WASHINGTON - The magnitude of Jay Grudens first big win as the Washington Redskins coach is nearly impossible to gauge. Custom Broncos Jerseys .His team was down to its third quarterback and was being mocked nationwide. A prime-time visit to its first-place division rival would only validate all the struggles from the first seven weeks and make everyone even more ansty to see Robert Griffin III return.Its always somethin to beat the Dallas Cowboys, but this was somethin else.I read somewhere that after we lost our fifth game that were playing meaningless games from here on out, which is pretty far from the truth, Gruden said Tuesday. We wanted to come out against Tennessee and get a win and obviously come out and compete against Dallas on Monday Night Football and prove that we arent dead.We still have a pulse. Our heart is still beating, and we have a lot to play for still — and thats what that game meant for us.The Redskins 20-17 overtime victory gave them their first NFC East win since beating Dallas in last week of the 2012 regular season. They now have back-to-back wins for the first time since then. They also played with a passion not seen since — you guessed it — the last week of the 2012 regular season.Success can really do wonders for players psyches, Gruden said. They come in with a little bit of a bounce in their step and ready to roll.As outlandish as it seemed 48 hours ago, a .500 mark could be on the horizon for Washington (3-5). Its next two games are against the Minnesota Vikings (3-5) and, after a bye, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-6).For us to look past the Vikings at 3-5 would kind of be pretty stupid, Gruden said. This is a huge game for us — they all are — because we dug ourselves into this hole. We were 1-5, and weve got to pretty much win, win and win often to have a chance.Grudens big dilemma continues to be his quarterbacks. Griffin is eager to return from the dislocated left ankle suffered in Week 2 — he said Monday hed been targeting the Cowboys game — but Colt McCoy is completing 86 per cent (36 for 42) of his passes and recovered from Mondays shaky start with a strong second half and overtime.Gruden reiterated Tuesday that Griffin will be the starter when at 100 per cent, but that its very much a judgment call among the doctors and coaches as to when the third-year QB reaches that benchmark.I think Robert is very, very, very close, Gruden said. We just have to decide if hes ready. Physically I think hell be ready to go. The doctors are feeling pretty good about it. They still want to see him run around this week until they make a final determination as far as clearing him, but I just want to make sure he feels good in the pocking moving forward with everything.So much that has gone wrong this season went right for the Redskins on Monday. Young cornerbacks David Amerson and Bashaud Breeland played in another dimension — Dez Bryant was held to a season-low 30 yards receiving — and every creative blitz drawn up by defensive co-ordinator Jim Haslett seemed to work perfectly — Tony Romo was sacked five times and missed a chunk of the game with a back injury.Had McCoy been more organized getting the plays off — which can be largely attributed to having little work with starters in practice — and hit speedster DeSean Jackson in stride a couple of times, the game wouldnt have required overtime.He wasnt perfect by any stretch, Gruden said. But he competed his butt off and made some huge throws.The result is a feel-good vibe that hasnt existed in the locker room in a long time.We heard a lot of crap being talked about us this week, linebacker Ryan Kerrigan said. We had no chance. We see the guys on CBS just laughing, saying, Awww, the Redskins have no chance. I guess were laughing now.___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Joseph White on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JGWhiteAP Courtland Sutton Broncos Jersey . The Wild, playing their first game since leading scorer Mikko Koivu broke his ankle Saturday at Washington, have won three straight for the first time since Nov. 1-5. Koivu underwent surgery on Monday and is expected to miss at least four weeks. Broncos Jerseys .J. Ward appeared in court Friday on misdemeanour charges that he threw a glass mug at a bartender at a Denver strip club. http://www.broncosproauthentic.com/Black-Friday-Jared-Veldheer-Jersey/ . 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