Keenan Robinson, Redskins: Had only the second interception all season against Tom Brady, but Washington lost 27-10 to the New England Patriots.
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In Sunday’s win over Washington, left tackle Sebastian Vollmer injured his head, so center Bryan Stork moved to right tackle and Cameron Fleming took Vollmer’s spot.
Edelman caught an 8-yard TD pass on New England’s opening drive, then the Patriots pulled off a surprise onside kick.
In victories over the NY Jets, Miami Dolphins and Washington, the Patriots have given up just 141 rushing yards and an average of 2.4 per carry.
Calling an onside kick in the first quarter is pretty gutsy – although a few may consider it arrogant given that the Patriots already held a lead over an inferior opponent. We didn’t get our run game going.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert, who came in for regular starter Colin Kaepernick, threw two touchdown passes to tight end Garrett Celek in a narrow 17-16 win over the Atlanta Falcons. “It’s hard to assess (Cousins’ performance), with the drops and the lack of chances we had offensively”, said coach Jay Gruden.
“Guys are just executing”, said defensive end Chandler Jones. Lewis totaled 14 yards on four runs and also caught four passes for 39 yards in the game.
“Man, it felt like I was catching a punt”, LaFell joked of the deep ball.
“He’s shown to be a dependable player on all four downs, plays a lot for us on fourth down, but made plays in the passing game, made plays in the running game [against Washington]”, Bill Belichick said. Cousins said their team was better than how they performed against New England. In the first quarter, Cousins hit Garçon in the hands on several occasions, and one of the receiver’s drops led to a Patriots touchdown, putting Washington in an early hole. “You want to see if you have a shot and you have to win those games in November”. “We’re 0-fer in divisional games”.
Edelman and LeGarrette Blount scored touchdowns for New England before the Redskins ran their second play. “I don’t know when we thought about doing that, but that’s what happens when you’re a little bit under pressure”. “And if I can continue to pile practices and games and weeks and years on top of one another, the goal is to get to play at a level someday that’s among those great ones, but it takes time, and we’ll just keep working and keep grinding and stay true to the process and see where it takes us”. The next thing Cousins saw, the ball suddenly in the air and then intercepted after deflecting off Garcon’s normally sure hands. He also had 36 receptions for 388 yards and two touchdowns.
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Redskins linebacker Keenan Robinson on Sunday stepped in front of a Tom Brady pass and returned it 44 yards, breaking a streak of 232 consecutive home pass attempts without a pick for the future Hall Of Famer, and earning this week’s Bridgestone Performace Player of the Week honors.
