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LANDOVER, Md. -- In their first real chance to play together this preseason, Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redskins offensive starters showed plenty of rust and then progress in a 21-16 victory against the Buffalo Bills on Friday night.With the Bills (1-2) resting almost their entire starting defense, Cousins overcame a rough start to finish 12 of 23 for 188 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Despite coming mostly against Buffalos second- and third-stringers, it was an important recovery for Cousins, who had thrown only five passes in the preseason and was rested last week.Were going to have slow moments or slow quarters at times, and the key is going to be to find a way to circle the wagons and regroup, said Cousins, who started 3 of 9. The body of work overall was pretty productive, but there were moments where it wasnt as good as it needs to be, and we know that.Undrafted rookie running back Robert Kelley was the brightest spot for Washington (2-1), especially given the previous injuries to Matt Jones and Chris Thompson, and that seventh-round pick Keith Marshall sprained his left elbow on his only carry of the game.I definitely got some work in today, and I think it helped me out, said Kelley, who ran for 51 yards on 12 carries. Every time I get up there I try to put myself in a better situation to make the team, take advantage of the opportunity.Bills starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor played only two series, by coach Rex Ryans design, going 2 of 5 for 11 yards before being replaced by E.J. Manuel, who was 21 of 39 for 221 yards and an interception.Ryan also opted to rest running back LeSean McCoy and several key defenders, including defensive tackle Kyle Williams, linebacker Jerry Hughes and cornerbacks Ronald Darby and Stephon Gilmore.I feel pretty good about the guys that I sat, obviously, and I dont think we can afford to get them hurt, Ryan said. Its as simple as that, and I dont care about the criticism.Redskins coach Jay Gruden took a more conventional dress-rehearsal approach to the third preseason game for the Redskins (2-1) and got the kind of performances hed like to see from top players tight end Jordan Reed, receivers DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon, left tackle Trent Williams, and cornerback Josh Norman.ROOKIE WATCHBills: RB Jonathan Williams ran for 42 yards on 11 carries, including a 37-yard touchdown before leaving with a rib injury. ... CB Kevon Seymour, a sixth-round pick, continued his impressive preseason with four tackles.Redskins: LB Sua Cravens was used on several key third downs with the first-team defense. ... CB Kendall Fuller broke up a pass and intercepted another in the end zone in the final minute.POSITION BATTLESBills: K Dan Carpenter was 3 of 3 on field-goal attempts, connecting from 28, 52 and 52 yards. ... WR Dez Lewis didnt help himself with a drop, while Walter Powell had five catches for 55 yards. ... TE Nick OLeary lost a fumble and quite possibly his grip on a roster spot.Redskins: Mack Brown ran for 43 yards on 11 carries in the second half. ... LG Spencer Long returned after spraining his right ankle, while Shawn Lauvao, had a false-start penalty in the red zone. ... C Kory Lichtensteiger committed three holding penalties two days after Washington acquired C Bryan Stork from the New England Patriots. ... DL Ziggy Hood had a sack and thrived in a bigger role with DE Chris Baker getting the night off.INJURY REPORTBills: TE Chris Gragg and DB Jonathan Downing suffered season-ending torn ACLs. ... QB Cardale Jones (shoulder), LT Cordy Glenn (ankle), WR Marquise Goodwin (concussion) and S Aaron Williams (concussion) didnt dress.Redskins: LB Ryan Kerrigan had a groin strain on the first series, and Gruden said hell have an MRI on Saturday, along with Marshall. ... RT Morgan Moses (sprained left ankle) is considered day to day.QUOTABLERyan on the Bills 13 penalties for 104 yards: Way too many penalties obviously. I think both teams had a million penalties.Gruden on the Redskins 10 penalties for 87 yards: We have to get those cleaned up. Its hard enough to go down the field first-and-10, second-and-10, but when you have first-and-20 and second-and-25, thats darn near impossible in the NFL.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Stitched Cubs Jerseys . 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Custom Chicago Cubs Jerseys .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. LOS ANGELES -- USC is making a change at quarterback. Redshirt freshman Sam Darnold will start against Utah on Friday, supplanting junior Max Browne, coach Clay Helton announced Monday.The way [Browne] competed and performed was more than honorable, but the realism of football is -- is when youre 1-2 and youve scored one touchdown against Alabama and Stanford, Helton said. I want to see a spark in our offense, and I hope that Sam can bring that. Im confident in it after watching three games of watching him perform, seeing him in the arena and seeing what he can do.Helton informed both quarterbacks Sunday night and told the rest of the team during meetings Monday. It was clear the change was coming before the announcement was made, however, because Darnold took a majority of the first-team snaps in practice.Browne, who is in his fourth year with the program, was named the starter two weeks before the season started after a lengthy competition with Darnold. In three games, he completed 55 of 87 passes for 474 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions.In three games off the bench, Darnold completed 14 of 22 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.I was stoked about it, Darnold said. I was stoked to finally get that opportunity.Browne made it clear he does not expect to regain the starting job.ddddddddddddI know how these things work, he said. Usually, once the young guy goes, you know how it is. Ill be ready. I owe it to my teammates and the guys Ive been with four years now. I owe it to them to stay ready, and Ill be ready. Ill be ready at a moments notice.Browne has graduated and will almost certainly transfer when the season is over.You think about it right away, Browne said. You think about all the possibilities at hand, but at the end of the day, its only Week 4. There is a lot of ball to play, and so Ill stay ready.Browne was the No. 2-ranked pocket passer in the Class of 2013 and the No. 20 overall player in the ESPN300. He enrolled in the spring of 2013, redshirted that season and spent the past two years backing up Cody Kessler.Despite the change, Helton believes he made the correct call in letting Browne have the first crack at the starting job.Ill never doubt my decision, he said. Ill never regret going with that young man, Max Browne, to start off with. Hes a man of utmost character and talent. I will never regret doing that, but I also have to make really, really tough decisions being the head coach and doing whats best for your football team. ' ' '