Rashad Ross’s touchdown a rare special teams bright spot for Redskins

Rashad Ross, left, leaves cornerback Trumaine McBride and the rest of the Giants behind on a 101-yard kickoff return touchdown Thursday night. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)In one of the few bright spots on Thursday, wide receiver Rashad Ross had many NFL-first moments against the Giants. The most notable was his first career regular-season touchdown, a 101-yard kick return that tied for the second longest return in franchise history.

Ross followed his blockers up the right side of the field and found a hole created by defensive end Kedric Golston and fullback Darrel Young. He outran cornerback Trumaine McBride down the sideline for the Redskins’ first kick return touchdown since…