Packers at Redskins: Highlights, score and recap
By Rashawn Wong
The Green Bay Packers soar into the nation’s capital hoping to end their three-game skid as they take on the Washington Redskins on Sunday night football in Week 11.
The Washington Redskins somehow find themselves in the thick of things in a competitive NFC East. Sitting at 5-3-1 the Redskins are only three games behind the division leading Dallas Cowboys and currently are in third place. The Packers are nowhere close to where they expected to be entering the season. Boasting a 4-5 record, the Packers would like to secure a victory to move up from third place in their division.
The Packers have not been able to figure things out on the defensive side of the ball. Their defense is ranked 26th in the league. They enter this game after suffering a surprise defeat at the hands of the Tennessee Titans, a game where they gave up five touchdowns in the first half. They will need an all-around better effort on each side of the ball if they want to slow down a surging Redskins team.
The Redskins helped themselves by securing a victory over fellow NFC rival Minnesota Vikings. With quarterback Kirk Cousins playing some of his best football in the previous two games – 720 yards and four touchdowns – and will need to continue playing at a high level to win this primetime matchup. In this playoff rematch of a year ago will have a huge impact on both teams chase to make it to participate in post season play.
Highlights
Highlights will be updated throughout the game.
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Kirk Cousins
Facing off against a defense that has been depleted by injuries, Cousins will take advantage and have a big game. Don’t be surprised when Cousins ends up with a huge offensive game for the Redskins. With seven touchdowns in his last four outings, he will need to keep up his attack mode mindset if Washington wants any chance in this primetime matchup.
Aaron Rodgers
Although the Packers defense is sub par at best, the Redskins defense is not in much of a better situation. Riddled with injuries, the Redskins will look to their injury reserve corners in David Bruton and DeAngelo Hall to slow down the Packers receiving core. Look for Aaron Rodgers to show out against this thin Redskins defense, ultimately being the best offensive player on the field on Sunday.
Robert Kelly
Talk about making the most of an opportunity, Robert Kelley has now started the last two games for the Redskins and his stats are going up. With 184-yards in his last two outings, Kelly will look to take advantage of a Packer defense that gave up 154-yards on the ground last week to the Titans.