At the midway point of the season, the Redskins have 19 takeaways after forcing just 17 all of last year. Not only has the quantity of the turnovers been high but they have had a major impact on the outcomes of the Redskins games.
Many have occurred at key moments of the game and have either led directly to the points for the Redskins or have prevented what seemed to be certain scoring opportunities for the other team. Since all of the Redskins games have been close, many of the takeaways have been critical to the outcomes of games.
I looked at all 19 of the Redskins turnovers this year and rated the impact of each of them. There is some subjectivity involved here, but here are the general criteria for the ratings:
High—A takeaway that either led directly to a Redskins score or prevented one in a game that the Redskins won. Since all of the Redskins wins have been by six points or fewer, these turnovers played a hand in a Redskins win.
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