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Week 8 What To Watch For


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»» The Redskins making their European regular season debut.
»» The Redskins playing their second regular season game outside the United States all-time. The Redskins faced the Buffalo Bills at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Oct. 30, 2011, in their only other international regular season game to date.
»» This Redskins earning their first regular season win outside of the United States in team history.
»» The Redskins participating in the NFL’s 17th regular season game played in London since the formation of the NFL International Series in 2007.
»» The Redskins improving to 3-1 in the first four road games of a season for the first time since 2008.
»» The Redskins winning to hit the halfway mark of a season above .500 for the first time since 2008 (6-2).
»» The Redskins tying a team record by reaching 400 yards of offense for a third consecutive game. The franchise has accomplished the feat five times previously (1949, 1981-82, 1983, 2013 and 2015).
»» The Redskins exceeding 300 yards of offense in a 12th consecutive regular season game, dating back to last season, for the first time since a 14-game stretch across the 2012-13 seasons.
»» The Redskins rushing for 100 yards in a third straight game for the first time since a five-game span across Weeks 15-17 of the 2014 season and Weeks 1-2 of the 2015 season.
»» The Redskins reaching 125 rushing yards in a third straight game for the first time since Weeks 9-11 of the 2013 season.
»» The Redskins holding a fifth straight opponent to 20 points or fewer for the first time since a five-game streak in Weeks 2-6 of the 2009 season.
»» The Redskins’ defense posting three sacks in a fourth consecutive game for the first time since the final four games of the 2015 season.

»» Cornerback Bashaud Breeland (one) intercepting a pass to become the first member of the Redskins since Fred Smoot (2001-03) to open a career with multiple interceptions in three straight seasons.

»» Quarterback Kirk Cousins recording his 16th career 300-yard passing game, including postseason play, to tie Sonny Jurgensen for the most 300-yard passing games in team history.
»» Cousins (57) chasing No. 6 Eddie LeBaron (59) on the team’s all-time passing touchdowns list.
»» Cousins throwing three touchdowns to join Sammy Baugh, Sonny Jurgensen, Joe Theismann, Billy Kilmer and Mark Rypien as the only players to throw 60 touchdown passes with the Redskins.
»» Cousins completing four passes to reach 800 career completions.
»» Cousins (9,192) accruing 578 passing yards to pass Gus Frerotte (9,769) for seventh-most passing yards in Redskins history.
»» Cousins rushing for a touchdown in consecutive games for the first time since Weeks 14-15 of the 2015 season.
»» Cousins (six) rushing for two touchdowns to tie four players (eight) for fourth-most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in team history.

»» Wide receiver Jamison Crowder tying a single-season team record with his second punt return touchdown of the season (Brian Mitchell in 1991 and 1994, Mike Nelms in 1981, Bert Zagers in 1957 and John Williams in 1952).
»» Crowder exceeding 100 receiving yards to become the first member of the Redskins with consecutive 100-yard receiving games since DeSean Jackson in Weeks 8-9 of the 2014 season.
»» Crowder adding to his current single-season career high in receiving touchdowns (three this season).

»» Tight end Vernon Davis adding to his 56 career touchdown receptions, seventh-most of any tight end in NFL history.
»» Davis (6,064) gaining 80 receiving yards to pass Jeremy Shockey (6,143) for 12th-most receiving yards by a tight end in NFL history.

»» Wide receiver Pierre Garçon extending his streak of consecutive regular season games played with a reception to 94, the sixthlongest active streak in the NFL (Larry Fitzgerald, 186; Brandon Marshall, 151; Steve Smith Sr., 134; Jason Witten, 125; Michael Crabtree, 102). Sixty-five of the games in Garçon’s streak have come
with Washington, the third-longest streak by a member of the Redskins since the 1970 merger.
»» Garçon (19 with Washington) catching a touchdown pass to become the 15th player in Redskins history to post 20 touchdown receptions with the team.
»» Garçon (3,837) gaining 94 receiving yards to pass Henry Ellard (3,930) for 11th-most receiving yards in team history.

»» Kicker Dustin Hopkins (41) making three field goals to tie Scott Blanton (44) for 10th-most field goals in team history.
»» Hopkins (177) scoring 23 points to become the 29th player in team history to record 200 career points with the Redskins.

»» Wide receiver DeSean Jackson (24) recording two 50-plusyard touchdowns to tie Steve Smith, Sr. (26) for fourth in total touchdowns of 50 yards or more in the NFL since the 1970 merger.
»» Jackson (20) recording a 60-plus-yard touchdown to tie Devin Hester (21) for second-most total touchdowns of 60 yards or more in NFL history.

»» Running back Matt Jones (three in 2015 and 2016) setting a career high with his next rushing touchdown.
»» Jones (460) rushing for 31 yards to break his single-season career high from 2015 (490).

»» Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan starting his 88th consecutive game, tied for second-most among active NFL linebackers. Kerrigan has not missed a start in his NFL career.
»» Kerrigan recording a sack in a fourth consecutive game for the first time since a five-game stretch in Weeks 12-16 of the 2014 season.
»» Kerrigan recording 1.5 sacks to reach 7.5 sacks this season. He would join Jared Allen, Derrick Thomas, DeMarcus Ware and Reggie White as the only players to register at least 7.5 sacks in each of the first six seasons of an NFL career since the NFL adopted sacks as an official statistic in 1982.

»» Linebacker Trent Murphy becoming the first member of the Redskins to post at least a half-sack in a seventh consecutive game for the first time in his career.

»» Tight end Jordan Reed (215) catching 12 passes to tie Rod Gardner for the 15th-most receptions in team history.
»» Reed (16) catching three touchdown passes to tie Clint Didier (19) for fourth-most by a tight end in Redskins history.

»» Safety Donte Whitner Sr. playing in his 150th career regular season game.

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