“No, I didn’t hear any boos, ” Morris said after his new team beat his old Washington team 27-23, with him scoring the go-ahead points from four yards out with 4:45 to go. After moving the chains once, the Redskins faced a 4th & 1.
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There is still plenty of time left in the National Football League season, but the Dallas Cowboys have provided some hope to their fan base by beating the Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon. He veered right, then ahead for a 5-yard touchdown. He scored a touchdown via running. The Washington Redskins now face a must win in week 3.
After the opener last week, there was merit in the explanations citing the greatness of Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and receiver Antonio Brown.
Sure, Cousins was bad, but credit Dak Prescott for a sensational effort in propelling the Cowboys to 1-1.
-Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins struggled for the second consecutive game, completing 28 of 46 passes for 364 yards, one touchdown and one interception, good for a 84.0 passer rating. “We were doing so good offensively”. “Yeah, we all know that. You going to put your head in the dirt or going to come out fighting?”
Dallas isn’t good defensively, but embattled Morris Claiborne is playing like a guy who wants to rewrite the narrative after the former first-rounder didn’t have his fifth-year option picked up and has been deemed by most as a bust. The Redskins’ defense was not disadvantaged by field position throughout the day. He led the game winning drive and played flawlessly throughout the game. The Washington Redskins need to run the ball. Five-plus minutes of grind and torment that ended with points.
Cousins surpassed 300 yards for the second week in a row, and threw a nice touchdown to Jamison Crowder, but his inaccuracy and staring down receivers in the fourth quarter were the biggest culprits in Washington’s failure to capitalize on plenty of Dallas gifts and a big-time performance from prize CB Josh Norman.
It sounds like the meltdown may already underway in Washington. Twelve plays later, Dallas kicked a field goal.
Even when leveraged, the Cowboys were rarely rebuked. On third down, the offense has a 36.4 percent conversion rate through two games. It’s nearly overused just two weeks into the season. “We just couldn’t get off the field”.
The Cowboys coaching staff moved Prescott around the pocket on Sunday, and it led to a number of easy completions.
“They played man coverage and we talked about if they go to man coverage to get to a certain route and combination”, Cousins said. “As soon as we leave here, we’ll get it so he can watch the tape, find out what’s going on if he’s not sure, what the indecision might be, why he’s missing some throws”. Washington could not stop either.
“The urgency is needed”, cornerback Bashaud Breeland said.
The Cowboys were finally able to get Dez Bryant involved this week as well.
It’s the first time since Week 13 of last season the Cowboys have won without Romo behind center. But this one looked and felt different with Prescott. In the second quarter, the Redskins got their offense going by running the football to open up the passing game. At the end of the day, our will has to be stronger than theirs.
“I don’t know, ask Coach [Jay Gruden] that”, Norman said after the game.
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Morris produced little other than his touchdown. Bryant was coming off of a frightful performance last week and finished this week with seven receptions for 102 yards.
