Cousins, Thompson lead Redskins to 27-20 win vs Rams

Kirk Cousins threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Grant with 1:49 to play to give the Washington Redskins a 27-20 victory Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams and rookie head coach Sean McVay.

Cousins capped the winning 70-yard drive by finding Grant in the front left corner of the end zone.

The Rams had tied the game at 20 on Greg Zuerlein's 40-yard field goal with 7:16 to play. It was set up on a trick play, when punter Johnny Hekker completed a 28-yard pass to Josh Reynolds to the Washington 17. But two penalties stalled the drive and the Rams had to settle for the field goal.

Chris Thompson scored on runs of 61 and 7 yards for the Redskins (1-1).

Mason Foster sealed it with 1:37 to go by intercepting Jared Goff.

Cousins had a much better day than in a season-opening loss to Philadelphia, when he had three turnovers. He completed 18 of 27 passes for 179 yards and one touchdown, with no interceptions.

McVay, 31, worked for the Redskins for seven seasons, including the last three as offensive coordinator under Jay Gruden, before being hired by the Rams as the youngest head coach in modern league history.

Despite McVay's familiarity with the Redskins, it didn't translate into a win for the Rams (1-1).

Washington was in control most of the afternoon, including jumping ahead 13-0 early in the second quarter after Thompson took a toss and ran in from 7 yards, getting the ball just inside the pylon.

Late in the second half, on second-and-6 from the Washington 39, Thompson took a delayed handoff from Cousins out of the shotgun and burst through the defense for his long TD run and a 20-10 lead.

The Rams, who didn't look near as sharp as they did in routing Indianapolis a week earlier, made a game of it thanks to a spectacular play by Todd Gurley.

Midway through the third quarter, Gurley caught a swing pass from Goff, hurdled cornerback Bashaud Breelandand then reached for the pylon to complete the 18-yard play and pull the Rams to 20-17.

Gurley also scored on a 1-yard run midway through the third quarter. His fumble helped set up a 22-yard field goal by Washington's Dustin Hopkins in the second quarter.

With the Redskins trying to add to a 20-17 lead late in the third quarter, Hopkins' 51-yard attempt bounced off the right upright.

Goff didn't have nearly the day he did a week earlier, when he threw for a career-high 306 yards to get his first win as an NFL starter. He was 15 of 25 for 224 yards, with one TD and one interception.

INJURIES

Washington: Starting RB Rob Kelley suffered a rib injury midway through the second quarter and didn't return. ... Foster hurt his right shoulder late in the second quarter. ... TE Jordan Reed suffered a chest injury in the third quarter. ... S Montae Nicholson hurt a shoulder in the fourth quarter.

Los Angeles: TE Gerald Everett suffered a thigh injury in the third quarter.

UP NEXT

Washington: The Redskins host the Oakland Raiders on Sunday night.

Los Angeles: The Rams play their NFC West opener at San Francisco on Thursday night.

Wentz, pass rush give Eagles season-opening win vs. Redskins

 Carson Wentz put on a magic act evading pressure, the Philadelphia Eagles' defense ratcheted up its pass rush and the result was the end of a losing streak against the Washington Redskins and a Gatorade bath for coach Doug Pederson.

Behind two touchdowns from Wentz and four sacks of Kirk Cousins, the Eagles beat the Redskins 30-17 on Sunday in a sloppy, mistake-filled season opener between the NFC East rivals.

Wentz threw for 307 yards and also had an interception returned for a touchdown but made fewer errors than Cousins, who was picked off at the goal line and fumbled twice.

Eagles receiver Nelson Agholor, the recipient of a 58-yard TD pass from Wentz after he avoided being sacked by Jonathan Allen and Preston Smith, called the second-year quarterback "a magician."

"I don't know how the guy does it," left tackle Jason Peters said of Wentz, who was 26 of 39. "He's just got a knack for feeling pressure coming and he rolls out of it, he gets out of it and makes a play down the field."

Cousins finished 23 of 40 for 240 yards with an interception and two fumbles, the second of which was forced by Brandon Graham and returned 20 yards for a touchdown by Fletcher Cox in the final minutes, putting the game away.

Cousins had a TD pass to third-down back Chris Thompson, but much of the afternoon was done in by drops and other offensive blunders.

