HYATTSVILLE, Md— .It was a playoff rematch billed for prime-time television. Almost 11 months ago, the Washington Redskins crumbled through 60 minutes at the hands of the Green Bay Packers in the first round to end their surprising 2015 season. Just 10 weeks ago, the Redskins couldn’t handle the national stage in a season-opening blowout loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
On Sunday night, the Redskins grew up on the national stage. They received contributions from both sides of the ball to produce their most resounding win of the season, defeating the Packers, 42-24, at FedEx Field.
Kirk Cousins and Aaron Rodgers traded haymakers in the fourth quarter, accumulating 34 combined points in the final 15 minutes.