took a slightly bigger step against the Eagles. A strong finish to the 2019 season by Haskins would help the Redskins feel much better entering the offseason.

Biggest hole in the game plan: The Redskins’ inability to stop the Eagles’ run game — and stop the Eagles on third down. Philadelphia averaged 5.6 yards per carry and for all the improvement Washington has made, its inability to defend the run has hurt all season. The Redskins entered the game 27th in run defense this season — after thinking they had beefed up that area in the offseason, particularly by signing safety Landon Collins. Meanwhile, the Redskins allowed an Eagles defense missing key parts to convert 11 of 16 third downs. That’s why the Redskins lost.

Hall of Fame achievements: Peterson continues to move up the all-time charts. He tied Walter Payton for fourth place on the all-time rushing touchdown list with 110. And Peterson also climbed the all-time rushing chart, surpassing Curtis Martin Sunday for fifth place on the all-time list. Peterson entered the game needing 65 yards to tie Martin. He finished with 91 total yards.

Every Tuesday, theScore highlights the most outlandish moments from the wacky, sometimes daft, and perennially entertaining world of football. Here’s what made us smile – or cringe – on the pitch this past week.

Italian junior-team coach sacked for ‘disrespectful’ 27-0 win

Last time we checked in on the fourth-tier of Italian football, Grosseto coach Tommaso Casalini had just been sacked for some unsavory comments about teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Staying in Grosseto, this time with youth side Invictasauro, manager Massimiliano Riccini was handed his walking papers after guiding the club to a 27-0 win over rivals Marina Calcio.

“The values of youth team football are antithetical to such a thing,” Invictasauro president Paolo Brogelli said post-match, implying that ethics in football is a thing.

Asprilla blocked Chilavert hit

Once-prominent links between the drug trade and Colombian football underscored by Andres Escobar’s murder in Medellin in 1994 are again in the news with a revelation from former Los Cafeteros striker Faustino Asprilla.

The ex-Colombia and Newcastle star told Colombian TV last week that he talked a hitman out of killing Paraguayan ‘keeper Jose Luis Chilavert after a World Cup qualifying match in 1997. “You will destroy Colombian football. What happens on the pitch stays there,” Asprilla told the hitman.

One of football’s unique personalities, Asprilla also has his own line of flavored condoms, “Condom Tino,” which has nothing to do with this story.

Bolton in the black, finally

Thanks to Saturday’s 1-0 League One victory against 10-man MK Dons, Bolton are in the black for the first time this season on one point. They started the campaign with minus-12 points after going into administration.

Daryl Murphy made up for a 90th-minute penalty miss to bag the match-winner deep into stoppage time. Remarkably, Bolton are just 12 points from safety, with three games in hand on the four teams immediately above them.

“We’re not going to win every game – if we do I think I might be Manchester City’s next manager, but that’s highly unlikely because I know the football land that I’m operating in,” Bolton boss Keith Hill said post-match, quelling a rumor that absolutely nobody started.

Lights out for Nuneaton’s Breeden

Every time Tony Breeden takes a penalty, an electrician gets a job.

Weird Week is back on the bad goalkeeping beat after Nuneaton Borough ‘keeper Breeden took a pen in a seventh-tier clash with Stratford Town. Luckily for Breeden, boiling water enthusiast Joel Kettle and Callum Powell scored later to guide Nuneaton to a 2-0 victory.

It takes a Villa to raise a master in sex education

Spanish striker David Villa announced his retirement last week, and if nothing else, it provides a chance to revisit the former Barcelona star’s sartorial choices. Basically, like wearing a diploma on your jumper. Show off.

Belgium’s Boyata caught in gear gaffe

Who says the international break is boring? Not “Weird Week in Football,” as Belgium defender Dedryck Boyata played the entire first half of Saturday’s victory over Russia wearing teammate Michy Batshuayi’s shirt.

Pole pounded by pacey policeman

Elsewhere in Euro 2020 qualifiers, Poland’s Tomasz Kedziora was in the wrong spot at the wrong time when a cop chasing a pitch invader went Granit Xhaka on the full-back during Saturday’s match in Israel.

