Kelley’s standout performance was joined by quarterback Kirk Cousins, who threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns.
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After the 42-24 demolition of Green Bay was complete, Cousins walked over to Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan and twice yelled “How do you like me now!” before playfully rubbing McCloughan’s head and running off the field. The closest? Cousins from past year, of course, when he supplanted Mark Rypien’s 1989 season as tops in Washington history with 285 passing yards per game. In his past 21 games, Cousins has thrown 41 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. I think tonight you saw what we felt we were capable of doing last January and just didn’t get it done.
Thanks to winning six of their past eight games, the Redskins (6-3-1) are off to their best beginning to a season in two decades. Nsekhe quickly climbed to his feet in anger but was separated from Jones by tight end Jordan Reed. “He’s been balling pretty much this whole year”.
Those things, in no particular order: create turnovers on defense, start faster on offense, get the occasional key stop on defense, stop committing what McCarthy called late Sunday night “dumb, dumb penalties”, make fewer mistakes on special teams and receive better news from the medical staff.
After 87 rushing yards in his first National Football League start and 97 against a stout Minnesota defense in his second, Kelley ran wild over the Packers on Sunday with 137 yards.
Now comes another prime-time game next week, this time on a Monday at the Philadelphia Eagles. They had an average opposing QBR of 54.2; Cousins’ average QBR against them is 72.4. “Then he had his hands on his hips like, ‘I like what I see.’ I was like, man, if he’s having a good time, I’m all for it”.
Cousins is only 28 years old and figures to cash in this offseason if he continues to play at a high level. There’s no doubt the Redskins organization hasn’t settled on his being a no-brainer to re-sign.
100 – The Skins had two 100-yard receivers and a 100-yard rusher against the Packers. Garcon caught a 70-yard touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins.
Cousins acknowledges that even though he’ll be 29 by the time next season starts he’s still learning. That group deserves credit.
Green Bay (4-6) looked like a team full of holes.
The Washington Redskins quarterback has been known to celebrate wins rather exuberantly, becoming famous for shouting that three-word phrase after an October 2015 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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And while Gruden said he can take some solace from knowing the short turnaround comes against a familiar foe, he added: “The bad thing is we know how good they are”. “He did everything great”.
