Redskins-Cardinals: Game day notes and nuggets for
Washington’s Week 13 matchup
Washington’s Week 13 matchup
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Washington Redskins attempt to get back on the winning track when they face the Arizona Cardinals at 4:25 p.m. on FOX.
The Redskins enter the game with a 6-4-1 record, and are in line for the sixth and final playoff seed in the NFC. But the Redskins have only a half-game lead over Tampa Bay (6-5), so a victory today carries great importance as the final month of the season kicks off.
This is the 122nd overall meeting between these teams. Washington leads the all-time
series 74-45-2. The Redskins have won eight of the last nine. The Cardinals won the last meeting, 30-20 in 2014.
series 74-45-2. The Redskins have won eight of the last nine. The Cardinals won the last meeting, 30-20 in 2014.
The Redskins enter this game with the league’s second-ranked offense, averaging 426.4 yards per game. Washington’s offense will try to become only the fourth team in history to produce 500 yards of offense in three straight games.
But, the Cardinals, who boast the top-ranked defense (holding foes to just 294 yards
per game) will present a great challenge.
per game) will present a great challenge.
“They do a great job up front creating movement with a variety of pressures,” offensive coordinator Sean McVay said, “whether it be some five-, six-man, some different overloads and they change up the front. So I have a lot respect for [defensive coordinator James] Bettcher and what he presents schematically both on first, second and third down. And then once you get into the red zone, they’re very tough as well.”
The
Redskins will miss their top pass-catcher, tight end Jordan Reed, but, McVay
said he feels like Washington’s offense is better equipped to carry on in
Reed’s absence than they did last year.
Redskins will miss their top pass-catcher, tight end Jordan Reed, but, McVay
said he feels like Washington’s offense is better equipped to carry on in
Reed’s absence than they did last year.
“Because of what Vernon’s been able to offer us from the depth of that spot,” he said when asked why. “Not having [Davis] last year, what he’s been able to provide when we haven’t had Jordan, makes you feel extremely comfortable where you can still carry a lot of the normal personnel groupings in [base packages], where you got three receivers and a tight end, and Vernon is capable of doing all of those things. So it does give us a little bit of depth at the position where you’d love to have Jordan, but if you don’t, you don’t feel quite as short
without him.”
without him.”
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Davis is set to make his 150th NFL start and enters the game with 492 catches and chasing No. 14 Steve Jordan (498) and Nos. 12 Ben Coates and Todd Heap (499 apiece) on the NFL’s all-time receptions list for a tight end.
Davis is set to make his 150th NFL start and enters the game with 492 catches and chasing No. 14 Steve Jordan (498) and Nos. 12 Ben Coates and Todd Heap (499 apiece) on the NFL’s all-time receptions list for a tight end.
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Davis looks to add to his career touchdown total of 57, which ranks seventh-most of any tight end in NFL history.
Davis looks to add to his career touchdown total of 57, which ranks seventh-most of any tight end in NFL history.
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Quarterback Kirk Cousins enters this game with six 300-yard passing games this season and looks to tie his own team record of seven, which he set last season. Cousins also owns the team record for 400-yard passing games (four).
Quarterback Kirk Cousins enters this game with six 300-yard passing games this season and looks to tie his own team record of seven, which he set last season. Cousins also owns the team record for 400-yard passing games (four).
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Cousins looks to post his fifth consecutive multiple-touchdown game this season. No quarterback has produced such a streak since Mark Brunell did so in Weeks 2-7 in 2005.
Cousins looks to post his fifth consecutive multiple-touchdown game this season. No quarterback has produced such a streak since Mark Brunell did so in Weeks 2-7 in 2005.
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With three touchdown passes today, Cousins would become the sixth quarterback in team history with 70 for his career. He would join Sammy Baugh, Sonny Jurgensen, Joe Theismann, Billy Kilmer and Mark Rypien.
With three touchdown passes today, Cousins would become the sixth quarterback in team history with 70 for his career. He would join Sammy Baugh, Sonny Jurgensen, Joe Theismann, Billy Kilmer and Mark Rypien.
Wide receiver Jamison Crowder needs five catches to surpass his season-high record
of 59 receptions in a single season. His 725 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns already are career highs.
of 59 receptions in a single season. His 725 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns already are career highs.
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Fellow receiver Pierre Garcon looks to extend his streak of consecutive regular season games with a catch to 98, which is the sixth-longest among active receivers. Garcon needs 137 receiving yards to pass Michael Westbrook (4,280) for 10th most on the Redskins’ career receiving yards list.
Fellow receiver Pierre Garcon looks to extend his streak of consecutive regular season games with a catch to 98, which is the sixth-longest among active receivers. Garcon needs 137 receiving yards to pass Michael Westbrook (4,280) for 10th most on the Redskins’ career receiving yards list.
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Wideout DeSean Jackson looks to record a touchdown catch for a third straight game. It would represent his first such streak since Weeks 11-13 of the 2015 season. Jackson and Garcon both enter this game with nine 100-yard receiving games with the Redskins and with another, either (or both) would tie Henry Ellard (10) for ninth-most in team history.
Wideout DeSean Jackson looks to record a touchdown catch for a third straight game. It would represent his first such streak since Weeks 11-13 of the 2015 season. Jackson and Garcon both enter this game with nine 100-yard receiving games with the Redskins and with another, either (or both) would tie Henry Ellard (10) for ninth-most in team history.
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Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan enters the game with nine sacks and with another, he would become the fifth member of the Redskins to post multiple 10-sack seasons, joining Dexter Manley (four), Charles Mann (four), Andre Carter (two) and Brian Orakpo (two).
Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan enters the game with nine sacks and with another, he would become the fifth member of the Redskins to post multiple 10-sack seasons, joining Dexter Manley (four), Charles Mann (four), Andre Carter (two) and Brian Orakpo (two).
Kerrigan, for what it’s worth, said there’s no truth to the speculation by former Redskin-turned-radio talk show host Chris Cooley, that he is playing injured. Kerrigan, who has recorded sacks in back-to-back games and seven in the last seven outings (with a two-sack performance in Week 6), says he feels great.
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