IRVING, Texas - On the Washington Redskins’ first play Monday night, defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli called a safety blitz.
Safety Barry Church helped Demarcus Lawrence sack Kirk Cousins and establish a tone for the game. Marine called another one on second down, resulting ion a pressure by J.J. Wilcox.
The Cowboys limited Washington to 266 yards and a 4.4 average per play. They gave up 15 first downs and just one touchdown, in part, because Marinelli kept the pressure on Cousins all night with an array of pressures from linebackers and safeties.
Linebacker Sean Lee recorded his second sack of the season later in the first quarter on a blitz up the middle.