"I think we're better than that up front, better than that at receiver, better than that at quarterback," Redskins coach Jay Gruden said.

The Eagles snapped a five-game skid against the Redskins going back to Sept. 9, 2014, and won at FedEx Field for the first time since 2013.

"We've been talking all week about kind of getting the monkey off our back down here and really against the Redskins," Pederson said. "It was just the old setup on the sideline, and I got the bath. Appreciate it, but a little sticky.

NO RUNNING GAME: Gruden and Pederson avoided the running game, in part because it was having little effect for each team. Cousins, in the second straight season of being franchised by Washington, tied as the Redskins' leading rusher with 30 yards on four carries; they finished with 64. The Eagles had 59 yards on 23 carries, including several handoffs on a clock-draining fourth-quarter drive.

"I think Washington just had a good game plan, but at the end of the day we made enough plays to win," Wentz said.

DARBY DOWN: The Eagles lost cornerback Ronald Darby to what looked like a serious right ankle injury early in the second quarter. Darby's ankle bent the wrong way as he was running in coverage with Washington tight end Jordan Reed, and he was carted off.

Pederson said Darby would be evaluated when the team returns to Philadelphia.

"It's tough because he's playing lights-out, and I want him to be a part of this party we're about to have on this field," Graham said. "I'm hoping it's nothing major."

Kicker Caleb Sturgis, who made three field goals, was injured late in the game, which led Pederson to go for two after the Eagles' final touchdown.

PICK-SIX TIMES THREE: When Redskins linebacker Kerrigan picked off Wentz and returned it 24 yards for a touchdown, he added to his unique career history with interceptions. All three times Kerrigan has had an interception in the NFL, he has returned it for a touchdown. This was his first since 2012.

NO DOCTSON IMPACT: Despite going into the game as a projected starter , Redskins 2016 first-round pick Josh Doctson was a limited part of the game plan with no targets as Ryan Grant filled in as the third receiver. After missing almost all of his rookie season with sore Achilles tendons, Doctson was bothered by a sore hamstring during the preseason, but was full go in practice this week, but Gruden said the Redskins were easing him back in.

UP NEXT

Eagles: Visit the Kansas City Chiefs, who upset New England on Thursday night.

Redskins: Visit former offensive coordinator Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams.

Lions top Redskins 20-17 on Stafford's TD pass to Boldin

Matthew Stafford dropped back and delivered a strike, threading a sharp pass between a lunging linebacker and a blanketing cornerback.

Stafford's go-ahead, 18-yard touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin with 16 seconds left lifted the Detroit Lions to a 20-17 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday.

"I cut it loose and I kind thought to myself, `We're going either win the game or lose the game on this one,'" Stafford said. "It was a tight window."

The Lions (4-3) have won three straight thanks in large part to Stafford making clutch throws in the final minutes, giving him 24 career wins with game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime.

"He does not back down from tough situations," Detroit coach Jim Caldwell said. "He relishes in them."

Stafford, who set up game-winning kicks in the previous two games, was 18 of 29 for 266 yards with one TD and no turnovers in the 100th game of his career.

"With Stafford, it's never in the bag if it's close," Redskins safety Will Blackmon said. "I call him (Brett) Farve Jr. because those are the kind of attributes and intangibles he has."

The Redskins (4-3) had won four straight and looked like they were going to extend their winning streak whenKirk Cousins scored a go-ahead TD on a 19-yard run with 1:05 left.

Washington, though, failed to stop Stafford from throwing or running on his last possession and could not overcome mistakes that included turnovers, a missed field goal and penalties.

Redskins coach Jay Gruden lamented the scheme his team used to on Stafford's last snap.

"We should have blitzed seven or eight," Gruden said. "But we were playing coverage that we've been playing for a long time and guys were comfortable with. (Linebacker) Will Compton missed it by a fraction of a hair."

COUSINS' CHANCE:

Cousins tried to make up for a lost fumble in the third quarter when he put Washington ahead. He faked a handoff to Chris Thompson, tucked the ball away and ran to the right around the outside to score against a defense that didn't expect him to be carrying the ball in a critical situation. Cousins finished 30 of 39 for 301 yards with a TD and a fumble.

"We moved the football," he said. "We were productive in that sense for much of the game and then you have to finish. Every play matters."

