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Alfred Morris -- He ran well early and kept the Redskins in the game by getting them out of bad field position and consistently moving the chains enough to put the Falcons in bad field position throughout the first half. Morris finished with 115 yards on 19 carries [6.1 ypc]. That's the rookie's second straight game with at least 100 rushing yards, though he did not score a touchdown in this game. I had Morris with about 55 yards after contact, which shows how hard he runs, but considering he got about 60 yards before contact, it's pretty obviously the Redskins offensive line was doing some nice blocking today.
Redskins linebackers -- ILB London Fletcher led everyone with 18 tackles, 14 of them solo and he was critical in holding Falcons runners to under 80 yards on the ground today. ILB Perry Riley added 10 tackles, 7 of them solo, and recovered a Matt Ryan fumble. Last, but definitely not least, OLB Ryan Ke...
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Alfred Morris,
Perry Riley,
Matt Ryan,
Ryan Kerrigan,
Pierre Garcon,
Fred Davis,
Santana Moss,
Kirk Cousins
TEAMS: Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons
TEAMS: Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons
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