Although effort may be too strong a word in a game rendered meaningless when Washington beat Philadelphia and eliminated Dallas (9-7) from the wild-card chase more than an hour before kickoff.
St. Louis ended a four-game losing streak and won for only the second time in its last eight games. It may be a going-away present for Marshall Faulk, who got his first start of the season, and coach Mike Martz, who has missed the last 11 games because of health problems and is believed to be on his way out.



