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Week 6 - What To Watch For


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»» The Redskins recording a fourth consecutive victory to match their four-game winning streak to close the 2015 season.
»» The Redskins evening their home record this season at 2-2.
»» The Redskins improving to 4-2 through six games for the first time since 2008.
»» The Redskins adding to their 84 all-time wins against the Eagles, their most against any opponent.
»» The Redskins seeking a fourth straight victory against Philadelphia for the first time since posting a four-game winning streak in the series across the 1985-87 seasons.
»» The Redskins improving upon their 43-35-3 all-time record in home games against the Eagles, including home wins in three of the last four seasons.
»» The Redskins attempting to secure their first three-game home winning streak vs. Philadelphia since the 1997-99 seasons.
»» The Redskins recording a second punt return for a touchdown in a season for the first time since 1994.
»» The Redskins scoring a touchdown on a punt return in consecutive weeks for the first time since Weeks 5-6 of the 1957 season (Bert Zagers, 76 yards at New York and 56 yards at Cleveland).
»» The Redskins exceeding 300 yards of offense in a 10th consecutive regular season game, dating back to last season, for the first time since Weeks 1-11 in 2014.
»» The Redskins holding a second straight opponent to 10 points or fewer for the first time since Weeks 10-11 of the 2001 season.
»» The Redskins forcing a takeaway for an eighth consecutive regular season game, dating back to last season, for the first time since a 10-game stretch from Week 12 of the 2013 season through Week 4 of the 2014 season.
»» The Redskins forcing a fumble in an 11th straight regular season game, dating back to last season. The team’s current 10-game stretch is the team’s longest in records dating back to 1991.
»» The Redskins adding to their 29 defensive forced fumbles since the start of the 2015 season, most in the NFL.
»» The Redskins facing a defense ranked in the Top 2 in yards per game for a second straight week. The Ravens entered last week’s game as the No. 1 defense in the NFL; the Eagles enter Sunday as the league’s No. 2-ranked defense.

»» 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 15th career 300-yard passing game, including postseason play, to move past Joe Theismann (14) for sole possession of second in team history.
»» Cousins facing the Eagles, against whom he has averaged 360.7 yards per game and posted an 8:1 TD:INT ratio in three career games.
»» Cousins (54) chasing No. 7 Jason Campbell (55) and No. 6 Eddie LeBaron (59) on the team’s all-time passing touchdowns list.

»» 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 1947 and John Williams in 1952).
»» Crowder becoming the first member of the Redskins since Zagers (Weeks 5-6 in 1957) to post punt return touchdowns in consecutive games.
»» Crowder (two) setting a new single-season career high with his next receiving touchdown.

»» Tight end Vernon Davis adding to his 55 career touchdown receptions, seventh-most of any tight end in NFL history.

»» Cornerback Quinton Dunbar (one) setting a career high with his next interception.

»» Wide receiver Pierre Garçon extending his streak of consecutive regular season games played with a reception to 92, the sixth longest active streak in the NFL (Larry Fitzgerald, 184; Brandon Marshall, 149; Steve Smith, 134; Jason Witten, 124; Michael Crabtree, 100). Sixty-three 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 tallying a touchdown reception in consecutive games for the first time since a three-game stretch to close the 2015 season.
»» Garçon (3,738) gaining 193 receiving yards to pass Henry Ellard (3,930) for 11th-most receving yards in team history.

»» Wide receiver DeSean Jackson (24) recording a 50-plus-yard touchdown to tie Steve Smith, Sr. (25) 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 (two) tying his career high (three in 2015) with his next rushing touchdown.

»» Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan starting his 86th consecutive game, tied for third-most among active NFL linebackers. Kerrigan has not missed a start in his NFL career.

»» Linebacker Trent Murphy adding to his single-season career high 4.5 sacks.
»» Murphy posting at least a half-sack in a fifth consecutive game for the first time in his career.

»» Tight end Jordan Reed adding to his 33 receptions this season, tied for the most among NFL tight ends.
»» 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.

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