NFL power rankings: Where do all 32 teams stack up entering Week 11?
By Peter Panacy
The stats people will tell you quarterback Kirk Cousins is good, and Week 10 showed it at times. After all, Cousins threw for over 300 yards on a 26-of-45 passing mark. But the tape was a bit different, as he regularly missed wide open targets.
Cousins would have had an easy touchdown pass to running back Chris Thompson at the 1:14 mark of the first quarter, but the pass was overthrown and the wide-open Thompson fell down out of bounds at the 8-yard line after making the catch.
Washington settled for a field goal.
Overall, it’s good to know the Redskins could put up points against a tough Minnesota Vikings defense. But this is cancelled out by allowing Vikings QB Case Keenum to toss four touchdowns of his own.
Week 10 was a must-win week for Cousins and the Redskins, and this loss certainly hurts the playoff picture.