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Redskins' D helped by Terrance Knighton, Will Compton

CHICAGO -- Five observations on the Washington Redskins' defense after the 24-21 win over the Chicago Bears:

  1. Nose tackle Terrance Knighton played his best game of the season, especially early when he was a strong presence. He used what he learned in Denver to help. That’s where he spent two years defending Adam Gase’s offense. With Gase now in Chicago, Knighton anticipated certain calls at the line of scrimmage -- whether protection or audibles -- to have changed. They did not, at least not all of them. “I recognized a lot of the verbiage.