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Ron Rivera Presser: Kyle Allen’s not afraid to throw it deep

Ron Rivera speaks to the media after today’s win

By Scott Jennings@ScottJenningsHH Oct 25, 2020, 5:00pm EDT

Ron Rivera got his first win since Week 1 and it was a big one for the Washington Football Team. They defeated the Dallas Cowboys and are now tied for 2nd place in the NFC East.

Several players had big games today to help dominate the Cowboys. Rivera said "people are sleeping on Logan Thomas" and he has been making them pay for that. Thomas is a very smart football player, so as he learns the offense and continues to gain confidence as a tight end, he’ll play even better. He scored his 2nd TD in two weeks, and made some big plays today.

Antonio Gibson is starting to get more confident running on the inside. Gibson scored a TD today, and had his first 100+ yard rushing game vs the Cowboys. Rivera said the run game helped make up for the injuries at wide receiver this week.

Washington Football Team | Postgame Press Conference https://t.co/uejyY3CCja
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) October 25, 2020

Injury updates:

Head coach Ron Rivera speaking to the media now. No updates on either Landon Collins or Montez Sweat. He's going to talk to head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion after the press conference.
— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) October 25, 2020

Rivera time.

Doesn't have injury update on Landon Collins. Says he was unaware Montez Sweat (concussion check) had an issue.
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) October 25, 2020

Logan Thomas:

Rivera on Logan Thomas: ""I think people are sleeping on Logan." Thomas caught 4 passes for a career-high 60 yards and a TD.
— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) October 25, 2020

Rivera said that Logan Thomas is a very smart football player, so as he learns the offense and continues to gain confidence as a tight end, he'll play even better.
— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) October 25, 2020

Defense:

Rivera on the D: "Last few weeks have been pretty good once we settled in."
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) October 25, 2020

Rivera is starting to see improvements from the defense. They have started fast in the past two weeks. He hopes they can continue to build on it.
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) October 25, 2020

Antonio Gibson:

Rivera said Gibson is starting to be more confident running on the inside. He had plenty of running room today as he had 128 yards on 20 carries.
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) October 25, 2020

Rivera said that Antonio Gibson is getting "more and more confidence" running between the tackles. His stat line: 20 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD
— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) October 25, 2020

Running game:

Rivera said the run game helped make up for the injuries at receiver.
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) October 25, 2020

Terry McLaurin:

Rivera: "Terry had a real good game. It was exciting to watch. Really happy for Terry.
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) October 25, 2020

Rivera said McLaurin had a really good game and it was excellent to watch him McLaurin had a 52-yard touchdown in a 90-yard game.
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) October 25, 2020

Big division win:

Rivera said this was an important game, especially considering Washington has another division opponent after the bye. They could be right in the thick of things, he said.
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) October 25, 2020

Kyle Allen:

Rivera: "That's one thing Kyle is not afraid to do: He'll throw the ball deep."
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) October 25, 2020

Jon Bostic:

Rivera calls Jon Bostic's hit on Andy Dalton "unfortunate." He says it's a mistake he shouldn't make.
— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) October 25, 2020

Playing with confidence:

Rivera said it's important the team learns how to play with confidence.
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) October 25, 2020

3rd downs:

Rivera attributed the team's recent third-down success to its success on first and second down. @WashingtonNFL converted 9 of its 15 third downs today.
— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) October 25, 2020

Cole Holcomb:

River on @ColeHolcomb_: "I thought Cole was excellent today. He was all over the field. ... A guy like that we missed."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 25, 2020

Short on 4th and goal:

Ron Rivera says he thought and Kyle Allen thought that they actually scored on the 4th/G play but they couldn't get a clear video shot of it to challenge. #WashingtonFootball
— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) October 25, 2020

“We need more”:

Ron Rivera: "I feel very comfortable with the pieces we have, but we need more."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) October 25, 2020