For the third time this season, Washington Redskins rookie running back Matt Jones found the end zone, this time on a two-yard score in the fourth quarter of a 25-19 overtime loss Sunday to the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome.
Jones, a third-round pick for the Redskins in this year’s draft, capped off a quick three-play 80-yard drive that was helped by a 42-yard pass interference call on the Falcons when cornerback Robert Alford affected Rashad Ross’ chance at getting his hands on a deep pass from quarterback Kirk Cousins.
On the very next play, a 1st-and-goal from the two-yard line, Jones, who didn’t have a clear path up the middle, bounced it out to the right side, where fullback Darrel Young plowed safety William Moore out of his way for the touchdown.