Today is a day of giving thanks. I'm thankful for many things: Mike Ditka, Joe Buck's hair implants and most importantly, Hatin' ass Spurrier. The Redskins should be thankful that they were able to torn today's contest into an actual game by the time the fourth quarter rolled around.
The game started out ugly and looked like it wanted to stay that way with a missed 43-yard field goal, a failed two point conversion and two failed onside kicks.
The Redskins should also be thankful that Kirk Cousins really wants this new contract and that Jordan Reed was tired of this mediocre red zone offense and put the team on his separated shoulders.
Cowboys 31, Redskins 26 is the final from Arlington, Texas.
The balance of the offense is gone again because apparently winning is wrong and it actually doesn't matter. Kirk Cousins absolutely had the game of his life, completing 41 of his 53 attempted passes for 449 yards and these three touchdowns. 77 percent completions on over 35 passes is incredible and Kirk Cousins set the Redskins franchise record for 400-yard games. On the flip side, even though the commenters focused on how Rob Kelley had "Closed the door" on the starting running back spot, the Redskins still only attempted 18 rushes including a horribly obvious power out of The wildcat formation in the red zone. Kelley was able to pick up 37 yards on his 14 carries for a stellar 2.6 yard average per rush.
The defense was the defense and the Cowboys were the Cowboys. Ezekiel Elliott and his chipmunk face had 120 all-purpose yards and two scores. Dan Prescott had 17 completions for 197 yards and a touchdown and Cole Beasley continued his season long audition for "Who wants to be the next undersized slot receiver for the New England Patriots?" The Redskins lost and Dallas is now an insufferable 10-1.
The Redskins next game is a week from Sunday at 4:25 against the Arizona Cardinals, who now own American pro sports' longest championship drought. Thank you Chicago.
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Crack the Pack
Two weeks, two wins, two Kirk Cousins videos to celebrate these wins. Tonight, in primetime, the Redskins handed the struggling Green Bay Packers their fourth straight loss in a game that for the better part of four quarters appeared it would be a shootout. The Packers have been struggling since the end of last season with a frequently injured and even more frequently nonexistent defense, an equally banged up and invisible running game and a quarterback who's been proven to be human after all in Aaron Rodgers forced to put a pedestrian offense on his back.
While the Redskins earned this win, also worthy of note that this was only the second time in almost a calendar year that Aaron Rodgers has looked ready to break out of the slump he's been in. This being said, he was still erratic at times, overthrowing open receivers on short and intermediate routes by a yard or more. In the past year this was only the second time he'd thrown for over 300 yards in a game, with the other coming in week 7 against the bears, who led by Smokin' Jay Cutler have plenty of problems of their own.
But this blog is about the victors, the Redskins: hail to them. In reality, this win is about the offense. Kirk Cousin's continued his strong sophomore season as the go-to guy in Washington going 21 for 30 for 375 yards and three touchdowns. For the second straight week, Cousins didn't throw an interception, a fact which would be shocking if it weren't for the even more shocking news that the Redskins had more touchdowns than field goals. Rob Kelley played well again in Matt Jones's absence rushing for 137 yards, 68 of which came on this beauty, and three touchdowns on 24 completions. DeSean Jackson, Jamison Crowder, and Pierre Garcon were all recipients of Cousins touchdowns. For the second week in a row, the Redskins also had the more balanced offense with 30 passing and rushing attempts, compared to Green Bay's 44 passing attempts and 19 rushing attempts.
As it has been all season, the Redskins defense got torn apart by a team with a competent quarterback and passing game. Aaron Rodgers went off for 351 yards and three touchdowns on 26 completions and for awhile this game was destined to be a shootout. By the grace of god or coincidence the Green Bay run game was bad enough to compliment the run defense that is the strength of this Redskins defensive unit. Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, was Green Bay's leading rusher with 33 yards on three attempts.
For the second week in a row, the Redskins play a game not at 1:00 p.m., color me shocked. They take on the NFL's best Dallas Cowboys next week in Dallas at 4:30 p.m. Dallas comes in at 9-1 and has been the surprise of the season. A Redskins win would certainly make the NFC East playoff picture a lot more interesting.
While the Redskins earned this win, also worthy of note that this was only the second time in almost a calendar year that Aaron Rodgers has looked ready to break out of the slump he's been in. This being said, he was still erratic at times, overthrowing open receivers on short and intermediate routes by a yard or more. In the past year this was only the second time he'd thrown for over 300 yards in a game, with the other coming in week 7 against the bears, who led by Smokin' Jay Cutler have plenty of problems of their own.