INJURY REPORT

Both teams lost their top cornerback to an injury during the game. Washington's Josh Norman was knocked out of the game with a concussion, landing hard on his left shoulder after giving up a 52-yard pass to Marvin Jones in the third quarter. Detroit's Darius Slay left the game with a hamstring injury in the second quarter.

The Redskins were without standout TE Jordan Reed for a second straight game because of a concussion.Vernon Davis replaced him in the lineup and had season highs with six receptions and 79 yards. Redskins OTTrent Williams had a knee sprain and is scheduled for an MRI on Monday.

Detroit's banged-up backfield, which is missing Dwayne Washington (ankle) and Theo Riddick (ankle), created an opportunity for Justin Forsett to play a larger role in his second game with the team. Forsett was given the ball on four straight plays at one point and finished with eight carries for 33 yards and two receptions for 15 yards.

COSTLY FUMBLES

Detroit made field goals after each of Washington's lost fumbles, including Matt Jones' into the Lions end zone early in the game. Jones appeared to move down on the depth chart after the turnover as Thompson and Robert Kelley got more carries, but Gruden insisted the starter wasn't benched. "I'm not going to give up on him for fumbling," Gruden said.

STREAK STOPPED

Detroit's Zach Zenner scored on a 1-yard run midway through the third quarter against a defense that hadn't given up a TD in nine quarters, giving Detroit a 10-3 lead.

LUCKY BOUNCE

Stafford completed a 16-yard pass to Golden Tate in the first quarter that bounced off the back of Bashaud Breeland.

UP NEXT

The Redskins play Cincinnati in London.

Detroit hits the road to face Houston after being at home for three straight games.

Redskins beat up Eagles' defense on way to 27-20 victory

Missing their biggest offensive target and facing one of the NFL's top defenses, the Washington Redskins looked as in command as they've been all season.

Kirk Cousins threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns, the three-headed running attack of Matt Jones, Robert Kelley and Chris Thompson combined for 231 yards and a touchdown and the Redskins ran roughshod over the Philadelphia Eagles in a 27-20 victory on Sunday.

The Redskins (4-2) put up 493 offensive yards against the Eagles (3-2), who came in allowing of 266.8 yards and 12.6 points as the league's second-best defense.

"In spurts today I think we showed what we're capable of. The challenge will always be to do it from the first whistle to the last," said Cousins, who was 18 of 34. "But it was a good offensive showing because so many guys contributed and made a difference."

Cousins rebounded when Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins intercepted him and returned it 64 yards for a touchdown, and Washington showed restraint and balance offensively without tight end Jordan Reed, who was out with a concussion . After starting the season 0-2, the Redskins have their best record through six games since 2008.

Cousins connected with Jamison Crowder on a 16-yard touchdown and with Vernon Davis on a 13-yard touchdown. Jones ran for a 1-yard touchdown and sealed the victory with a 57-yard run on third down with 1:27 left as part of his 135-yard day.

The Redskins defense made things difficult for rookie quarterback Carson Wentz, sacking him five times. Wentz was 11 of 22 for 179 yards, and the Eagles finished with 239 total yards.

"I've got to be better, especially late in the game," Wentz said. "You've got to learn from it. It's all about how you react and respond to losses."

Philadelphia got its points on an 86-yard kickoff return touchdown by Wendell Smallwood, Jenkins' interception return and two field goals by Caleb Sturgis. The Eagles opened the season with three wins before losing two straight.

JUMP SHOT CLANKS

After his touchdown, Davis mimicked a jump shot and treated the football like a basketball. He was flagged for excessive celebration, setting Washington back 15 yards on the ensuing kickoff.

Redskins coach Jay Gruden showed players video of illegal celebrations, but that wasn't on the film.

"I don't think that's taunting. You're just celebrating, right?" Davis said. "All I can do is correct it next time and not shoot."

That had a major impact as Smallwood caught the ball at the 14 and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown to get the Eagles on the board.

WAIT A SECOND

The Eagles ran four offensive plays from scrimmage in the second quarter, and one of them was Wentz kneeling with 6 seconds left. Because of Smallwood's kickoff return touchdown and Jenkins' pick-six, they scored 14 points in the quarter.

Philadelphia went into halftime with just 41 yards - 29 rushing and 12 passing - and three first downs.

