Take a look at some stand-out highlights from Sunday’s win against the Cowboys, as well as the regular season.
WASHINGTON — The Redskins wrapped up an impressive 2015 regular-season with Sunday’s 34-23 in Dallas. Along the way, some players (most notably quarterback Kirk Cousins) rewrote the Redskins’ single-season franchise record book.
Before we look ahead to Washington’s home playoff game against Green Bay, we look back at some significant figures from Sunday’s win in Dallas, and the just-completed regular season.
(AP/Michael Ainsworth)
AP/Michael Ainsworth
3 — Touchdowns thrown by Cousins in the first quarter against Dallas. Cousins became the first quarterback in franchise history to throw three TDs in the first quarter of a game (this was Washington’s 1155th all-time regular-season game).
(AP/Tim Sharp)
AP/Tim Sharp
4 — Consecutive wins by the Redskins to end the regular season. Washington heads into the postseason with its longest winning streak since the 2012 team won seven straight to end the year.
(Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images)
Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images
5 — Redskins turnover margin this season (27 takeaways; 22 giveaways) compared to a minus-12 rating in 2014.
(Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald via AP)
Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald via AP
8 — Sacks registered by linebacker Preston Smith this season- tops among all NFL rookies.
(Chris Keane/AP Images for Panini)
Chris Keane/AP Images for Panini
16 — Games in which Cousins threw for at least one TD this season. Cousins is the only Redskin to throw a TD in every game of the regular season since the NFL adopted a 16-game schedule in 1978. He is also one of only two QBs to pull the feat this year, along with Seattle’s Russell Wilson.
(AP Photo/Gary Hershorn)
AP Photo/Gary Hershorn
27 — Sacks allowed by the Redskins offensive line this season, a significant improvement after allowing an NFC-worst 58 sacks last season. The 27 sacks were also the fewest allowed by Washington since they led the NFC with 19 sacks against in 2006.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
AP Photo/Kathy Willens
69.8 — NFL-best completion percentage from Cousins (379-for-543). Cousins also finished with the second best completion rate in Redskins franchise history behind only Sammy Baugh (70.33% in 1945). While Baugh made just eight starts in 1945, Cousins has the highest single-season completion rate among all Redskins QBs who started at least 10 games.
Here, Baugh poses at the Polo Grounds in New York City on Dec. 4, 1938.
(AP Photo)
AP Photo
87 — Receptions by Jordan Reed, who set a Redskins single-season record for most catches by a tight end. Reed needed just one catch in the season finale to break the previous mark of 83, set by Chris Cooley in 2008. Reed finished the year with career-highs across the board with 87 receptions, 952 yards and 11 TDs in 14 games.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
379 — Completions by Cousins, a new single-season franchise record. Cousins broke the previous mark of 327 completions (Jason Campbell; 2008) in Washington’s Week 15 win against the Buffalo Bills.
(AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP/Jacquelyn Martin
4,166 — Yards thrown by Cousins, who set a single-season franchise record in that department as well. Cousins broke the previous mark (Jay Schroeder; 4,109 yards in 1986) with a 28-yard completion to rookie Jamison Crowder in the second quarter Sunday in Dallas.
(AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
