Matt Jones Eclipses 100 Yards, Run Game Finds Footing In Win

The Redskins pounded the football early and often Sunday vs. the Browns, allowing Matt Jones to find a rhythm and rush for more than 100 yards for the first time this season.Running back Chris Thompson has observed Matt Jones’ anxiousness to assert himself in the run game since the start of the regular season. It was only a matter of time, he believed, until the Redskins’ second-year lead running back would break out.

Which is what happened Sunday afternoon at FedExField, where Jones rushed 22 times for 117 yards (both season highs) and a touchdown to help seal a 31-20 victory over the Browns.

“He’s been itching for it, and he finally got his shot today,” Thompson said. “They were feeding him…