Washington Redskins 2016: And down the National Football League stretch…
“Any time you can win, it’s always a plus, but we know that we still got bigger fish to fry, so winning right now is crucial”, said Jamison Crowder, who caught three passes from Kirk Cousins for 102 yards, including a TD that went for 44 in Washington’s 42-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. “QB rating 145? So we need him to play like that a lot more”. It’s important for us to get back home, hopefully assess where we are, move forward and get ready for Philadelphia. Kelley wiggled his way up the middle for a 10-yard score as the Redskins took the lead for good at 13-10 in the second quarter.
Chants of “We Want Dallas!” filled FedEx Field in the final minutes after Cousins completed a 53-yard pass to Crowder, and Kelley got his third touchdown.
Cousins set the team record for career 300-yard games with his 17 Sunday, including one in the postseason. “That’s one of our playmakers, that’s one of the guys we depend on”. “Once again, I feel like I say it every week, but welcome to the NFL”. In the last four games, the Packers have allowed over 30 points in the last four games which has never happened in the McCarthy era. Even if you don’t like one of these two teams, this is going to be a must-watch game. That is all we got right now. “Now we’re looking forward to Dallas”. Because the path to the playoffs may depend on three straight road games starting November 24 in Dallas (9-1), with December 4 in Arizona (4-5-1) and December 11 in Philadelphia (5-5) to follow.
Washington Redskins Kirk Cousins and Robert “Fat Rob” Kelley were two of the best performers in the National Football League last week, and could be recognized for that hours before playing again. They finish with three consecutive divisional games in the NFC North against Chicago, Minnesota, and Detroit. Barclay and his replacement, rookie Jason Spriggs, combined to cost Green Bay 25 yards on three penalties.
“Some of his movement looked good or encouraging, but he’s going through the necessary tests”, Bears coach John Fox said after the loss.
The Green Bay defense allowed Washington to convert 9-of-14 (84 percent) third downs.
Gruden was feeling risky all night, going for it on fourth-and-1 from his own 41 with 6:22 left. He won’t do that much against a tough Dallas defense, but he will rack up 100 yards and a touchdown.
“The fourth-and-1 was pretty simple: It was half a yard, and the wind was pretty strong in our face”, Gruden said. Will Compton leads the Washington Redskins with 87 tackles, Trent Murphy has seven sacks and Josh Norman has 11 pass deflections. Sundberg missed the Packers game with a back injury and was replaced by Rick Lovato.