The Washington Redskins lost their season opener to the Dolphins by a score of 17-10. In my opinion, there were three very clear and all too familiar reasons for the loss: turnovers, special teams and penalties.
The turnover margin was actually zero in this game; but if the Redskins had taken advantage of their opportunities and not made some mistakes of their own, then the outcome may have been different. Chris Culliver dropped what was likely a pick six earlier in the game, Trenton Robinson dropped a pick on a Miami scoring drive and the team failed to recover a forced fumble on special teams.