Left tackle Trent Williams needs to stop with all the excess talking. Come to think of it, his teammates do, too. Do that against good teams and it costs you the game. That aside, Williams has played well the past two weeks, first controlling Dallas linebacker DeMarcus Ware (one holding penalty) and then Seattle rush end Chris Clemons. On one run, Clemons took a wider stance, but Williams still managed to seal the end. Few tackles have the athleticism to make such a play. He had one or two poor attempts to help others, but other than that he has been good.

» The offense is playing with confidence. The Redskins scored two touchdowns on drives in which they had a penalty. They’ve done that only five times this season — three in the last two games and twice in the season opener. Offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan called a terrific game, taking advantage of overzealous linebackers with play-action passes. Eventually, the Seahawks had to honor that threat, and they weren’t as fast to the hole when it was a run. Every so often we get a glimpse of what this scheme can look like when it’s run well. Now picture it with an elite playmaker.

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Special teams coach Danny Smith has an excellent reputation, but he has some work to do shoring up the blocking on field goals and extra points. Seattle simply overloaded the Redskins’ right interior on both blocks; Will Montgomery was steamrolled the first time by two defenders and the second time by three. He received no help on the second attempt from Erik Cook, who was to his left and blocked down. Cook allowed easy penetration while he filled in for Trent Williams on the other side on the blocked field goal. If backups can’t execute on special teams, they won’t be around long.

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