Redskins

- The Washington Redskins captured their seventh win in 13 games on Sunday, but this win came with a rookie quarterback not named Robert Griffin III. Kirk Cousins, the organization's fourth-round pick in the NFL draft, hit wide receiver Pierre Garcon for an 11-yard touchdown and then ran a quarterback draw for the two-point conversion to send Washington's game against the Ravens into overtime. Then after a Ravens three-and-out on offense and a 64-yard punt return by rookie Richard Crawford, Cousins positioned the Redskins for rookie Kai Forbath's 34-yard field goal to give the team the 31-28 win at FedEx Field.

Baltimore Sun staff members analyze the Ravens' 31-28 overtime loss to the Washington Redskins. Matt Vensel, reporter/blogger: The Ravens lost their second straight game for the first time since 2009 for myriad reasons, but mainly because they couldn't stop a pair of rookie quarterbacks with the game on the line. Robert Griffin III checked out of the game twice before Kirk Cousins tied the game with a touchdown pass and a run for a two-point conversion. But you can spread the blame around if you're into that.

The player that the Ravens spent all week trying to devise a way to contain was finally stopped. Robert Griffin III wasn't on the field after the Washington Redskins' rookie took one more punishing hit in an afternoon filled with them, the last by Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, injuring Griffin's knee and knocking him out of the game. All the Ravens' defense had to do was get one stop against a rookie backup quarterback and a victory and a playoff berth would have been theirs.

RAVENS PASSING GAME: The Ravens are 12 games into the season and it's still hard to figure out what they're going to get from their passing attack one drive to the next never mind week-by-week. Quarterback Joe Flacco has thrown just two touchdowns over the past three games and he's been sacked 10 times during that span. Flacco is struggling to get everyone involved and his inability to connect with Torrey Smith on the deep ball figured prominently in the Ravens' 23-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week.

ASHBURN, Va. - In what many would consider the twilight of his career, this middle linebacker has strung together multiple consecutive Pro Bowl appearances while recording more than 100 tackles and serving as the inspiration for his team's defense. Unlike the Ravens' Ray Lewis, however, the Washington Redskins' London Fletcher has largely avoided the injury bug. In fact, as the Ravens and Redskins prepare to meet at FedEx Field in Landover on Sunday, Fletcher is poised to play in his 237th straight game and make his 196th consecutive start.

He has thrown his hands up in the air after a dropped pass, angrily ripped off his helmet after a stalled possession and loudly chastised himself after an errant throw. Joe Flacco's body language has been studied and scrutinized since the day he became the Ravens' franchise quarterback in 2008. Rarely, if ever, has the stoic signal caller, billed as "Joe Cool," shown as many outward signs of exasperation as he has displayed the past three weeks. "I am frustrated a little bit. Yeah, I could probably do a better job of not showing that, but I just feel like we're so close to being able to be a good offense," Flacco said.

ASHBURN, Va. - For the first time this week, inside linebacker London Fletcher practiced with the rest of his Washington Redskins teammates, working on a limited basis inside the team's indoor bubble Friday. Fletcher, who has been hobbled by a sprained left ankle, is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Ravens at FedEx Field in Landover and sounded unsure about whether he'll be able to extend his streak of 236 consecutive games played -- tied with Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Ronde Barber as the longest active streak -- and 195 straight starts.

ASHBURN, Va. - The Ravens may have listed outside linebacker Terrell Suggs as questionable for the game against the Washington Redskins, but as far as starting tackles Trent Williams and Tyler Polumbus are concerned, they expect to line up against him Sunday despite his torn right biceps. “Yeah, I definitely expect to see him out there,” said Williams, Washington's first pick in the 2010 NFL draft who has been battling a deep thigh bruise. “I heard that the injury is a painful injury, but I think people have played on it. I'm expecting to see him out there.

Every week, I hope to bring you a quick Q&A with someone who covers the Ravens' opponent that week. This week, I chatted with Rich Campbell, who covers the Washington Redskins for The Washington Times. MV: How unique is Robert Griffin III? And how has this young man been able to handle himself with such poise with all the pressure, expectation and responsibility that has been heaped on him since Day One? RC: Griffin is as unique as they come because, basically, he's perfect.

Before the start of the 2010 regular season, Josh Wilson walked off the Seattle Seahawks' practice field and was informed that he had been traded to the Ravens. Less than a year later, Wilson, a free agent at the time, picked his next destination, agreeing to a three-year, $13.5 million contract with $9 million guaranteed with the Washington Redskins. But the cornerback looks back at his one season with the Ravens fondly and said he's looking forward to seeing his former teammates this Sunday at FedEx Field in Landover.