Redskins topple Colts; Marcus Mason gets TD

CANTON (AP) — Rookie Colt Brennan threw two touchdown passes, one to former Youngstown State standout Marcus Mason, in the second half for Washington, and Matterral Richardson returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown to rally the Redskins for a 30-16 victory against the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday’s Hall of Fame Game.

The victory capped a three-day celebration in which two of the Redskins most revered players, Art Monk and Darrell Green, were inducted into the Hall of Fame along with former Kansas City cornerback and Redskins assistant coach Emmitt Thomas. The other inductees were linebacker Andre Tippett, tackle Gary Zimmerman and defensive end Fred Dean.

For Jim Zorn, it gave him a victory in his debut as a head coach.

The Colts played without seven starters, including injured two-time league MVP Peyton Manning, 2007 defensive player of the year Bob Sanders, former league sacks champion Dwight Freeney and record-setting receiver Marvin Harrison.

The Redskins started fast, getting a three-play touchdown drive that ended with Antwaan Randle El making a spinning 20-yard TD catch.

But the Redskins managed only one other first half score — when Colts rookie Jamey Richard snapped the ball over the head of quarterback Quinn Gray and it rolled through the end zone.

Washington’s defense, however, forced Indy to kick three field goals after time-consuming drives, and that kept it close enough for Brennan, the record-breaking quarterback out of Hawaii, to change the game.

He entered midway through the third quarter, trailing 16-9, and responded with a 20-yard TD pass to Maurice Mann, on his first series. Brennan again got the Redskins in scoring position on the next series, finally scrambling around long enough to find Mason for a 5-yard TD pass with 10:22 left to make it 23-16.