FLASH RECAP:
Robert Griffin III throws for 227 yards and a touchdown to help rally previously winless Washington to a victory over Oakland before an announced crowd of 53,549 at O.co Coliseum on Sept. 29, 2013.
The Redskins (1-3) score the final 24 points after the Raiders (1-3) build a 14-0 first-quarter lead.
Raiders quarterback Matt Flynn has an interception returned for a touchdown, loses a fumble that leads to a touchdown and is sacked seven times.
The Redskins, playing only their fifth regular-season game in Oakland in the Super Bowl-era, avoid starting a season with four losses for only the second time since 2001.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Robert Griffin III — Is 18 of 31 passing for 227 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers.
NT Barry Cofield — Has two of the Redskins' seven sacks and recovers a fumble.
CB David Amerson — Returns a Matt Flynn interception 45 yards for a score with the Redskins trailing 14-0.
RB Rashad Jennings — His blocked punt in the opening quarter leads to a touchdown. Jennings rushes for 45 yards on 15 carries and has eight receptions for 71 yards.
KEY STATS:
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders S Charles Woodson
"I think at first we were trying to get a feel for how they’re protecting and then we figured them out. They couldn’t pick up any stunts, they didn’t know what we were doing. I think we just had them totally confused.”
Redskins DE Stephen Bowen
BY THE NUMBERS:
DID YOU KNOW?:
TE Mychal Rivera — Catches an 18-yard touchdown pass from Matt Flynn with 3:06 left in the first quarter, giving Oakland a 14-0 lead.
RB Jeremy Stewart — Recovers a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown.
Raiders quarterback Matt Flynn is 21 of 32 passing for 227 yards but has an interception returned for a TD and coughs up a fumble that leads to a score.
The Raiders have only 298 total yards against a Washington defense that entered the game 32nd (last) in the league in yards allowed (1,464 yards/488.0) and points allowed (98/32.7).
Redskins coach Mike Shanahan improves to 22-7 against the Raiders.
"You heard the boos. For any team in the league, to hear your home fans boo, that’s hard.”
7: Redskins sacks of Matt Flynn, the most sacks of a Raiders quarterback since 2006.
14: Washington points off of two Matt Flynn turnovers.
116: Scrimmage yards by Oakland backup Rashad Jennings, who has 45 rushing yards on 14 carries and 71 receiving yards on eight catches.
Redskins linebacker London Fletcher played in his 244th consecutive game,
a league record for most consecutive games played by an NFL defensive player since the 1970 merger. Fletcher and Bill Romanaski shared the previous record of 243 straight games.
The Redskins win their third straight regular-season game against the Raiders in Oakland. The Raiders lead the series 8-5, including 1-0 postseason.
