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Tim Hightower Predicts That the Washington…

At the start of training camp, Washington Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman boldly predicted that his team would finish first in the NFC East. Many at the time thought that his prediction was asinine

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Washington Redskins: Fast Start Proves Rex…

Rex Grossman is still under fire for having more turnovers than touchdowns at this point in the season. However, this team is 3-1, and the haters should back off, and take a look at how the season has gone thus far

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NFL Power Rankings – Washington Redskins Winners…

The Washington Redskins ranked 31st in the NFL last season in defense, but the team looked much improved in the opening game of the season as they defeated the NY Giants 28-14 on Sunday afternoon. Quarterback Rex Grossman played terrific as he went 21-34 for 305 yards and two touchdowns. Grossman won the starting job during training camp and made very few mistakes, despite constant pressure from the NY Giants defense.

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Rex Grossman Says Washington Redskins Receiving…

Rex Grossman is doing his best Rex Ryan impersonation again. Before the season started, he predicted the Washington Redskins would win the NFC East; today Rex said Washington’s receiving corps is the best in the league. “This is the best wide receiving corps in the league in my opinion, from top to bottom,” Grossman said, according to Redskins beat reporter Grant Paulsen

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NFL Power Rankings: Rex Grossman and the…

  NFL Power Rankings, I stated in a previous article, are notoriously flexible at the start of each season. However, one thing that every Washington Redskins fan could count on was being placed low.

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Home Field Advantage Aids Washington Redskins In…

By Martin Shatzer – Associate Editor FedEx Field was awfully loud on Sunday, giving the Redskins an advantage that hasn’t been seen in this city since the team moved out of RFK.

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Redskins rally for 22-21 win over Cardinals

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — After Rex Grossman threw his second interception, running back Tim Hightower figured the Washington Redskins quarterback needed a word or two of encouragement

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Redskins self-destruct early, then rally to move…

LANDOVER, Md. – After Rex Grossman threw his second interception, running back Tim Hightower figured the Washington Redskins quarterback needed a word or two of encouragement. “I went over to him and told him to keep throwing the ball,” Hightower said.

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Redskins move to 2-0 with 22-21 win over Cardinals

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Washington Redskins Dominate Crunch Time,…

Read More: Kevin Kolb (QB – ARI), Rex Grossman (QB – WAS), Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals had no business being in the game and down just three points after the first half and while they improved in the second, when it mattered most the Washington Redskins made the plays and the Cards didn’t. The big story for this game will be the continued atrocious defense and then the failure to move the ball at key points in crunch time

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Redskins QB Rex Grossman: Can He Do It Again?…

(c) 2011, The Washington Post WASHINGTON — In the wake of his season-opening performance, Washington Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman made the media rounds last week, hopping on “SportsCenter,” the NFL Network and “Pardon the Interruption,” among others. Everyone wanted to talk about the quarterback’s big game. But Grossman had won games before, he’d put up big numbers and had strung together four solid quarters.

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Cards fly in to Washington for battle of early…

Written by The Sports Network (Sports Network) – Both the Washington Redskins and Arizona Cardinals finished well out of the NFC playoff race last season, but one of these 2010 also-rans will find itself in an excellent early position following Sunday’s clash between the teams at FedEx Field. These two participants combined for just 11 wins in thoroughly disappointing 2010 campaigns, but each kicked off this new season on very positive notes last Sunday, with the Redskins vanquishing the NFC East-rival New York Giants by a 28-14 count at home and the Cardinals holding off a young and determined Carolina squad in a 28-21 thriller at University of Phoenix Stadium. Strong play under center was a key element in those two victories, not to mention a liability for both clubs during last year’s downturn

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Redskins-Cardinals: Key matchups for Week 2

The Washington Redskins and Arizona Cardinals on Sunday meet for the first time since 2008 but for the 120th time in the history of the two franchises.

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Kyle Shanahan plans steady diet of run plays

Echoing the sentiments of coach Mike Shanahan and running back Tim Hightower, Washington Redskins coordinator Kyle Shanahan said Thursday he believes his unit narrowly missed breaking off some big runs against the New York Giants and plans to call a steady flow of run plays again this week against the Arizona Cardinals. The Redskins ran the ball 26 times but mustered only 72 yards, a 2.9-yard-per-carry average. Kyle Shanahan said it was important for him to continue calling run plays although big gains weren’t resulting from them.

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