The Redskins will host the Falcons at 1:00 PM on Sunday and look to hand Atlanta their first loss on the season. Redskins Nation knows that the key match-up of this game is going to be Matt Ryan and the explosive Falcon offense vs. the Redskins defense, and in particular the secondary.
There is little doubt that Atlanta is going to put points on the board so more than likely, per the usual, it is going to be up to the offense led by Robert Griffin and Alfred Morris to see if they can keep up.
These are the keys to the game if the Washington Redskins want to upset the Atlanta Falcons:
Get to Matt Ryan early and Often
Matt Ryan has weapons all around him, so it will be up to the Redskins defensive line to try and disrupt him early in the game. Julio Jones, Roddy White, Tony Gonzalez and the combination of Michael Turner and Jacquizz Rodgers is going to be hard to slow down for any defense. Washington needs to set the tone early and force quick dump off passes and prevent Ryan fr...
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October 04, 2012