Wales supporters rank Bale’s priorities

Gareth Bale is maligned by Real Madrid fans for struggling with Spanish and the misconception that the Welshman prefers golf to football, prompting cheeky Wales fans to sing “Wales. Golf. Madrid” following the 2-0 win over Azerbaijan.

Storm halts African qualifier

Shifting the focus to AFCON qualifiers, Eswatini’s visit from Senegal on Sunday was temporarily suspended when the End of Days briefly touched down in Manzini.

Albania supporters gifted free shower

Fans in southeast Africa weren’t the only ones to get drenched, as Albanian supporters in attendance for Sunday’s qualifier against France were the unsuspecting recipients of a free shower in Tirana.

Moonlighting managers

Finally, a Twitter thread worthy of all the plaudits:

Following the much-discussed trailer launch last year, the producers of upcoming film Cats have defended the original teaser, which was criticised by many for its hyper-realistic design.

When the first trailer dropped over the summer, the Internet didn’t hide its disappointment at the film’s ‘digital fur technology’. But Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan have shared their own reactions with Variety, claiming that “100 million people or more saw the trailer” and that among those in the know, the reaction was “pretty solid”.

“They were probably people who didn’t know Cats and the fact is they were either anticipating something animated or something that was on four legs,” said Fellner. “Among people who know Cats the reaction was pretty solid.”

The producer continued with some figures: “The reality is that 100 million people or more saw the trailer, and, yes, there were some people that didn’t like it, and as is the world we live in, those who didn’t like it were the most vociferous.”

Hooper admitted to The Times that the huge reaction prompted the team to reconsider some design elements – similar to when the team behind Sonic The Hedgehog were forced back to the drawing board following a negative reaction to their own debut trailer.

“It was quite an amazing amount of feedback to get, very fast, on the design. I never intended, obviously, to make people feel uneasy, so I thought, ‘If this is being commented upon, then what can I learn from it?’”

He continued: “The problem with the trailer was that the faces had got lost in the effects. So I went back to the designs in August and a lot of those comments helped to guide me in what we did.”

The film stars Taylor Swift, James Corden, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Rebel Wilson, as well as Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen in the full-blown movie musical from the director of Les Misérables.

Cats will be released in cinemas on December 20.

Names like Kim Kardashian West, Jennifer Garner, Prada and L’Oréal had people talking this week.

Kim Kardashian West is suing a facialist

Kim Kardashian West is suing a facial doctor for ill-permissibly using her name to promote a procedure known as the “Vampire Facial,” also referred to as the platelet-rich plasma facial. Kardashian West received this treatment back in 2013. Her attorney’s filed complaint sets out to sue the Cellular Medicine Association and Dr. Charles Runels (he isn’t the doctor who performed the facial on Kardashian West, but he owns the trademark for “Vampire Facial”) for copyright infringement, infringement of registered mark, false association, violation of the right of publicity and more. Basically, the complaint reads: “While ‘the Kardashians’ — or, more accurately, Ms. Kardashian and her sister Kourtney — did ‘get’ a Vampire Facial, it was seven years ago. And they had certainly never licensed their name in connection with the procedure. Upon further investigation, Ms. Kardashian was horrified to discover that her name and likeness were plastered all over Runels’ website.”

Jennifer Garner is partnering with Virtue Labs

After being a long-time fan of the products Virtue Labs makes, Jennifer Garner is joining the hair family as an ambassador to share the brand’s story and shine a spotlight on the health-focused products.  Her relationship with the brand began through her friendship with Virtue Labs’ creative director, Adir Abergel, who is also a hairstylist. “We basically grew up together in our careers in Hollywood. To have this amazing human who I love believe in our products so much that she wants to join our Virtue family is more than I could dream of,” Abergel said in a statement. This venture is a first for Virtue Labs, as the cruelty-free hair-care brand has never collaborated with a celebrity.

