eventually got going and wound up 26 of 41 for 351 yards with three TDs and no picks, Rodgers lamented that poor beginning. We didnt see that coming, he said.DEEP SHOTSWhile Rodgers ac

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The guys were great. They all stood up and showed their character.I just came out being aggressive and got back to the way I play, Hawks import Marvelle Harris said.The guys told me to play my game and had confidence in me, and that always helps.You can make all the excuses about injuries and whatever else but we had our opportunities and didnt make some open looks in the fourth quarter, Perth coach Trevor Gleeson said.We had our chances and we didnt execute in the fourth quarter,Wildcats forward Shawn Redhage said.Well learn from this and the adversity we faced this week will help us down the line. Custom Carolina Panthers Jerseys .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. 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Its going to be another big one.Thursdays game at Dallas -- the current division leader hosting last seasons division champion -- would not have been as meaningful had Washington (6-3-1) not won for the sixth time in eight games by beating the Green Bay Packers 42-24 on Sunday night.Its great to be playing the way were playing, Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins said, and its just a matter of doing it again this Thursday against a very good football team.Cousins was good as can be against Green Bay (4-6), going 21 of 30 for 375 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, leading a Redskins offense that produced two 100-yard receivers (Pierre Garcon and Jamison Crowder) and a 100-yard rusher (Robert Kelley) in the same game for the first time in 17 years.It was Cousins 17th career 300-yard day, including the postseason, setting a team record.If we can get our guy back there playing like that, Jackson said, well be almost unstoppable.While Washington heads to Dallas off short rest, Green Bay takes a four-game losing streak into a Monday night game in Week 12 against the Philadelphia Eagles.We put ourselves in a tough spot, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. So weve got find a way to get a win next week and approach it one week at a time. Thats all weve got right now. Were in a tough stretch.Here are some things we learned from the Redskins victory over the Packers:KELLEY HITS MILESTONEUndrafted rookie Kelley hadnt had a 100-yard game since a 2010 high school playoff game until rolling up 137 with three TDs against Green Bay. Kelley continues to impress since passing Matt Jones -- the former starter who was inactive Sunday -- on the depth chart, and if he continues to put up 5.dddddddddddd yards a carry, opponents are in trouble. All those cutbacks I normally do, that wasnt happening tonight, and I think it was the o-line pushing me forward, making lines that I could go straight downhill with, Kelley said.NO WORDSGreen Bays secondary has a lot of work to do to get things right after putting up little resistance from start to finish. This was the fourth game in a row the Packers allowed at least 30 points. We have way too much talent in this locker room to be performing like that. But week in, week out, were doing it. Im speechless, safety Micah Hyde said. That was embarrassing. Gave up way too many big plays. Its frustrating.3 AND OUTRodgers will want to figure out how to get off to a better beginning against the Eagles after three-and-outs on each of Green Bays first three possessions at Washington. He went 1 for 5 for zero yards on that terrible trio of drives. While he eventually got going and wound up 26 of 41 for 351 yards with three TDs and no picks, Rodgers lamented that poor beginning. We didnt see that coming, he said.DEEP SHOTSWhile Rodgers acknowledged the wind affected some throws, Cousins said he has always believed that rotation beats wind and let it fly with completions of 70, 53 and 44 yards. He spun it, coach Jay Gruden said. Hes always been able to knife the ball through the wind. Really. Hes been a good quarterback in the rain and the wind. 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