Packers vs. Redskins, 35-18: Full highlights, final score

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Washington Redskins in an NFC Wild Card game.

The Green Bay Packers may have finally found their groove.

For much of the start of the game early on against the Washington Redskins, the Packers looked like they have for most of the season. They struggled to get anything going offensively and teams were getting to quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Rodgers was sacked for a safety early by Preston Smith and the crowd at FedEx Field was roaring. The Redskins would go down the field and appear to score on a DeSean Jackson touchdown, but a review called it back and they had to settle for a field goal, which derailed some big momentum to jump on Green Bay early.

After the teams traded some punts back and forth, the Redskins would finally get their touchdown, as Jordan Reed hauled in a 24-yard pass from Kirk Cousins. With the Redskins threatening to run away with the game early, the Packers responded with a touchdown drive of their own.

Rodgers would take the team right down the field, where Randall Cobb caught a 12-yard strike to score on the play. The Redskins would fumble the very next possession and the Packers would tack on a field goal to put them within one point, as they trailed 11-10.

The Packers would take the lead on their next possession, when Rodgers found Davante Adams in the end zone for a 10-yard catch and score. The Redskins would answer right back and retake the lead on a Cousins quarterback draw and suddenly it looked like a shootout was underway in Landover.

Unfortunately for Washington, they couldn’t get anything going on offense after that and the Packers would tack on two big touchdowns set up by big runs from Eddie Lacy and James Starks to put Green Bay up 32-18.

The Redskins couldn’t get anything going in the fourth and the Packers would work on chewing the clock. The Redskins turned the ball over on downs and they could never really move the ball against a Green Bay defense that tightened up.

Green Bay would tack on a field goal late in the game to extend their lead to 35-18. Washington would go down the field and try to get some late points, but Cousins would be sacked and turned the ball over.

The Packers would finish of Washington and set themselves up with a return date to the desert to take on the Arizona Cardinals.

Three Stars

Aaron Rodgers stats don’t jump off the page in this one, but he made the big throws that he needed to make and he protected the football on the day. Rodgers finished with two big touchdown strikes on the day.

Defensively, Nick Perry was an absolute animal. He had 1.5 sacks and had one of the biggest defensive plays of the day, when he forced a big turnover on downs in the fourth quarter.

Eddie Lacy and James Starks were both beasts on the ground for Green Bay. Both had long runs that resulted in touchdown drives. They each also had a pair of scores to go with their big day.

Highlights

"Beware world: Aaron Rodgers is back doing Aaron Rodgers things"

"Kirk Cousins and Jordan Reed have been straight"