Game Release
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
GAME RELEASE 21300 Coach Gibbs Drive | Ashburn, Va. 20147 | 703.726.7000 Cincinnati Bengals (1-0) at Washington Football Team (0-1) August 20, 2021 - FedExField - 8:00 PM ET QUICK HITS GAME CENTER • Washington will play its second of three preseason games on Friday TELEVISION: NBC4/NBC Sports Washington night, when they host the Cincinnati Bengals. The club most recently Kenny Albert [play-by-play] played and defeated the Bengals last season at FedExField. Joe Theismann [analyst] Mike Silver [sideline] • Washington has played the Bengals in the preseason 10 times and is 3-6-1 in those contests. Washington is 5-5-1 against Cincinnati RADIO: Washington Radio Network all-time in the regular season. Julie Donaldson [host] Bram Weinstein [play-by-play] • Washington will defend it’s division title in 2021, taking on the NFC DeAngelo Hall [analyst] South and AFC West divisions this season. The club will play four home and four road games leading up their bye week in Week 9. • From Weeks 14-18, Washington will embark on a stretch of five-con- secutive division games to close out the 2021 season. It is the first time the team will play five-straight games against a division oppo- nent since 1970. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Players Date Opponent Location Time Beau Benzschawel (BEN-shawl) August 12, 2021* New England Gillette Stadium L, 13-22 Dyami Brown (dee-AH-mee) August 20, 2021* Cincinnati FedExField 8:00 PM ET Saahdiq Charles (SUH-deek) August 28, 2021* Baltimore FedExField 6:00 PM ET Jamin Davis (JAY-min) Sept. 12, 2021 LA Chargers FedExField 1:00 PM ET Khaleke Hudson (KUH-leak) Sept. 16, 2021 NY Giants FedExField 8:20 PM ET Keith Ismael (Is-male) Sept. 26, 2021 Buffalo Highmark Stadium 1:00 PM ET Jordan Kunaszyk (KUH-nah-shik) Oct. 3, 2021 Atlanta Mercedes Benz Stadium 1:00 PM ET Terry McLaurin (MICK-law-REN) Oct. 10, 2021 New Orleans FedExField 1:00 PM ET Dax Milne (Miln) Oct. 17, 2021 Kansas City FedExField 1:00 PM ET Daron Payne (du-RON) Oct. 24, 2021 Green Bay Lambeau Field 1:00 PM ET Sammis Reyes (SAM-is) Oct. 31, 2021 Denver Empower Field 4:25 PM ET Chase Roullier (Roo-lee-ay) Bye Week Brandon Scherff (SCHER-eff) Nov. 14, 2021 Tampa Bay FedExField 1:00 PM ET Benjamin St. Juste st.-JUICE Nov. 21, 2021 Carolina BOA Stadium 1:00 PM ET Nov. 29, 2021 Seattle FedExField 8:15 PM ET Coaches Dec. 5, 2021 Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium 4:05 PM ET Pete Hoener HAY-ner Dec. 12, 2021 Dallas FedExField 1:00 PM ET Nate Kaczor Kat-SIR Dec. 19, 2021 Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field TBD Kavan Latham Kuh-VON Dec. 26, 2021 Dallas AT&T Stadium 8:20 PM ET Brett Nenaber Knee-Neighbor Jan. 2, 2022 Philadelphia FedExField 1:00 PM ET Ken Zampese Zam-pea-zee Jan. 9, 2022 NY Giants FedExField 1:00 PM ET Jeff Zgonina SKA-nina 2020 OFFENSIVE NOTES MAKING THE CONNECTION SECOND HALF SURGE Most Completions in a Season in Franchise History Single-Season Second Half Score Margin Year Comp [Franchise History] 1. 2016 407 Year Score Margin 2. 2020 389 1. 1991 136 3. 2015 386 2. 2020 109 4. 2014 364 3. 1972 97 5. 2013 355 4t. 1989 91 4t. 1973 91 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE 6. 1948 81 7. 1942 74 Single-Season Completion Percentages [Franchise History] Second Half Scrimmage Yards Year Pct. [Weeks 9-17] 1. 2015 69.5 Year Scrimm. Yards 2. 2016 67.1 1. 2020 1,900 3. 2014 66.5 2. 1991 1,851 4. 2012 65.8 3. 2016 1,817 5. 2020 64.7 4. 1999 1,784 6. 2017 64.3 5. 2007 1,762 7. 1945 64.0 Stat first recorded in 1991. Most Games Registering 69+ Completion Percentage Year Games 1. 2015 8 2. 2012 7 3t. 2020 6 3t. 2016 6 5t. 1945 5 5t. 2019 5 DYNAMIC DUOS Most Receptions by Two Running Backs in a Season [Franchise History] Players, Year Rec 1. Washington [70]; Metcalf [48], 1981 118 2. McKissic [80]; Gibson [36], 2020 116 3. Centers [81]; Davis [33], 2000 114 Seasons With Multiple 950+ Scrimmage Yard RBs Players Year 1. Gibson [1,042]; McKissic [954] 2020 2. Washington [1,226]; Riggins [1,376] 1983 3. Harmon [1,018]; Jackson [987] 1980 FOUR DOWN TERRITORY Single-Season Fourth Down Conversions [Franchise History] Year 4D 1. 2002 13 2. 