`BIG V' BOWLED OVER

With Lane Johnson beginning a 10-game performance-enhancing drugs suspension , Halapoulivaati Vaitaistarted at right tackle and had an afternoon to forget. Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan beat Vaitai and sacked Wentz twice in the first half.

"He had a couple missed assignments early and felt like he settled into the game as the game wore on," coach Doug Pederson said. "He'll learn from it and be ready for next week."

FLAG TIME

The Eagles committed 13 penalties for 114 yards, a week after they were called for 14 penalties for 111 yards in a loss to the Detroit Lions.

"It's tough to win in this league, as it is, and when you have that many penalties, it's dang near impossible to win.

QUOTABLE

Jenkins: "You can look at every area today of our defense and I don't know if there's any area you'd feel good about. The runs were really leaky. Tackling wasn't that great. Coverage wasn't that great. Pass rush. Everything. We've got a lot to get done."

Cousins on winning four in a row: "You can never hit the panic button in this game. ... You just keep playing. If you hit the panic button in this business, you don't belong in this business.

Streaking Redskins get defensive in 16-10 win over Ravens

The Washington Redskins abandoned their usual formula for victory - the passing of Kirk Cousins - to extend their winning streak to three.

Washington used an 85-yard punt return by Jamison Crowderand an uncharacteristically strong performance by its defense to beat the Baltimore Ravens 16-10 on Sunday.

The Redskins (3-2) allowed 108 points in their first four games and came in with the league's 29th-ranked defense. In this one, Washington gave up a touchdown on the game's opening drive and smothered the Ravens (3-2) the rest of the way.

"The defense stepped up," coach Jay Gruden said. "The first drive was a little scary. Here we go again. But we came back, took it personal and played well."

The game wasn't decided until the final minute, when an apparent 23-yard touchdown catch by Baltimore's Breshad Perriman was overturned by replay. Perriman got his right foot down in the end zone, but his left foot was out of bounds.

That put an appropriate end to a miserable day for the Ravens offense, which was limited to 125 yards after halftime.

"We can't play like that and win," coach John Harbaugh said. "We have to be better than we were today."

Crowder scored Washington's first TD with a sensational run through the middle of the Baltimore punt return team in the second quarter.

The Redskins went ahead 13-10 in the third quarter with a 50-yard drive following a wind-shortened punt bySam Koch. Cousins connected with Crowder for 23 yards before lofting a 21-yard pass to Pierre Garcon, who got behind Jimmy Smith and caught the ball in the left side of the end zone.

The definitive momentum shift occurred minutes later. With the Redskins operating from near their own 3, Ravens linebacker C.J. Mosley intercepted a pass by Cousins at the 13, but lost control of the football while reaching for the end zone. The ball rolled out of bounds in the end zone for a touchback, and the Redskins subsequently moved 72 yards for a field goal and a 16-10 lead.

Cousins went 29 for 41 for 260 yards. But it was the defense that won the game for the Redskins.

Washington repeatedly frustrated Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco, who was 30 for 46 for 210 yards and sacked three times.

The Ravens have lost two in a row - both at home - after opening with three straight wins. All of their games have been decided by six points or fewer.

Baltimore scored a touchdown on its opening possession for the first time this season, on a 7-yard pass from Flacco to tight end Crockett Gillmore.

Crowder responded with the Redskins' first punt return for a touchdown since 2008. But the conversion attempt clanged off the left upright.

A field goal by Justin Tucker made it 10-6 in the second quarter. The Ravens had a chance to add to the lead after recovering a fumble by Matt Jones at the Washington 15, but a fake field-goal attempt went awry.

WINDBLOWN

Playing in a stiff wind, neither team got much from its kicking game. Dustin Hopkins missed an extra point for Washington and came up short on a 56-yard field goal try.

Baltimore opted to try a fake field goal in the second quarter, and failed. Later, Koch got off a 36-yard punt that didn't rise more than 20 feet off the ground.

INJURIES

Redskins: CB Josh Norman missed part of the second quarter with an undisclosed injury. OT Morgan Moseswas taken out with a head injury that was not deemed to be a concussion.

