Pressuring Dwayne Haskins among Jets’ keys to defense vs. Washington

The Jets face another rookie quarterback in the Redskins’ Dwayne Haskins and need to make him beat the defense.

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Force Haskins into making mistakes

The Jets will face a rookie quarterback for the second consecutive week in Dwayne Haskins, and this time they should be able to feast. The Redskins don’t have much of an offense, and if Haskins can’t rely on his running game he’ll be forced to make plays on his own, which inevitably will lead to mistakes. 

On the season, Haskins has yet to throw a touchdown and has four interceptions in the three games he saw action. He also has only completed 61.4 percent of his passing attempts and averages only 6.5 passing yards per attempt. He didn’t turn the ball over in his first start against the Bills in Week 9, but he only threw for 144 yards and was sacked four times.