Cards, 'Skins aspire for surprising 2-0 starts

Published: Sep 14, 2011 at 07:07 AM

Why to watch
Two upstart teams with visions of division titles face off in D.C. The Cards often struggle on the East Coast, but QB Kevin Kolb knows the Redskins' defense well from his time in Philly. Rex Grossman, after beating out John Beck for the starting QB spot, comes in off a superb performance and faces a pass defense that looked even worse than that Giants secondary he feasted on last week.

Inside story
Mike Shanahan loves the one-cut ability of new RB Tim Hightower, who he just happened to acquire from Arizona in the preseason. And the Cards just happen to find themselves pretty thin in the backfield now.

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