Redskins QB Kirk Cousins named NFC Offensive Player of the Week

Cousins completed 50 of 89 passes for 693 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Rob Kelley has given their offense an added dimension and quarterback Kirk Cousins continues to exceed expectations. “We Want Dallas” chants filled FedEx Field in the final minutes of the game that only became a blowout late, but this was a well-rounded performance that the Redskins wish they could’ve put together in January.

The Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins are bitter NFC East rivals and are set to face off this week.

Doing so has helped his team overcome an 0-2 start, and they’ve only lost one of their last eight games.

“Scot has done a phenomenal job bringing in the right people. that have made a big difference in the success of this team”.

Washington (6-3-1) are now third in the division they surprisingly won a season ago.

Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his Week 11 performance against the Green Bay Packers, the National Football League announced on Wednesday.

The drive included two third-down conversions, the first an acrobatic catch by DeSean Jackson, who stayed in bounds along the sideline, the second a 53-yard catch by Jamison Crowder that took the Redskins to the goal line. With a top running game and Kirk Cousins playing like a Pro Bowl quarterback, the Redskins have the NFL’s No.2 offense, averaging 418.5 yards per game.

“A rookie quarterback may be just what the Packers’ defense needs to get back on track”, he said. “We understand clearly what’s in front of us, so six losses puts your ass against the wall”, Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. We’ll have to wait and see. “I had faith in the defense if we didn’t get it”. “We’re in a rough stretch right now”. Following that Week 6 comeback victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cousins gave birth to the phrase of “You like that!?” that catapulted him into internet stardom.

“But if (Darren) Sproles was completely healthy (rib), I’d probably go the other way”.

The Packers are 4-6, have given up 120 points to their last three opponents and must make up a two-game gap in the next six weeks just to have a chance at the playoffs, where they undoubtedly would be picked to lose their first game. “I’m speechless”, safety Micah Hyde said. Many players hadn’t forgotten the playoff loss to Green Bay Jan. 10.

“In high school, I played my senior year with no scholarship offers and had to prove myself to earn a scholarship, ” Cousins said. He went 1 for 5 for zero yards on that awful trio of drives. “I don’t know, maybe we win 19-17 or something like that”.

“I’m excited about it”, Cowboys first-year quarterback Dak Prescott said.

The Packers had the Redskins stopped, forcing what seemed would be a punt on fourth and short, but Redskins coach Jay Gruden chose to go for it to keep possession of the ball midway through the fourth quarter. “He’s always been able to knife a ball through the wind, really”. “We just have to find a way to win ballgames”. Both of these teams are playing at a very high level. Former teammate Jermichael Finley said Rodgers is not a “natural born leader”.