 moved out to leads of 14-0 and, at halftime, 28-10, by putting together TD drives of 74, 75, 79 and 98 yards. Smith connected for TDs of 46 yards to Paul Richardson on the game's fourth play and of 9 to Jamison Crowder in the second quarter. Peterson, who ran 19 times Sunday, raised his career total to 102 rushing touchdowns, breaking a tie at 100 with Marshall Faulk and Shaun Alexander and moving him alone into seventh place in NFL history behind Emmitt Smith's record of 164. This was Peterson's 52nd game with at least 100 yards on the ground, and first since Nov. 5, 2017, for Arizona against San Francisco. Playing with a bulky brace on his left knee, which he hurt in Week 1, Rodgers hobbled and limped around, and couldn't do enough to get the Packers (1-1-1) back into the game. He finished 27 for 44 for 265 yards with two TDs - of 64 yards to Geronimo Allison and 2 yards to Davante Adams - and was sacked four times. But Green Bay's receivers had problems with drops, plus Randall Cobb was stripped of the ball by Fabian Moreau - Josh Norman recovered the fumble - after a completion with about 5 1/2 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. In the third, Packers linebacker Matthews was flagged for roughing Smith - and there are sure to be more questions about what constitutes a penalty on such plays. Matthews broke in alone on Smith, wrapped him and brought him down. Matthews immediately put his arms up and slapped himself in the helmet as the flag was thrown. Packers coach Mike McCarthy threw down a play-calling sheet and argued with two officials about the call, even chasing one along the sideline as he backpedaled away. In Green Bay's 29-all tie against the Minnesota Vikings last week, a potentially win-sealing interception for the Packers was wiped out by a roughing call on Matthews when he hit Kirk Cousins. On Sunday, Smith went 12 for 20 for 220 yards. He also had his streak of 156 consecutive passes without an interception, the longest active run in the NFL, end in the second quarter. Safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix made the pick when tight end Jordan Reed went one way and Smith threw another. That was one of many times when loud cheers of ''Go, Pack, go! '' rang through the Redskins' stadium. Last week, Washington's home sellout streak ended and there were plenty of boos heard during a 21-9 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. INJURIESPackers: DL Muhammad Wilkerson was carted off in the second quarter with an ankle injury. . . . RT Bryan Bulaga left with a back injury. Jason Spriggs replaced him. Redskins: RT Morgan Moses exited in the first quarter with a concussion. He was replaced by Ty Nsekhe. MAGNUM P. I. Green Bay contributed three pass-interference calls on a single TD drive for the Redskins: on first-round draft pick Jaire Alexander, defending Richardson; on Tramon Williams on the very next play, defending Josh Doctson; on Davon House, also defending Doctson. UP NEXTPackers: Host the Buffalo Bills. Redskins: Bye week. ---More NFL: https://apnews. com/tag/NFL and https://twitter. com/-NFL)
Sep 20, 2018 All eyes continue to be on Aaron Rodgers' injured left knee as the Green Bay Packers prepare to face the Washington Redskins on Sunday in Landover, Md. The injury affects Rodgers' mobility and thus the Packers' offensive game plan. "He's got to know what's up -- meaning, what plays are up," Rodgers said of coach Mike McCarthy. "Can we do some (play-) action? Or can we not? And that just depends on how my knee feels. "I don't think you can say because I did some of those things in the game (on Saturday against the Minnesota Vikings) that automatically I'll be able to do that and more on Sunday. It depends on how I'm feeling. " Rodgers acknowledged that he has thought about how the knee will hold up and whether it might get worse as he continues to play on it. The Packers continue to hold him out of practices to give the knee time to rest. He's listed as probable on this week's injury report. "Yeah, obviously that's a concern," Rodgers said. "Hopefully, it goes the other way though. " Rodgers was pressured, knocked down often and sacked four times in last week's 29-29 tie with the Vikings, but the knee held up. He completed 30 of 42 passes for 281 yards and one touchdown with no interceptionsRedskins coach Jay Gruden believes the key to controlling Rodgers is to bring pressure. "The most important thing is that you've got to make him uncomfortable in the pocket," Gruden said. "If you give him time to move around and buy time, and find a second, third option, or fifth or sixth option because he's scrambling around, he's going to dice you up. "The team's that have had success, which aren't very many, they pressure him, and that's the key. " Redskins defensive coordinator Greg Manusky is preparing for a fast-paced tempo from the Packers that doesn't allow for many substitutions. "Definitely, I mean, he's one of the best in the league, you know, going to the ball quick if you sub," Manusky said. "We've made sure that we get in our situations where (if) we hadve a chance to sub, we will. There are other chances you might get caught, so we're going to be playing with the guys that we have out on the field if he's there and he does that. " The Redskins will be trying to bounce back from a 21-9 loss to the Indianapolis Colts last week. "I think we understand that when you are playing an Aaron Rodgers-led football team, Clay Matthews, Coach (Mike) McCarthy, they are going to make some plays," Gruden said. "How we handle some type of adversity, hopefully we handle a little bit better on Sunday than what we did against the Colts. I think the guys have practiced hard, learned from their mistakes, and are ready to move on. " Offensively, the Redskins would like to get veteran running back Adrian Peterson more involved. He has rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on 37 carries in two games. "I think he's adjusting fairly well," Gruden said. "He's still new to the system and some of these shotgun runs; he's very good at behind the center, behind the quarterback. "We are trying to feature runs that he's good at but also practice some of the runs he hasn't really done in his career. I think he's doing a good job though. "It's getting his eyes right. It's all about his eyes as his landmark and doing what he does; making a quick slash or cut, being decisive and going. Sometimes he gets a little impatient. He has been a little impatient to make that quick cut but he's going to be fine. He's a Hall of Fame back and the more he sees, the better he will get. "
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