Redskins' Hall ties NFL record with four INTs

CHICAGO - DeAngelo Hall looked like he was playing catch with Jay Cutler. When the Bears quarterback threw the ball, he was there to intercept it - four times.

It was a performance that left him a little overwhelmed, and in the NFL's record book.

Hall tied the league mark with his four interceptions, returning one 92 yards for a touchdown, and the Washington Redskins sacked Cutler four times and forced six turnovers in a 17-14 victory over Chicago yesterday.

Hall shares the record with 18 others and is the first to pick off four passes since Deltha O'Neal did it with Denver in 2001. The four interceptions give him five on the season, one shy of his career high, and easily eclipsed his previous best of two in a game. "It's kind of mind-blowing," he said. "I had my mom, my aunt and my two cousins in the stands. The first ball went to my mom, the second ball went to my aunt, and the next thing you knew, everybody had a ball."

His one-handed interception and TD return late in the third quarter were made for the highlight reel and put the Redskins ahead for good, sending Chicago (4-3) to its third loss in four games.

Washington (4-3), meanwhile equaled its win total from last season and pounded Cutler, who has been sacked 19 times in his last three games.

The Redskins trailed 14-10 late in the third when Hall made that one-handed grab. Hall ran it back 92 yards to give Washington a 17-14 lead with 1:36 left in the third.

"That was the sickest interception I've ever seen," linebacker London Fletcher said.