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DETROIT -- The Washington Redskins rushed Matthew Stafford with just three players on his last snap. And, he made them regret it.Stafford threaded a sharp pass between a lunging linebacker and a blanketing cornerback to Anquan Boldin for a go-ahead, 18-yard touchdown pass with 16 seconds left to lift the Detroit Lions to a 20-17 win over Washington on Sunday.We should have blitzed seven or eight, Redskins coach Jay Gruden lamented. But we were playing coverage that weve been playing for a long time and guys were comfortable with. (Linebacker) Will Compton missed it by a fraction of a hair.Boldin, a 14-year veteran, got just enough separation to get away from rookie cornerback Kendall Fuller, who was pressed into a larger role because Josh Norman was knocked out of the game with a concussion.He kind of slow played his guy in the slot, Stafford said. I cut it loose and I kind thought to myself, `Were going either win the game or lose the game on this one. It was a tight window. And, Ill take that every time. If I throw an interception right there, its on my back. Im fine with it, being aggressive and trying to score.Detroit (4-3) has won three straight thanks in large part to Stafford making clutch throws in the final minutes, giving him 24 career wins with game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime.The Redskins (4-3) looked like they were going to extend their winning streak to five when Kirk Cousins scored a go-ahead TD on a 19-yard run with 1:05 left, but they couldnt stop Stafford. He opened the game-winning drive with a 23-yard pass to Marvin Jones, then ran up the middle for 14 yards and connected with former Redskins receiver Andre Roberts on a 20-yard catch before throwing the TD pass to Boldin.Here are other things we learned from Detroits win over Washington:TURNING POINTThe closely contested, low-scoring game included just two turnovers and Washington had both of them. Cousins fumbled in the third quarter at the Detroit 38 and Matt Jones fumbled into the Lions end zone late in the first quarter. After each turnover, the Lions made a field goal on the ensuing possession.Without question, that was a key, Detroit coach Jim Caldwell said.EMERGING OPTIONSThe Redskins may want to get the ball into the hands of receiver Jamison Crowder and running back Chris Thompson more often the rest of the season. Crowder had season highs with seven receptions and 108 yards, 1 yard from matching his career high set last year as a rookie against Dallas. Thompson set career highs with 12 carries and 73 yards rushing. He also had a season-high seven receptions for 40 yards, seemingly playing a larger role after Jones fumbled. Gruden insisted Jones was not demoted during the game.Im not going to give up on him for fumbling, Gruden said.CENTURY CLUBStafford has the most completions (2,410), yards passing (27,890), 350-yard passing games (18) among NFL quarterbacks in their first 100 games.I think Ill look back on it when Im done playing and Ill really appreciate it, Stafford said.HES STILL GOT ITWith Washington tight end Jordan Reed out for a second straight game because of a concussion, Vernon Davis made the most of his opportunity. The 32-year-old Davis had season highs with six receptions and 79 yards receiving, one week after having 50 yards receiving and a TD.BAD BOUNCEWashington kicker Dustin Hopkins had been almost perfect this season, missing only one of his 16 kicks. He matched his number of misses at Detroit, hitting the top of the left upright on a 45-yard attempt in the second quarter. 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Its the opposite day script nobody expected.The much anticipated battle between Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber for the prestigious year-end No. 1 ranking in the WTA isnt going to happen now that Williams has withdrawn from the WTA Finals.Instead, fans and pundits who assumed No. 1 Novak Djokovic had shut down competition for the ATPs top ranking are now relishing a potential November shootout for all the marbles between Djokovic and No. 2 Andy Murray, something that nobody could have predicted.After all, Djokovic had a nearly 9,000-point rankings lead over Murray (thats nine Masters 1000 titles worth of points) as recently as April. In fact, just weeks ago Murray still trailed Djokovic by some 4,500 points. The gap is now down to 2,145, and Djokovic is maxed out for the season -- and can potentially lose points -- because of how the rankings are calculated.Now Murray, whos been on fire while Djokovic has been smoldering, has a realistic shot at dragging Djokovic off his perch. The 29-year old Scot is, by his own admission, playing the best tennis of his life. Hes reunited with the coach who helped transform him from major also-ran into Grand Slam champion. After a fallow period (11 majors without a title), Murray has re-established himself as a champion with wins this year at Wimbledon and the Olympics.As?Roberto Bautista Agut, who upset Djokovic in the Shanghai semifinals and then lost the title match to Murray on Sunday, said: Andy is doing everything to get Novak. I can see it in his eyes. Hes really focused on getting No. 1.As determined and confident as he is, Murray has tried to tamp down expectations as the tour heads indoors, hurtling toward the grand finale, the ATP World Tour Championships in London next month. Murray said about Djokovic in Shanghai, He is the best player in the world. I dont think he has lost an indoor [match] in a long time.Thats quite an endorsement of Djokovic. But it may refer to a different man than the one who hasnt won a title since the Montreal Masters 1000 in July.The last three months were up and down a little bit with oscillations, but generally I didnt find that kind of satisfaction on the court, Djokovic told the media before the start of Shanghai. I do really feel like Im already getting better because I changed my mindset. ... I think Im a different person than I was maybe three months ago, maybe six months ago.Different, but maybe not in a good way when it comes to winning tennis matches and titles.Its understandable that some air went out of Djokovics balloon after he completed his career Grand Slam with a French Open title iin June.dddddddddddd At that point, people were seriously talking about the first male pros calendar-year Grand Slam since Rod Laver accomplished that in 1968. Now theyre wondering if this new, more philosophically prone Djokovic isnt ready to shave his head, don robes and run off to some commune.The worm turned at the conspicuous point of Wimbledon, just weeks after Djokovic won in Paris. He was distracted and ultimately upset in his third-round match with Sam Querrey. When Djokovic returned to defend his US Open title, he explained: We all have private issues and things that are more challenges than issues, more things that we have to encounter and overcome in order to evolve as a human being.Unfortunately for Djokovic, he just might be evolving himself out of the No. 1 ranking.The owner of 12 Grand Slam titles, Djokovic is talking like a man who may have had his fill. After sending off Fabio Fognini in the first round at Shanghai, he told the media: When I get on the court, of course I want to give my best and eventually try to win the match. But not as a priority of must-win type of mindset, because that is not working for me anymore.Must-win may not be working for Djokovic at some ethereal level. But the tantrums Djokovic threw in Shanghai during his loss to Agut demonstrated that some aspect of his character isnt fully reconciled with this new sensibility hes been touting. Could that aspect be the one thats been his meal ticket all along, his nature as a competitor, a warrior?Theres no doubt that Murray and his gimlet-eyed coach Ivan Lendl have been watching Djokovics evolution almost as closely as Djokovic himself. They surely sense opportunity. Murray, a plodding rationalist who eschews New Age-y rhetoric, has been beaten by Djokovic in the Australian Open final four times (including three of the last four years). Could Murray have a more satisfying and validating win at this point in his career than a triumph over Djokovic for the title in Melbourne next January?Murray might have been fantasizing about the near future as much as soberly evaluating his progress and goals when he declared in Shanghai, My goal wasnt to finish No. 1 at the end of this year, but in the early parts of next year there is an opportunity.Djokovic may have to be yet a different person to handle that challenge, because while Murray is the same-old person weve known, he certainly seems like a different player. And that may be more relevant to the enterprise at hand. ' ' '