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WASHINGTON (1-7) at BUFFALO (5-2)Sunday https://www.theredskinslockerroom.com/authentic-dwayne-haskins-jersey , 1 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE — Bills by 8½RECORD VS. SPREAD — Redskins 3-5; Bills 4-3SERIES RECORD — Bills lead 8-6LAST MEETING — Redskins beat Bills 35-25, Dec. 20, 2015LAST WEEK — Redskins lost to Vikings 19-9; Bills lost to Eagles 31-13.AP PRO32 RANKING — Redskins No. 30, Bills No. 12 (tie)REDSKINS OFFENSE — OVERALL (30), RUSH (25), PASS (31).REDSKINS DEFENSE — OVERALL (26), RUSH (28), PASS (17).BILLS OFFENSE — OVERALL (19), RUSH (8), PASS (23).BILLS DEFENSE — OVERALL (3), RUSH (18), PASS (3).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Washington makes first visit to Orchard Park, New York Womens Dwayne Haskins Jersey , since Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith's final NFL season in 2003. Smith played first 15 seasons with Buffalo, and final four with Washington. ... Bills' previous "home" game against Washington was 23-0 win at Toronto in 2011. ... Washington in jeopardy of opening 1-8 for first time since 1998. ... Only victory this season against winless Miami Dolphins (0-7). ... Rookie QB Dwayne Haskins in line to make first career start if Case Keenum not cleared from concussion protocol. ... With 76 yards rushing against Vikings, RB Adrian Peterson has 13,701 to move into sixth on NFL list ahead of Hall of Famers Jerome Bettis and LaDainian Tomlinson. ... WR Terry McLaurin leads team and NFL rookies with 28 catches, 458 yards receiving and five TDs. ...DL Jonathan Allen has combined for six sacks in past six road games. ... Defense has forced turnover in seven straight. ... Bills haven't won at least six of first eight games since 7-1 start in 1993. ... Five wins have come against opponents currently with combined 7-31 record. Losses have come against Eagles (4-4) and Patriots (8-0). ... QB Josh Allen had won four straight when attempting 30 or more passes before loss to Eagles. ... With 34 yards rushing last week, RB Frank Gore became fifth player to top 19,000 yards from scrimmage. ... Gore ranks fourth on career yards rushing list with 15,170. Meeting against Washington first featuring two players with 13,500 yards rushing. ... After allowing 338 yards rushing in first four games, Bills have allowed 429 in past three, including season-worst 218 against Eagles. ... Fantasy tip: Ignore recent past. Bills defense due for bounce-back performance — no matter whether Haskins or Keenum starts — against opponent that has scored combined 36 points in past five. Josh Johnson is accustomed to moving around the NFL. On Wednesday, he moved from one league to another.Johnson was the first player protected last week in a quarterbacks-only draft held by the Alliance of American Football, which will begin play the weekend after the Super Bowl in February. His rights in the eight-team spring league were owned by the San Diego Fleet.But when the Washington Redskins needed a backup for a third-stringer — with top quarterbacks Alex Smith and Colt McCoy out with broken legs, Mark Sanchez is now the starter — they turned to Johnson. The Alliance has an “NFL out” in its contract, league founder and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Polian explains. So Johnson was allowed to terminate his deal with the Fleet and head to D.C.“He is a good player clearly Dwayne Haskins Jersey White , and he deserved to be taken where he was in our draft,” Polian said Wednesday, “and we’re glad he has an opportunity with the Redskins. If he is able to come back with us, that would be great. And if he stays with the Redskins, that is what we are here for.”Johnson, 32, has been active for four NFL teams since being selected in the fifth round of the 2008 draft by Tampa Bay. He’s also spent time in several other camps, but has not thrown a pass in an NFL game since 2011. He started five games for the Bucs and lost them all.“I’ve been with Josh,” Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. “He was with me at Cincinnati. He was with me at Tampa. And he knows the terminology. So when I say ‘Dusty,’ he knows exactly what it is. ‘Quick seam,’ he knows what it is. So he can function that way, with the cadence, with the terminology.“When you have three or four days to prepare for a team and get a quarterback ready, you got to have somebody with some familiarity. I felt most comfortable with Josh because he knows our protection calls. He remembers a lot of our terminology. He can move around a little bit. But mainly, for the sake of communication we had to have somebody that had a little bit of background in our system.”Johnson was brought in by a few teams this year for workouts when they had quarterback injuries Dwayne Haskins Jersey , but figured his next on-field performances would be in the Alliance. Given Washington’s bad luck at the position this year, however, there’s a chance he could be playing against the Giants on Sunday.“I’m grateful to The Alliance for giving me the opportunity to continue my pro career,” Johnson said. “I know I can play this game at a high level and having coach (Mike) Martz, who won a Super Bowl, select me to lead the San Diego Fleet was further validation for me. What I loved about They made it clear from the jump if an opportunity presented itself to continue my dream of playing in the NFL, they would fully support me. That’s what happened here with the Redskins, and I’m ready to go if and when my name is called.”Fifteen players who had signed with the Alliance are currently under contract in the NFL. All would be welcomed back to the new league should they not stick in the NFL.“If he wishes to play in the spring, we would certainly welcome him back with open arms,” Polian said of Johnson, but he could be referring to any of those players. “I hope that is the case.”