Ravens: Baltimore played most of the game without receiver Steve Smith, who sprained an ankle late in the first quarter. The Ravens also lost OT Rick Wagner (thigh) and endured a second straight game without rookie tackle Ronnie Stanley (foot).

INACTIVES

Redskins: Top draft picks Josh Doctson (Achilles) and Su'a Cravens (concussion) were on the inactive list. Also inactive: starting CB Bashaud Breeland (ankle).

Ravens: CB Shareece Wright was inactive. He started the first four games, but struggled in the last three. Ravens say Wright had back spasms recently, but he practiced all week.

RUNNING MEN

Redskins: Jones ran for 31 yards on 14 carries and lost a fumble for the first time this season.

Ravens: Terrance West peeled off a 35-yard run on the opening possession, Baltimore's longest of the year. He finished with 95 yards on 11 carries.

Redskins thrive in red zone, force turnovers to beat Browns

Cashing in with four red zone touchdowns and taking the ball away at crucial moments allowed the Washington Redskins to win a game they could've easily lost to the Cleveland Browns.

Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes, including two to tight end Jordan Reed, and the Redskins forced three second-half turnovers to complete a 31-20 victory Sunday that kept the Browns winless on the season.

"It's just what we needed to do," said Cousins, who was 21 of 27 for 183 yards and also had an interception. "The defense did a great job at getting us momentum with those turnovers. We ran the ball well. ... I think being able to run the ball effectively certainly got us going."

Washington (2-2) scored more touchdowns in the red zone against Cleveland (0-4) than it did in the first three games of the season, when it was 3 for 14 . Cousins connected with Reed for 8- and 9-yard touchdowns, Chris Thompson for a 5-yard score, and running back Matt Jones scored from 1 yard out as part of his 117-yard performance.

"We just found a way to execute, found some mismatches," Thompson said. "The run game is key. Matt had a great day today and it was able to help out our pass game, help Kirk out."

The Redskins blew a 14-0 lead and fell behind 20-17 before shutting down Cleveland's running game and taking the ball back. Linebacker Will Compton forced a fumble by fullback Malcolm Johnson - on the first carry of his career - late in the third, Ziggy Hood knocked the ball out of Duke Johnson's hands early in the fourth and Josh Norman picked off Cody Kessler to set up Jones' touchdown.

"We've got to get stuff corrected," Compton said. "But we won the game. We made big plays when we needed to make big plays."

Browns running back Isaiah Crowell ran for 112 yards and a touchdown, and Kessler was 27 of 38 for 215 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

NEED FOR REED: With his 8-yard touchdown in the first quarter, Reed became the fastest tight end in NFL history to 200 career receptions. Reed hit the 200 mark in his 38th game, one faster than Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr., and had his fifth multi-touchdown game.

Reed made nine catches for 73 yards.

WHO RECOVERED?: Shortly after Duke Johnson's fumble, he stood up and raised the ball, but the Redskins were given possession. The Browns weren't exactly sure the call was the right one.

"Within half a second, Duke stood up and held it up in his hand. I think the ref was still trying to find out where the ball was," Kessler said. "And Duke was yelling, `Hey, I got it right here! It's right here!' And unfortunately the call didn't go our way."

For his part, the running back said he was sure he had recovered the ball but blamed himself for losing it in the first place, not the refs for possibly ruling incorrectly.

PUT IT IN PARKEY: After missing three field goal attempts last week, including a 46-yarder at the end of regulation that could have won the game, Browns kicker Cody Parkey bounced back in a big way. In his second game with Cleveland, Parkey was good from 51 and 45 yards out.

REDSKINS DEFENSIVE BLOWS: Already without cornerbacks Bashaud Breeland and DaShaun Phillips, the Redskins' defense lost three more players against the Browns. Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan left in the second quarter with an elbow injury, linebacker Su'a Cravens in the third with a concussion and safety David Bruton in the fourth with a concussion.

Coach Jay Gruden said Kerrigan would have an MRI on his elbow.

On the Cleveland side, center Austin Reiter injured his left knee, and tight end Randall Telfer injured his ankle.

JACKSON'S CLEATS: Redskins receiver DeSean Jackson wore cleats with a design of yellow police "caution" tape to "start dialogue about the senseless killings of both citizens and police." Originally set to wear them just in warmups, Jackson said he felt it important to wear the cleats during the game, too.

