They fell behind early in the first quarter.
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“The call came from the sideline”. We all have to make sure we do whatever we can to make sure we don’t get this feeling too often.
We’re not losing faith in Breeland either, but if the Redskins don’t want to move Norman all over the formation, the least they could do is give the other cornerback some safety help, which appeared to be nonexistent on Monday. Even a couple of throws that made it look like he didn’t know the play.
It was a one-score game when the Steelers lined up for a first-and-10 from their 27-yard line with 12:53 left in regulation.
“We hold ourselves to high expectations”, Roethlisberger said. And five came on third or fourth down, though only two of those were in obvious passing situations.
Brown ended up with eight catches for 126 yards and two touchdowns, both at the expense of CB Bashaud Breeland. Quarterback Kirk Cousins threw 16 touchdown passes against only two interceptions at home in 2015. He has also started at least 11 games in five straight seasons, with at least that many starts eight times over his previous 12 National Football League seasons. “One thing they did was play patient and force us to take stuff underneath”, says Cousins. They kept just six coming out of training camp.
Reed caught three passes for 39 yards on the Redskins’ opening drive and was a nonfactor with four catches for 25 yards the rest of the way.
In the 4th quarter, Washington was trailing 24 to 9.
However, Roethlisberger directed a 13-play, 73-yard touchdown drive that took 7:13 off the clock.
Roethlisberger, meanwhile, threw for three TDs as part of his 300 yards at FedExField on Monday. “We’re very aggressive”, Mitchell said.
Rams QB Case Keenum completed just 17 of 35 passes for 130 yards, with two interceptions.
When Roethlisbeger stood at the line of scrimmage Brown’s 29-yard touchdown, he immediately recognized the coverage on his All-Pro receiver and knew where he was going. DeAngelo Williams did nearly all the damage for the Steelers with 5.5 yards per carry on 26 attempts. Their leading wide receiver was DeSean Jackson with 6 catches for 102 yards.
Washington kicker Dustin Hopkins made all three of his field-goal attempts, connecting from 31, 40 and 34 yards.
Jenkins is known for his run defense and the Redskins showed they needed more of that in their Week 1 loss to Pittsburgh. “They had an excellent game plan and exectued it flawlessly”. A good, old-fashioned butt whipping.
Washington led 6-0 late in the first quarter when linebacker Ryan Kerrigan sacked and stripped Roethlisberger deep in Pittsburgh territory. Unfortunately, Norman only lines up on the left side of the Redskins’ defense, which means that Brown spent much of his evening on the other side, opposite Breeland. Defensive players have to find a way to stop opposing runners from earning rushing yards each play.
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Washington gained only 55 yards on the ground.
