ARLINGTON, Texas – Bit by bit, you could see Ryan Switzer’s breakout performance building.
A 33-yard kick return in Week 10 against Atlanta, followed by a 61-yard effort in Week 11 against Philadelphia. It always seemed like the rookie return man was one block or one step away from hitting the jackpot.
Whatever might have been missing, it all came together Thursday night. In a 10-0 game midway through the second quarter, Washington punter Tress Way boomed a punt 56 yards to the Dallas 16-yard line.
Switzer fielded it, took a half-step back, then raced right down the middle of the field, through the heart of the Washington defense, shed two tackles and then beat long snapper Nick Sundberg to the corner.