This Redskins team isn’t going to lead the pack through a 16-game campaign, nor would I want them to. The St. Louis Rams beat the two-time defending NFC champion Seattle Seahawks in Week 1. The Rams punted on each of their first six possessions and finished 2 for 12 on third downs.
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Rams vs Redskins 2015 features the 1-0 Rams battling the 0-1 Redskins.
One of the signature Week 1 victories was posted by St. Louis, which won 34-31 in overtime at home over Seattle last Sunday. The big defensive play on the drive was a great pass rush by Aaron Donald.
“We needed to get this win“, running back Alfred Morris said, “to keep morale high”. Lose two, come back win two. I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life, and it’s definitely coming soon.
“Not at all”, Fisher said. Already after only two games, we have served as our own worst enemy and we have also been the best version of ourselves. There is plenty of talent both offensively and defensively to make this team a contender. This week, they will be two of the hottest pickups on free agency. Morris has been consistent throughout his career, so his performance was expected. Last year, the Redskins were encouraged by a loss at Philadelphia – and then got hammered versus the New York Giants in a Thursday night game.
“Getting into a rhythm (on offense) is up to us”, right guard Rodger Saffold said. “There can’t be any ifs”.
That was a key penalty and key play on a drive that ended with Jones in the end zone to increase Washington’s lead to 24-10.
“I will always be remembered as (being a part of) that blockbuster trade”, Brockers said. And you know what…they STILL couldn’t stop us. I love wins, and I love the feeling of walking out the front door of FedEx with a victory in my pocket. This time, Fisher went with captains such as Foles; Griffin, meanwhile, was not even in uniform, inactive as the No. 3 QB behind Cousins and Colt McCoy.
For what it’s worth, Kirk Cousins had a ideal game manager stat line of 23-for-27 for 203 yards and a touchdown. Three seasons ago, it was Morris emerging from obscurity to defy his lowly status as a sixth-round pick and top 1,600 yards as a rookie. Jackson could miss three to four weeks. “We have to stick to it”, Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. “We feel good about the receivers that take his place, but nobody can substitute him for that burning speed that gets downfield and scares safeties and corners to death”.
On the season, the New York Giants average 240.5 yards in passing and 98.0 yards in rushing. The Redskins aren’t the team in a big mess.
Dustin Hopkins-who was signed to replace kicker Kai Forbath-saw his first regular season action with a 46-yard field goal.
“Repetition is king”, Gruden said.
One of the hallmarks of Fisher’s best teams over the years in Tennessee was an ability to run the football and control the clock. He also had a 16-yard rushing score. We don’t need to even bring up that the Dallas Cowboys are without Tony Romo and Dez Bryant for the next two months or so in order to enjoy this win.
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One step forward, one step back. “He’s a unsafe player”. DE Jason Hatcher seemed to be everywhere while the secondary, minus suspended CB Chris Culliver, injured SS Duke Ihenacho and injured nickel CB Justin Rogers, sparkled other than on Foles’ 40-yard TD to WR Kenny Britt, who beat CB DeAngelo Hall and SS Trenton Robinson.