"I felt like I've been silent long enough," Jackson said. "Whatever the response is, that's what it is, but I feel it's time for me to make a stance."

PRYOR CHANNELS LEBRON: After his first career touchdown catch, Terrelle Pryor mimicked LeBron James' famous chalk celebration, throwing the ball into the air. He earned a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for his trouble.

QUOTABLE

Redskins cornerback Will Blackmon on Norman, penalized for a bow and arrow celebration following his interception: "I didn't know they got him for that, and Josh did it like way off the sideline too. Josh. Josh is a honey-baked ham."

Browns running back Duke Johnson: "That's what's most upsetting: We're knocking on the door. ... We're just not finishing."

Redskins avoid 0-3 start thanks to INTs, Hopkins' 5th FG

All the Washington Redskins needed to avoid a dreaded 0-3 start was a couple of fourth-quarter interceptions by backups and five field goals from a guy who had never made that many in a game.

Dustin Hopkins kicked a 37-yard field goal with 1:51 to play and the defending NFC East champion Redskins got a much-needed 29-27 win over the penalty- and error-prone New York Giants (2-1) on Sunday.

"We needed to get that first win bad," said cornerback Greg Toler, who played most of the game after starter Bashaud Breeland hurt an ankle early. "We couldn't lose the first three, and we hung in there and got some real contributions from everybody. You get everyone stepping up. The coaches treat all of us the same, coaches us up whether first- or second- or third- or fourth-string like we are starters."

The guys who really stepped up were linebacker Su'a Cravens and cornerback Quinton Dunbar.

After Hopkins put Washington ahead, the Giants got a first down at their own 39 with 69 seconds to play. On the next play, Manning went over the middle to Shane Vereen and Cravens dived in front of the halfback and picked it off.

Earlier in the quarter, Dunbar jumped a seam pattern pass to tight end Will Tye in the end zone and intercepted it, ending a Giants drive at the Washington 15 courtesy of an Odell Beckham catch-and-run. It kept Washington ahead 26-24.

Josh Brown would put New York ahead with a 30-yard field goal midway through the quarter, but Washington came back.

It was a game marked by Giants mistakes. They turned the ball over three times and had 11 penalties for 128 yards.

"Any time you lose against any team, no matter where they are at, it is a tough one to swallow," receiver Victor Cruzsaid. "Especially one like this where we had some opportunities to put some points on the board, but you win some and you lose some, you have to learn from the losses and move on."

The worst of the Giants' penalties was a third-down hit to the helmet by Olivier Vernon that kept the Redskins' game-winning drive alive.

"Everyone loves touchdowns. I love touchdowns," Hopkins said. "When they call on me, I do the best I can to put the team in a position to win, whether they send me out there five times or once, it's OK."

Shane Vereen scored on a 1-yard run, Manning threw a 23-yard TD to Shepard and Orleans Darkwa scored on a 2-yard run for New York.

Kirk Cousins threw touchdown passes of 44 yards to DeSean Jackson and 55 to Jamison Crowder as the banged-up Redskins handed new Giants coach Ben McAdoo his first loss.

This was an NFC East matchup that see-sawed the entire second half after Washington rallied from a 21-9 deficit.

BECKHAM VS. NORMAN: The fourth quarter was wild with the matchup of Beckham and Redskins cornerback Josh Norman, leading to big plays by Beckham, an ejection of Giants center Weston Richburg and a personal foul against Norman for a big hit on Sterling Shepard.

"We got it in us. We are fighters, fighters to the end. Scrapping. Savagery as they come," Norman said. "Real gritty, all the way down to the bone and gristle. Fight, fight, fight."

In the end, Washington made the big plays in avoiding the 0-3 start. Only three teams since 1990 have made the playoffs after losing three in row to start the season.

INJURIES GALORE: The Redskins lost four players to injuries in the game: C Kory Lichtensteiger (ankle), G Shawn Lauvao (calf), CB Bashaud Breeland (ankle) and S DeAngelo Hall (knee). The Giants had CBs Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (groin) and Eli Apple (hamstring) leave.

SPECIAL TEAMS: It was an exciting day for the guys from specials. Crowder's 50-yard punt return and a 31-yard fourth-down pass by punter Tress Way to Dunbar set up two of Hopkins' field goals. Dunbar, however, muffed a punt that led to Vereen's TD early in the game. The

Giants had a blocked punt by Romeo Okwara nullified with just over 11 minutes to play by a personal foul againstAndrew Adams, who was added to the roster Saturday.

