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What To Watch For - Week 1 Edition


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» The Redskins evening their all-time record in season openers at 41-41-4 with a win. A victory would also push their record in openers to 25-23 since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
» The Redskins attempting to snap a four-game losing streak in season openers. The team won three straight Week 1 contests from 2010-12 prior to the current streak.
» The Redskins opening against an NFC opponent to snap a three-year stretch in which the Redskins opened against AFC competition every year from 2014-16.
» The Redskins opening a season at home for a third consecutive season, marking the franchise’s first stretch of three straight season openers at home since opening six consecutive seasons at home from 2002-07.
» The Redskins improving to 18-13 in Week 1 home games since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. The win would push Washington to 9-5 all-time at FedExField on Kickoff Weekend.
» The Redskins opening a season against a division opponent for the 29th time all-time, dating back to the Boston Redskins’ season opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates in an NFL Eastern Division clash on Sept. 13, 1936.
» The Redskins seeking a sixth straight victory against Philadelphia for the first time since posting a six-game winning streak in the series across the 1981-84 seasons. The Redskins have won five consecutive games against the Eagles dating back to 2014.
» The Redskins pushing their all-time record against the Eagles including postseason play to 87-73-5, including season series sweeps in 2015 and 2016.
» The Redskins adding to their current 86 all-time wins against the Eagles (Including postseason play), their most against any opponent.
» The Redskins improving to 45-35-3 all-time in home games against the Eagles. The Redskins enter 2017 having earned wins in four of their last five home games against Philadelphia.
» The Redskins seeking their first four-game home winning streak against Philadelphia since the 1981-84 seasons.
» The Redskins recording a sack in a 25th consecutive regular season game, dating back to 2015. Washington’s active streak of 24 ranks first in the NFC and second in the NFL (Cincinnati, 29).
» The Redskins posting a sack in a 25th consecutive regular season game to tie for the third-longest such streak in team history since the NFL adopted sacks as an official statistic in 1982. The previous 25-game streak was recorded by the Redskins from Week 1 of the 1982 season to Week 16 of the 1983 season.

 

» Head Coach Jay Gruden winning his 22nd game with the Redskins to take sole possession of eighth-most in team history.

 

» Quarterback Kirk Cousins starting a 33rd consecutive regular season game for the Redskins, the third-longest streak by a Redskins quarterback since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger behind Joe Theismann (60 from 1980-84) and Mark Rypien (41 from 1990-93).
» Cousins entering the game third in NFL history in completion percentage (65.9) among players with at least 1,500 career attempts.
» Cousins adding to his team records for career 300-yard passing games (19, including 18 in regular season play) and 400-yard passing games (three).
» Cousins (12,113) accruing 240 passing yards to move past Billy Kilmer (12,352) for the fifth-most career passing yards in Redskins history.
» Cousins (72) throwing three touchdown passes to join Sammy Baugh, Sonny Jurgensen, Joe Theismann, Billy Kilmer and Mark Rypien as the only quarterbacks to record 75 career touchdown passes as a member of the Redskins.
» Cousins (nine) rushing for a touchdown to tie Joe Theismann (10) for the second-most career rushing touchdowns by a Redskins quarterback.

 

» Tight end Vernon Davis (505) catching a pass to move past Dallas Clark and Frank Wycheck (505 each) for sole possession of 10th on the NFL’s list of career receptions by a tight end.
» Davis (6,424) gaining 146 receiving yards to move past Heath Miller (6,569) for the 10th-most career receiving yards by a tight end in NFL history.
» Davis adding to his 57 career touchdown receptions, eighth most of any tight end in NFL history.
» Davis catching three touchdowns to tie former Redskins great Jerry Smith (60) for sixth-most touchdowns by a tight end in NFL history.

 

» Kicker Dustin Hopkins (five) kicking his sixth career field goal of 50 yards or more to take sole possession of third-most in team history.

 

» Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan starting his 97th consecutive regular season game, the second-longest active streak among active NFL linebackers. Kerrigan has not missed a start in his NFL career.
» Kerrigan (58.5) posting 1.5 sacks to become the third member of the Redskins to record 60.0 sacks since the NFL adopted sacks as an official statistic in 1982 (Dexter Manley and Charles Mann).

 

» Tight end Jordan Reed (248) recording two receptions to become the 12th player to catch 250 career passes as a member of the Redskins. He would be the Redskins’ third tight end to reach the milestone, joining Chris Cooley and Jerry Smith.
» Reed (20) catching a touchdown pass to tie Jean Fugett (21) for third-most career receiving touchdowns by a tight end in Redskins history

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