6 Biggest Takeaways from Washington Redskins’ Week 1 Loss

September 14, 2015   ·   James Dudko   ·   Jump to comments

When you start 0-1, perhaps the only true silver lining you have is there's 15 more games left to put it right. Fortunately for the Washington Redskins, they did enough things right during their season-opening 17-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins to believe they'll be much better in Week 2.
As they prepare to host the St. Louis Rams, fresh off yet another home win over the always tough Seattle Seahawks, per Sports Illustrated, the Redskins know they can lean on a few things.
The most notable is a ground attack that looks ready to dominate this season. After piling up 161 yards against a formidable-looking Miami front seven, Washington's running backs showed they won't be awed by marquee defenders. That will be important against the Rams' D-line blue-chippers in Week 2.
Of course, a prolific rushing attack will only take a team so far. It always help to have an effective complement from the quarterback position.
At least Kirk Cousins showed enough positives in Week 1 to ...

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