ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins players and coaches say their turnaround from 0-2 to 4-2 is a matter of resilience.Coach Jay Gruden and cornerback Bashaud Breeland cited a strong response to adversity, and quarterback Kirk Cousins said no one hit the panic button. But this four-game winning streak isnt just about next man up, taking it one play at a time, never quitting, always believing or any other sports clich?.No, Washington has climbed back up the NFC East standings on a foundation of a balanced offense, clutch defense and improved play from Cousins over the past four weeks. The Redskins go into Week 5 at the Detroit Lions feeling good about themselves -- but not too good, knowing how quickly things can change.We know were on fire, but in order to stay on fire in this league you have to take it one day at a time, wide receiver DeSean Jackson said. You cant peak. We have the Lions ahead of us and thats a big game for us. Every game is big.After opening with home losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys, the Redskins have come up big in victories against the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles .Its no coincidence that three of those four wins came with a heavy emphasis on the running game. The Redskins had 89 passing attempts to 39 rushes in the first two weeks of the season, and since then Cousins has thrown the ball 138 times and handed it off 109 times.The three-headed running attack of feature back Matt Jones, rookie Robert Kelley and third-down back Chris Thompson has allowed Cousins to get a breather and given him more time to execute the offense.It benefits everybody when we have good balance, Gruden said Monday. We love that recipe, man. Its been good to us when we can run the ball as much as we throw it.Throwing it has been better, too. After one touchdown and three interceptions in the first two games, Cousins has eight touchdowns and three interceptions during the streak.His QB rating was over 100 against the Giants and Browns, and while the picks have been a problem he has been good enough to make up for his mistakes.On the other side of the ball, the defense has withstood a season-ending injury to safety DeAngelo Hall, potentially season-ending ones to safety David Bruton and nose tackle Kedric Golston and injuries to Breeland and cornerback Dashaun Phillips.After getting torched for 38 points and 437 yards by Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers, and giving up 27 points to Dak Prescott and the Cowboys, the Redskins defense hasnt allowed a second-half touchdown in four consecutive games.Theyre doing it a lot of different ways, Gruden said. Theyve mixed up their coverages and stunts and stopped the run game better in the second half. We give up some big plays, but they bend but dont break and hold to field goals, which is excellent.Defensive end Chris Baker said it has been a case of playing better fundamental football, which includes solving the tackling problem that had cropped up. A big difference is the defense is better rested because it has improved on third down of late.The Ravens and Eagles converted on just seven of 27 third downs over the past two weeks. And the Redskins defense hasnt allowed a touchdown since four minutes into the Baltimore game, a streak of almost eight full quarters.Defensive coordinator Joe Barry was criticized for early season struggles, and now he and the position coaches are getting some credit for the improvements and adjustmentsThose guys are doing an excellent job coaching those guys up, but the players are making plays and thats what its about, Gruden said. Theyre getting off blocks and theyre making the tackles when they have to make the tackles. ... 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India finished the league stages of the Asian Champions Trophy with a hard-fought 2-1 win over hosts Malaysia to maintain an unbeaten record from their five matches. This victory also means they stay in top spot of the points table at the end of the round robin stage and will face South Korea - who finished fourth - in the semi finals on Saturday.Here are five takeaways from the first five matches that India will need to keep in mind going into the big weekend games.This team means businessBefore heading off to Kuantan, both head coach Roelant Oltmans and captain PR Sreejesh had talked about the importance of results in the wake of the quarterfinal exit at the 2016 Olympics. India have shown that intent all the way through the Asian Champions Trophy, into its fourth edition this time. The last time the event was held was in 2013, India had fielded their junior team as a plan to give them more exposure ahead of the Junior World Cup later that year in New Delhi. Theres another such event in Lucknow in a little over a month, but the Indian team selection indicated that the 6th-ranked Indians have come with a view to go for the title and nothing less.Theyre scoring goals, sometimes at willOne of the weaknesses of the Indian team at the Rio Olympics had been their wastefulness in open play, especially in their critical encounter against Belgium in the knockout stages. 25 goals in five matches indicate that there has been an improvement on that count, even though 19 of the goals came in two facile wins over Japan and China. There have been eight different scorers, and while Rupinder Pal Singh has led the scoring charts with his 10 goals, it has been refreshing to see the Indian players find goals from across the attacking line, and even defensive players like Jasjit Singh Kular and Pardeep Mor contribute to the scoresheet.What if Sreejesh isnt there? has an answer at lastSreejesh injured his ankle in the game against Pakistan but played through the pain to see India through to a 3-2 win and hasnt been seen in goal since. This has opened up the opportunity for 24-year-old Akash Chikte, whho looked impressive against China and was even better against Malaysia.dddddddddddd He did concede a penalty corner goal to Razie Rahim, but he was on the money off the other chances that fell the home sides way. His decision-making was quick, and a point-blank range effort off Malaysian striker Joel van Huizen in the first half will take some beating as the save of the tournament. This is a huge step, because India have not tried a lot of reserve goalkeepers in recent matches. In Chikte they seem to have a long-term prospect ready.Younger forwards are staking a claimIf India seemed over-reliant on SV Sunils creativity in Rio during the Olympics, this tournament has seen the likes of Talwinder Singh, Lalit Upadhyay and Affan Yousuf enhance their reputation as long-term prospects. India have shown a lot of tactical flexibility under Oltmans in the course of one week, with Sardar Singh occupying positions as varied as centre-half as well as the centre of midfield. The younger players like Upadhyay, Affan and Mor have also spent a lot of time across different positions and looked to feed Akashdeep Singh and Ramandeep Singh whenever possible.Discipline has been the keyIronically, the only blemish in their last league match was in an area where India had been exceptional across the first four, in which India conceded only two green cards, and none in the high-intensity game against Pakistan. Against Malaysia, however, Nikkin Thimmaiah and Birendra Lakra had to sit out for two minutes each inside the first half after being shown green cards. And they nearly gave Malaysia an irreversible advantage when Surender Kumar barged into Azri Hassan in the 49th minute and was shown a yellow and sent off for 10 minutes, an error for which he stands suspended for the next two matches. They managed to not just survive that setback, but even scored the winner through a Rupinder Pal drag flick in those last 10 minutes. A similar error in a knockout match could prove costly. ' ' '