NEAR-COSTLY GAMBLE: The Redskins lost a cheap-shot field goal at the end of the first half when they elected to run a play from the Giants 4 with 6 seconds left. Jason Pierre-Paul had a sack and forced fumble on Cousins and the clock ran out.

NUMBERS: Cousins finished 21 of 35 for 296 yards. Manning was 25 of 38 for 350. The Giants gained 457 yards in failing to gain their 700th franchise win. The Redskins gained 403 yards and had the ball for 33:26.

Morris' TD after Cousins' INT leads Cowboys past Skins 27-23

Discussing Dak Prescott after the rookie quarterback's first NFL victory, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones managed to throw in references to folks such as Troy Aikman, Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger- QBs with nine Super Bowl victories combined.

Not bad company for a guy who was a fourth-round draft pick and is only playing because Tony Romo is out with an injured back.

Prescott ran for a 6-yard TD , went 22 for 30 for 292 yards, and showed a veteran's poise in the pocket, helping the Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 27-23 on Sunday as he stayed turnover-free as a pro so far.

"He exudes confidence," Jones said about Prescott. "He's got a great supporting cast, but he's using it."

Dallas (1-1) won for only the second time in its past 16 games without Romo - and both of those victories came at Washington (0-2).

Alfred Morris scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard run with under five minutes left against his former club, taking advantage after Washington's Kirk Cousins threw an end-zone interception.

Morris was drafted by Washington in 2012 and played his first four seasons there. But his role was reduced last year and he was allowed to leave as a free agent. His first TD in a Cowboys uniform capped an 80-yard drive that started when Barry Church picked off a pass from Cousins intended for Pierre Garcon.

"This is a quarterback-driven league," Cousins said. "I need to play at a high level, week in and week out."

Through two games, he has three interceptions and only one TD pass , an 11-yarder to Jamison Crowder in the third quarter that gave Washington its first lead, 17-13.

But Cousins and the defending NFC East champion Redskins will rue the second-half chances they wasted. They got the ball inside Dallas' 40 on consecutive possessions - once because of a failed onside kick, once because cornerbackJosh Norman caused one of the two fumbles by Dallas rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott - but settled for a field goal each time.

Still, Washington led 23-20 and appeared on its way to adding to the margin after Cousins began a drive by completing a 57-yard pass to rookie Josh Doctson. But on third-and-goal at the 6 with 10 1/2 minutes left, Cousins put the ball right in Church's gut.

Garcon stomped his foot coming off the field. Redskins right tackle Morgan Moses threw his helmet on the sideline.

HE SAID IT

"Everybody thinks we're in the morgue or something. We're not dead, by no means." - Norman on Washington's 0-2 start.

NORMAN'S ASSIGNMENT

One big question entering the game was whether Norman would be assigned to cover Cowboys WR Dez Bryant no matter where the receiver lined up - or stick to one side of the field, as the $75 million defensive back primarily did in Week 1, when he stayed on the left side regardless of where Steelers WR Antonio Brown was. The answer: Norman mainly remained on the left side of Washington's defense, often leaving CB Bashaud Breeland on Bryant, early on, but eventually started to "travel" to where Bryant was.

DEZ INVOLVED

After getting only one catch for 8 yards in Week 1, Bryant had seven catches for 102 yards Sunday.

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Elliott finished with 83 yards on 21 carries, including a 1-yard TD run. ... Morris ran five times for a total of 7 yards. ... Redskins RB Matt Jones gained 61 yards on 13 carries with a 14-yard scoring run. ... Cousins went 28 for 46 for 364 yards.

BAD MISS

On third-and-7 from Dallas' 37 on Washington's opening possession, Cousins had Crowder wide open and behind the defense for what should have been an easy-as-can-be TD. But Cousins overthrew the second-year receiver, and that bad miss ended the drive, because coach Jay Gruden chose to punt.

INJURIES

Redskins: NT Kedric Golston injured his right hamstring on the first play from scrimmage, eventually was driven toward the locker room on a cart and did not return. Ziggy Hood took over at nose tackle.