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Packers-Redskins Capsule

Published Sep. 20, 2018 1:20 p.m. ET

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GREEN BAY (1-0-1) at WASHINGTON (1-1)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox

OPENING LINE — Packers by 1½

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Green Bay 0-1, Washington 1-1

SERIES RECORD — Packers lead 20-15-1

LAST MEETING — Redskins beat Packers 42-24, Nov. 20, 2016

LAST WEEK — Packers tied Vikings 29-29; Redskins lost to Colts 24-9

AP PRO32 RANKING — Packers No. 6, Redskins No. 22

PACKERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (17), RUSH (25), PASS (11)

PACKERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (24), RUSH (18), PASS (26)

REDSKINS OFFENSE — OVERALL (12), RUSH (7), PASS (14)

REDSKINS DEFENSE — OVERALL (1), RUSH (10), PASS (1)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Packers lost last visit but won at Washington in playoffs after 2015 season. ... Packers QB Aaron Rodgers was taken 24th in 2005 draft after Redskins QB Alex Smith went first to San Francisco. ... Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy was 49ers offensive coordinator when Smith was rookie. ... Rodgers was 30 of 42 for 281 yards and touchdown on injured left knee last week vs. Minnesota. Rodgers has eight TDs and one interception in three games vs. Redskins. He set career high with 480 yards passing vs. Redskins in 2013. ... RB Aaron Jones could return after missing time with hamstring injury. ... RB Ty Montgomery averaged 6.2 yards per carry last week. ... WR Davante Adams had eight catches and TD last week. Adams has TD catch in four consecutive games. ... TE Jimmy Graham led team with 95 yards receiving vs. Vikings. ... DT Kenny Clark has three sacks in past four games. ... S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix intercepted former Redskins QB Kirk Cousins last week. ... LB Blake Martinez led team with nine tackles last week. ... Rookie CB Josh Jackson blocked punt and returned it for TD vs. Minnesota. ... Smith has averaged 243 yards passing in past three games vs. Packers. ... RB Adrian Peterson has 1,779 yards rushing and 13 rushing TDs in 17 games vs. Green Bay, mostly with Vikings. ... Peterson rushed for 20 yards on 11 carries vs. Indianapolis. ... RB Chris Thompson had career-high 13 catches for 92 yards last week. ... WR Jamison Crowder had 102 yards receiving and TD in last meeting. ... WR Maurice Harris expected to be available after missing first two weeks with concussion. ... TE Jordan Reed has TD in three of past four home games. ... LB Ryan Kerrigan has four sacks in past four games and three sacks in two games vs. Green Bay. ... S D.J. Swearinger intercepted Andrew Luck twice last week. ... LB Zach Brown's 291 tackles since 2016 are second most in NFL. ... CB Josh Norman's 58 passes defensed since 2014 are fifth most in NFL. ... Fantasy tip: Jamaal Williams and Montgomery set to split majority of carries even with Jones back.

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