That wasn't pretty. That was not a Redskins team that will win a division title.
The Dallas Cowboys were coming off of an embarrassing last minute loss to the Giants with a rookie quarterback and an underperforming Dez Bryant. This had all the makings of a winnable game. Instead, the defense got exposed for the second week in a row and the offense stalled in the red zone again and the Redskins sit at 0-2.
Kirk Cousins had a 364-yard passing day, but with only one touchdown and a red zone interception to show for it. He was errant, overthrowing passes in the red zone and overthrowing a wide open DeSean Jackson on a go route, to which an announcer responded "I didn't even known that was possible." That comment came just minutes after the broadcasting crew posed the question of when Kirk will be considered among the NFL's elite quarterbacks. Cousins was able to find rookie Josh Doctson for a 57 yard reception, his only catch of the game. Again the Redskins heavily favored the passing game, with 46 attempts, compared to only 17 rushing attempts, 13 of those going to Matt Jones. Jones was better than last week and scored the Redskins' first touchdown of the game.
Defensively, the Redskins zone and specifically Bashaud Breeland, again, were picked apart all game. For the second week in a row the Redskins chose not to have Josh Norman tail the opposing team's number one receiver and for the second week in a row it backfired, to the tune of Dez Bryant's seven receptions for 102 yards. Bryant had not had a 100-yard receiving game, since Tony Romo was injured in the 2015 season and was coming off a one reception game against the Giants last week. Cole Beasley also torched the defense for five receptions and 75 yards. Norman played well, with four tackles and a forced fumble on running back Ezekiel Elliot. While the defense will surely improve once adjustments have been made to the coverage schemes and Brashaud Breeland is no longer getting exposed by elite receivers, there is still a lot left to be desired.
The Redskins' next game is on Sunday at 1:00 p.m., against the 2-0 New York football Giants.
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