Starter Matt Jones and third-down back Chris Thompson were out of the Friday preseason game against the Buffalo Bills with injuries, and Kelley got the start.
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Tonight’s Buffalo Bills vs Washington Redskins NFL preseason football game will have a start time schedule of 7:30pm eastern time, and airs on network TV channels in both local markets, but is not being televised nationally. In effect, Ryan is treating this like the final preseason game of the year, protecting his starters and maximizing the playtime for the young players at the back end of the roster.
None are expected to play in the preseason finale next week at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, making the Bills game an important test.
Washington Redskins safety DeAngelo Hall defended a low hit that injured Buffalo Bills tight end Chris Gragg in Friday’s preseason meeting between the two teams, telling Gragg in a tweet Saturday that he targeted his legs because the National Football League would have fined the veteran defensive back for tackling Gragg too high. “I see how we play every day”. In the second quarter, Cousins was 9 for 14 for 171 yards and three touchdowns, including a 38-yard connection to Ryan Grant and a 9-yard fade to Pierre Garcon.
“Once I get on this team, then we can start going on to other ventures”, Kelley said after Washington’s 21-16 victory.
Stat of the Game: After running for that 37-yard touchdown, Williams had 37 total rushing yards on six carries. CB Kendall Fuller broke up a pass and intercepted another in the end zone in the final minute.
Kelley made decisive runs against the Bills and fell forward to gain extra yards. Moses left the game in the first quarter and didn’t return. “Obviously there are some things we can clean up, but I think it was a good outing for him”. Long injured his ankle in the second half, but he did return.
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Gruden on the Redskins’ 10 penalties for 87 yards: “We have to get those cleaned up”.
