Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy (16) scrambles during his game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, in Landover, Md.LANDOVER, Md. – Colt McCoy had trouble keeping his eyes dry and his voice steady.
The one-time NFL starter had been through the quarterback wilderness of scout-team snaps and inactive Sundays since the last time the league had paid him any mind.
And yet here he was, a quarterback not named Griffin or Cousins who had just led a game-winning fourth-quarter drive for the Washington Redskins.
“It’s been two years, and I don’t want to get emotional,” McCoy said. “But I’m just thankful that I’ve hung in there and kept fighting.”
McCoy’s relief appearance after Kirk Cousins’ halftime benching provided a lift to an otherwise ho-hum game between ho-hum teams.