Skip to content
Advertisement
Author profile

Tommy Chalk

tchalk@washingtontimes.com

Tommy Chalk is a sports writer at The Washington Times. Prior to joining The Times in September of 2016, Tommy covered the NHL and NFL for FOX Sports. A 2014 graduate from the University of Maryland, Tommy worked as a freelance writer covering advanced statistics within the NHL and NFL, writing analytical articles for The Washington Post and SB Nation blog Japers' Rink. Additionally, Tommy has sports reporting experience from his time with The Post Game and The University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism's Capital News Service.
He can be reached at tchalk@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Tommy Chalk

Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman (24) and free safety Will Blackmon (41) break up a pass intended for Carolina Panthers wide receiver Ted Ginn (19) during the second half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Third quarter: Panthers 23, Redskins 9

To start off the second half, Kirk Cousins was sacked and fumbled the ball. The ball was returned to the Redskins' own one yard line, where it immediately punched in by the Carolina Panthers' Mike Tolbert on a short pass from Cam Newton.

December 19, 2016
Washington Redskins wide receiver Maurice Harris (13) celebrates as Washington Redskins running back Rob Kelley rolls into the end zone for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Landover, Md., Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Halftime: Panthers 13, Redskins 9

A Robert Kelley bull-rushing touchdown brought the Washington Redskins within four points of the Carolina Panthers on Monday night. With an opportunity to get within a field goal, Dustin Hopkins missed an extra point attempt.

December 19, 2016
Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) passes the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Landover, Md., Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

First Quarter: Panthers 10, Redskins 3

A poor Washington Redskins' pass defense and offensive mistakes cost the Redskins in the first quarter, trailing the Carolina Panthers 10-3.

December 19, 2016
In this photo taken Dec. 11, 2016, Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton (1) looks for some running room against the San Diego Chargers during the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C. Give up fewer points than you score is the name of the game, Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Joe Barry contends, and his defense has been able to do that in the most crucial situations this season. Six out of seven times the Redskins kept an opponent from taking the lead late in the fourth quarter or overtime, a key reason they’re still in the playoff race with three games left.  (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)

Josh Norman’s absence felt in Carolina

From an opening weekend loss to the Broncos through a blowout Dec. 4 beatdown by the Seattle Seahawks, the Panthers have struggled with a season-long post-Super Bowl hangover.

December 18, 2016
Washington Redskins' Pierre Garcon, right, scores a touchdown past Philadelphia Eagles' Nolan Carroll during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

Pierre Garcon inspiring Redskins on, off field

Week in and week out, Washington Redskins' quarterback Kirk Cousins consistently takes to the podium on Wednesdays and stresses that he doesn't play favorites with his targets. When it comes to distributing the ball, he just "goes where his reads take him."

December 15, 2016
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Nick Moody stretches during NFL football training camp Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Santa Clara, Calif. A hard-hitting nature defines Moody as an inside linebacker for the  49ers looking to follow in the footsteps of retired star Patrick Willis as he competes for a starting job this training camp. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) **FILE**

Nick Moody, linebacker, signed by Redskins: Report

According to Pro Football Talk, the Washington Redskins have signed linebacker Nick Moody. Moody, 26, most recently played for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2015 season, participating in just three games.

December 13, 2016
Maryland forward Michal Cekovsky, of Slovakia, stands on the court in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Michal Cekovsky’s big presence adds new element to Terps

With University of Maryland senior center Damonte Dodd out of the lineup with a sprained medial collateral ligament for the foreseeable future, an opportunity was presented to center Michal Cekovsky -- and the Slovakian-born big man has flourished.

December 13, 2016