The Redskins special teams struggled during the first two weeks of pre-season, giving up two punt returns for touchdowns, missing extra points and field goals, and losing a potential punt return man to injury.
In the first real test on Thursday night in Atlanta, it appeared to be more of the same, as the Falcons ran a 4th down fake-punt play that succeeded in picking up the needed yardage for a first down.
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