But this blog is about the victors, the Redskins: hail to them. In reality, this win is about the offense. Kirk Cousin's continued his strong sophomore season as the go-to guy in Washington going 21 for 30 for 375 yards and three touchdowns. For the second straight week, Cousins didn't throw an interception, a fact which would be shocking if it weren't for the even more shocking news that the Redskins had more touchdowns than field goals. Rob Kelley played well again in Matt Jones's absence rushing for 137 yards, 68 of which came on this beauty, and three touchdowns on 24 completions. DeSean Jackson, Jamison Crowder, and Pierre Garcon were all recipients of Cousins touchdowns. For the second week in a row, the Redskins also had the more balanced offense with 30 passing and rushing attempts, compared to Green Bay's 44 passing attempts and 19 rushing attempts.
As it has been all season, the Redskins defense got torn apart by a team with a competent quarterback and passing game. Aaron Rodgers went off for 351 yards and three touchdowns on 26 completions and for awhile this game was destined to be a shootout. By the grace of god or coincidence the Green Bay run game was bad enough to compliment the run defense that is the strength of this Redskins defensive unit. Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, was Green Bay's leading rusher with 33 yards on three attempts.
For the second week in a row, the Redskins play a game not at 1:00 p.m., color me shocked. They take on the NFL's best Dallas Cowboys next week in Dallas at 4:30 p.m. Dallas comes in at 9-1 and has been the surprise of the season. A Redskins win would certainly make the NFC East playoff picture a lot more interesting.
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Pillaging the Vikings
IT'S BACK! An ugly win is still a win. The Redskins love winning ugly, they love ugly games and they've shown it all season. If the tie wasn't enough to prove that, then today cemented it. It wasn't all ugly, the Redskins wore their Burgundy alternate jerseys and helmets with gray facemarks, which are among the best alternate jerseys in the NFL, the defense put together a successful game-ending stand and the Redskins came out with a win, so as ugly as it was, it was ultimately positive.
Offensively, the Redskins played about to their season average. Kirk Cousins was 22/33 with 262 yards and a pair of touchdowns to compliment those numbers. Kirk didn't throw any interceptions today which was a nice, yet surprising touch. Rob Kelley provided 97 yards on 22 carries in Matt Jones' absence. Cousins' two touchdowns came courtesy of Vernon Davis and Jamison Crowder. As could have been predicted, the Redskins had trouble getting into the end zone and Dustin Hopkins had to provide four field goals.
Defensively, today was a mixed bag. Stephon Diggs torched the defense with 13 receptions for 164 yards. Sam Bradford threw for 302 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on 31 completions. In the rushing game, the Redskins were dominant. The Vikings leading rusher was Jerick McKinnon, who amassed 16 yards on six carries. For every lopsided game the Redskins had, for the Vikings, this was exponentially worse, as they were only able to muster 47 yards on 21 carries. It wasn't beautiful, but this was by no means even a bad defensive effort compared to what the Redskins have shown this season. Two key sacks on the final drive definitely helped the overall effort.
The Redskins now move to 5-3-1 and are still third in the NFC East. Next week they take on The Packers at home in a rare primetime game for the Redskins, Sunday at 8:30.
Offensively, the Redskins played about to their season average. Kirk Cousins was 22/33 with 262 yards and a pair of touchdowns to compliment those numbers. Kirk didn't throw any interceptions today which was a nice, yet surprising touch. Rob Kelley provided 97 yards on 22 carries in Matt Jones' absence. Cousins' two touchdowns came courtesy of Vernon Davis and Jamison Crowder. As could have been predicted, the Redskins had trouble getting into the end zone and Dustin Hopkins had to provide four field goals.
Defensively, today was a mixed bag. Stephon Diggs torched the defense with 13 receptions for 164 yards. Sam Bradford threw for 302 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on 31 completions. In the rushing game, the Redskins were dominant. The Vikings leading rusher was Jerick McKinnon, who amassed 16 yards on six carries. For every lopsided game the Redskins had, for the Vikings, this was exponentially worse, as they were only able to muster 47 yards on 21 carries. It wasn't beautiful, but this was by no means even a bad defensive effort compared to what the Redskins have shown this season. Two key sacks on the final drive definitely helped the overall effort.
The Redskins now move to 5-3-1 and are still third in the NFC East. Next week they take on The Packers at home in a rare primetime game for the Redskins, Sunday at 8:30.
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