L’Oréal announced it will make all Prada fragrances moving forward

Prada and L’Oréal have just locked down a long-term beauty agreement, which is set to begin at the start of 2021. Prada’s chief executive officer, Patrizio Bertelli, describes the French beauty giant as “the leading global beauty company.” And that it is. L’Oréal already has a roster of designer fragrances under its belt, so taking on Prada isn’t surprising. “Its position and experience makes it the ideal partner for Prada to develop its full potential across a variety of new projects, leverage Prada’s well-established fragrance identity and reach even more audiences around the world,” he said. Prada’s fragrance and beauty sectors were previously licensed with Puig, but they parted in summer of this year. Smells like the beginning of a very successful friendship if you ask us.

Christmas has arrived early this year, in the form of a 4K remaster of Wham!’s iconic “Last Christmas” music video. It’s living proof that the 1980s did really happen, complete with the crazy hair styles, shell suits, and shoulder pads of the ‘80s. The track was originally released 35 years ago in December 1984, and Sony Music Entertainment has now remastered the original footage in 4K.

The best way to describe it is… odd. It’s like watching people dress up in ‘80s costumes because the remaster is so good. I had to personally play it back side-by-side with the original “Last Christmas” video on YouTube to make sure they didn’t hire actors to recreate it. The indoor scenes and snow ball fights look incredible, especially when we’re used to seeing blurry and fuzzy footage from the ‘80s. Just watch the original, which appears to have been shot in 35mm film, to see what I mean.

If you’re trying to avoid hearing “Last Christmas” to win The Wham! Challenge or Whamageddon, then I’d say it’s well worth losing the game to watch this 4K version. Seeing George Michael’s wonderful hairstyle in 4K is a sight to behold. Now I want to see everything from the ‘80s remastered into a 4K horror show.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina says star freshman point guard Cole Anthony is out indefinitely due to a right knee injury and won’t play Sunday for the 17th-ranked Tar Heels against Wofford.

The school announced Anthony was out along with sophomore Leaky Black for the game at Carmichael Arena, the program’s first regular-season game in its former campus home since January 1986.

The school says treatment plans are being evaluated for Anthony, the second-leading scorer among freshmen nationally, who is averaging 19.1 points.

The versatile Black has started every game and has also served as the top backup behind Anthony at the point. He’s been dealing with a sprained right foot that has limited him in recent games. The school says he is out “on a game-to-game basis.”

North Carolina also announced that junior big man Sterling Manley had surgery Thursday to repair cartilage in his left knee and won’t return this season. Manley has yet to play this year and missed 16 games last season due to knee soreness, leading to an offseason knee procedure.

Left-hander Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a five-year, $85 million deal, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

The worth of the deal was first reported by The Athletic.

The 30-year-old Bumgarner, the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 World Series for the San Francisco Giants, went 9-9 with a 3.90 ERA last season, when he moved forward from two somewhat forgettable injury-shortened seasons.

In 2019, Bumgarner bounced back to tie for the National League lead with 34 starts and was second with 207⅔ innings pitched, which erased many doubts that the former Giants icon could again showcase his trademark durability.

A 10-year veteran, “MadBum” logged six straight seasons with double-digit wins, more than 200 innings and 30-plus starts — finishing with 18, 18 and 15 wins, respectively, from 2012 to 2014. But the 6-foot-4 left-hander went 4-9 with a 3.32 ERA in 17 starts in 2017, when he missed nearly three months following a dirt bike accident during an off day in Colorado. He threw just 111 innings that season to match his low total from 2010 when he came up in June.

Then Bumgarner broke the pinkie on his pitching hand when he was hit by a line drive from Kansas City Royals hitter Whit Merrifield in his final 2018 spring training start, undergoing surgery to insert pins into the finger. He returned in June and wound up 6-7 with a 3.26 ERA in 21 starts and 129⅔ innings.

In April 2012, Bumgarner signed a $35.56 million, six-year deal through 2017 that included $12 million club options for both 2018 and ’19. Before San Francisco staged a bit of a midseason surge to get into playoff contention this past season, Bumgarner had been mentioned as a potential top trade target prior to the July 31 deadline.

Bumgarner has 1,794 strikeouts, which ranks 14th on the active list, and has a career record of 119-92 with a 3.13 ERA. He has been a clutch postseason pitcher in each of San Francisco’s World Series title-winning campaigns of 2010, ’12 and ’14.