The Washington Redskins were defeated by the Houston Texans, 23-21, at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland on Sunday. The Redskins now hold a one-game lead in the NFC East division over the Dallas Cowboys who they will play Thursday on Thanksgiving Day in a nationally televised game. The game will be for first place in the division.
In the loss, the Redskins re-wrote several historical statistics and individual players put their names in the team record books.
Here are a few feats accomplished in the home loss.
The Redskins forced three turnovers (2 interceptions and a forced fumble) and now have forced at least one turnover for the 14th consecutive week dating back to last season. Washington currently has the longest active streak in the NFL.
The Redskins have now forced three or more turnovers in consecutive games for the first time since Weeks 3 and Weeks 4 of the 2016 season. With the three turnovers, the Redskins have forced three or more turnovers in three games this season. It is the first time Washington has forced three or more turnovers in three or more games since 2016 when the team forced that many turnovers in four games.
The Redskins finished with three sacks and have now registered at least one sack for the 17th consecutive game. Depending on the outcome of several contests, Washington currently has the fifth-longest active streak in the league.
Running back Adrian Peterson rushed for 51 yards on 16 attempts and two touchdowns. With his seven-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, Peterson (105) passed Pro Football Hall of Famer John Riggins for sixth all-time in NFL history in rushing touchdowns. With his two rushing touchdowns in the game, Peterson (26) moved into sole possession of fourth place on the NFL’s list of career games with multiple rushing touchdowns in a game. He passed Shaun Alexander (25), Marcus Allen (25) and Priest Holmes (25).
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Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan started his 122nd consecutive regular season game, the longest active streak among active NFL linebackers. Kerrigan has not missed a start in his NFL career. The Purdue star finished the game with one sack and two quarterback hits and now has 6.5 sacks on the season and 78.0 for his career. Kerrigan is now five sacks shy from passing Charles Mann (82) for No. 2 on the Redskins all-time list in career sacks.
Linebacker Preston Smith recorded four tackles (three solo) and one sack for 12 yards, two quarterback hits, one interception, and one pass defensed. Smith has recorded at least one sack in back-to-back games since recording a sack in Week 15 and Week 16 of the 2017 season.
Safety DJ Swearinger Sr. recorded three solo tackles, one pass defensed and one sack. The sack was Swearinger’s first in 2018 and increases his career total to 4.5.
Safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix registered 13 tackles (11 solo) with one forced fumble.
Linebacker Mason Foster finished with 10 tackles (nine solo), one interception, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery. Foster has recorded 10 or more tackles in a single game for a career-best, six games in a season.