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Mark Brunell spent all week trying to ignore the criticism. Then spent all of Sunday quieting it. One connection after another, Brunell kept finding holes in the Houston Texans' shaky defense, breaking an NFL record for consecutive completed passes en route to Washington's first win.

Whenever the Redskins play a nationally televised game, as they did last Sunday in Dallas, defensive backs Sean Taylor, Carlos Rogers, Adam Archuleta and company figure it's a great time to send a message to the rest of the NFL. They want opposing wide receivers to know that, when you try to catch a pass in their territory, there may be a price to pay.

Newcomer Mike Rumph, acquired from San Francisco in the Taylor Jacobs trade, was a solid performer for the Redskins in preseason. Ade Jimoh is a special teams standout who has worked hard to earn the trust of defensive coaches.