Redskins running into Packers' strong run defense
GREEN BAY (4-5) AT WASHINGTON (5-3-1)
Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC
OPENING LINE - Redskins by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Packers 4-4-1, Redskins 6-3
SERIES RECORD - Packers lead 20-14-1
LAST MEETING - Packers beat Redskins 35-18, Jan. 10 in NFC wild-card game
LAST WEEK - Packers lost to Titans 47-25; Redskins beat Vikings 26-20
AP PRO32 RANKING - Packers No. 19, Redskins No. 9
PACKERS OFFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (19), PASS (14)
PACKERS DEFENSE - OVERALL (10), RUSH (4), PASS (16)
REDSKINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (4), RUSH (12), PASS (3)
REDSKINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (21), RUSH (23), PASS (15)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Packers have won six of past seven meetings, counting playoffs. ... Green Bay rushed for 141 yards in wild-card game. ... Packers have lost three in row, but have scored 23-plus points in six of seven games. ... QB Aaron Rodgers has 1,240 yards with 12 touchdowns and three interceptions in past four games. ... WR Jordy Nelson had 12 catches for 126 yards and TD last week, is tied for NFL lead with eight TD catches. ... WR Davante Adams has three TDs in past four games and is averaging over eight catches per game in that span. ... LB Nick Perry had 2 ˆ½ sacks of Redskins QB Kirk Cousins in wild-card game. ... RB Eddie Lacy has missed four games with ankle injury, Packers at times have used WR Ty Montgomery as RB. ... S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix leads Green Bay with two interceptions. ... Redskins rookie RB Robert Kelley seeking first 100-yard rushing game since high school. ... Cousins threw for 262 yards, two TDs and had 110.9 last week. ... TE Jordan Reed had nine receptions for 120 yards and TD in wild-card game. ... Washington defense has made three sacks in five consecutive games. ... LB Preston Smith had two sacks and interception vs. Minnesota. ... CB Josh Norman has 41 passes defensed since 2014, tied for second most in league. ... Fantasy Tip: In absence of injured WR DeSean Jackson, Jamison Crowder could be Cousins favorite on deep threats against Green Bay. Crowder already has two 100-yard receiving games.
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