2012 12 3t. 2020 11 3t. 1984 11 Most Games With 2+ Fourth Down Conversions Year Games 1t. 2020 3 1t. 2019 3 1t. 2018 3 1t. 2012 3 1t. 1996 3 2020 OFFENSIVE NOTES 2020 DEFENSIVE NOTES RACKING UP SACKS TOTAL DEFENSE 2020 Sack Leaders Yards/Game Team Sacks Team Yards 1. Pittsburgh Steelers 56 1. Los Angeles Rams 281.9 2. Los Angeles Rams 53 2. Washington Football Team 304.6 3. Philadelphia Eagles 49 3. Pittsburgh Steelers 305.8 4t. Arizona Cardinals 48 4. New Orleans Saints 310.9 4t. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48 5. San Francisco 49ers 314.4 6. Washington Football Team 47 6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 327.1 7. Seattle Seahawks 46 7. Baltimore Ravens 329.8 8. New Orleans Saints 45 8. Indianapolis Colts 332.1 LIMITING THE FIRST DOWNS SECOND HALF DEFENSE First Downs/Game Second Half Scrimmage Yards Allowed Team 1D/G Team Yards 1. Los Angeles Rams 17.5 1. Washington Football Team 2,073 2. Pittsburgh Steelers 17.6 2. Los Angeles Rams 2,415 3. Washington Football Team 18.1 3. Pittsburgh Steelers 2,535 4. San Francisco 49ers 19.4 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2,538 5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19.9 5. New England Patriots 2,575 6. New Orleans Saints 20.0 7. Los Angeles Chargers 20.3 8. Indianapolis Colts 20.6 9. Chicago Bears 20.7 10. Green Bay Packers 20.8 SOMETHING IN THE AIR Passing Yards/Game Team PY/G 1. Los Angeles Rams 190.7 2. Washington Football Team 191.8 3. Pittsburgh Steelers 194.4 4. San Francisco 49ers 207.9 5. New Orleans Saints 217.0 FOUR DOWN TERRITORY Fourth Down Defense Team Pct 1. Pittsburgh Steelers 25.00 2. Washington Football Team 37.50 3. Philadelphia Eagles 38.89 4. New York Jets 41.67 5t. Los Angeles Rams 42.86 5t. Indianapolis Colts 42.86 DEFENDING THE RED ZONE Red Zone Defense Team Pct 1. Denver Broncos 47.54 2. New York Giants 50.85 3. Arizona Cardinals 51.79 4. Washington Football Team 53.49 5. Chicago Bears 54.72 2020 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES GOING THE DISTANCE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Single-Season Net Punting Average All-Time Franchise Points Leaders Year Net Avg. Player Points 1. 2020 44.3 1. Mark Moseley 1,206 2. 2019 44.1 2. Chip Lohmiller 787 3. 2018 41.5 3. Dustin Hopkins 622 4. 2014 39.5 4. Curt Knight 475 5. 2015 39.3 5. Shaun Suisham 329 Single-Season Punting Average Most Field Goals Made From 50 Yards Year Avg. Player 50+ FG 1. 2019 49.6 1. Dustin Hopkins 13 2. 2020 48.0 2. Mark Moseley 12 3. 2014 46.9 3. Chip Lohmiller 9 4. 1941 45.9 4. Brett Conway 5 5. 2017 45.7 5t. Graham Gano 4 5t. John Hall 4 LEADING THE PACK All-Time Net Punting Average Leaders Net Punting Average Season Leaders Player Net Avg. Team Net Avg. 1. Tress Way 41.2 1. New England Patriots 45.6 2. Matt Turk 38.3 2. Detroit Lions 44.8 3. Mike Bragg 21.0 3. Seattle Seahawks 44.4 4. Washington Football Team 44.3 5. Buffalo Bills 44.0 Punting Average Season Leaders Team Avg. 1. Buffalo Bills 50.8 2. Seattle Seahawks 49.6 3. Detroit Lions 49.1 4. New England Patriots 48.7 5. Washington Football Team 48.0 Punting Yards Season Leaders Team Yards 1. New York Jets 3,498 2. Washington Football Team 3,504 3. Pittsburgh Steelers 3,470 4. Philadelphia Eagles 3,395 5. Cincinnati Bengals 3,350 TERRY MCLAURIN Wide Receiver 17 FIRST 29 CAREER GAMES IN D.C. Terry McLaurin was Washington’s top receiver during his first two seasons in D.C. Below is where he falls among player who spent their first 29 career games in the Bur- gundy and Gold. RECEIVING YARDS (FIRST 29 CAREER GAMES) Player Yards 1. Gary Clark 2,118 2. Terry McLaurin 2,037 3. Charlie Brown 2,031 4. Rod Gardner 1 ,557 5. Albert Connell 1,518 6. Jordan Reed 1,505 7. Ricky Sanders 1,455 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS (FIRST 29 CAREER GAMES) Player TD 1. Charlie Brown 18 2. Kelvin Bryant 13 3. Gary Clark 12 4t. Terry McLaurin 11 4t. Rod Gardner 11 6t. Albert Connell 10 6t. Ricky Sanders 10 GAMES WITH 5+ RECEPTIONS (FIRST 29 CAREER GAMES) Player Games 1. Jordan Reed 17 2. Terry McLaurin 16 3. Gary Clark 15 4t. Charlie Brown 12 4t. Kelvin Bryant 12 6. Jamison Crowder 11 7. Rod Gardner 9 8. Chris Cooley 8 9t. Art Monk* 7 9t. Albert Connell 7 *Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame YAC ATTACK Terry McLaurin was on the attack after making catches this 60 OR MORE season as he has tallied 490 yards after catch, the sixth- GAMES WITH 60+ RECEIVING YARDS most in the NFL this season amongst receivers. (FIRST 29 CAREER GAMES SINCE 2005) Player Games YARDS AFTER CATCH [WRs] 1. Odell Beckham Jr. 22 Player YAC 2t.