ATLANTA -- From Washingtons first possession to the decisive play in the final minute, Atlantas defence kept finding ways to get its hands on the ball. One of five rookies to start for the defence made the biggest play of the game. Desmond Trufant deflected Kirk Cousins pass on a potential winning 2-point conversion with 18 seconds remaining, and the Falcons edged the Redskins 27-26 on Sunday. The Falcons (4-10) scored 20 points off seven Washington turnovers. The Redskins (3-11) tied a team record with five lost fumbles. Alfred Morris and Santana Moss each lost two fumbles. "You cant win with turnovers, yet we still had an opportunity to win and that shows you how hard they fought," said Redskins coach Mike Shanahan. "Those guys normally are great with ball security and dont turn it over." Cousins passed for 381 yards and three touchdowns, but had three turnovers in his first start of the season after Shanahan benched Robert Griffin III. Griffin was not in uniform and watched from the sideline. Cousins 3-yard touchdown pass to Moss gave Washington a chance to force overtime by kicking the extra point. Instead, Cousins 2-point pass for Pierre Garcon was deflected by Trufant, who also had an interception. "I was telling myself I had to make some big plays," Trufant said. "I wasnt surprised they went for the win. They had the confidence and we were up for the challenge." Shanahan said his decision to go for 2 was based on the Falcons defensive alignment. He said he would have used his final timeout to send his kicking team on the field if the Falcons didnt have the alignment he wanted for his planned play. "I thought if we had the right defence and the right play, were going to stay with it," Shanahan said. "We thought we did and unfortunately it didnt work out." Shanahan brushed off a question about his job status, saying "Im not going to talk about that." Cousins said he liked the decision to go for 2. "I loved the call to go for 2 there," Cousins said. "I felt like we had them on the ropes. We just didnt do enough to execute, but it starts right here with me." The Falcons recovered an onside kick to seal the win. "It was a game full of drama, but Im glad we were able to pull it off," said Atlantas Steven Jackson, who ran for 38 yards and two touchdowns. Cousins listed his two interceptions, lost fumble and failed 2-point pass as "four plays right there that if they go differently, its probably a much better result." The Falcons started five rookies on defence, including three in the secondary. The Falcons held out safety Thomas DeCoud, who is recovering from a concussion. Rookie safety Zeke Motta made his first start. Rookie offensive tackle Ryan Schraeder also made his first start for Atlanta. Morris had 98 yards rushing on 18 carries, including a 37-yard run. Cousins lost a fumble on the Redskins first possession and set up the Falcons go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter with his first of two interceptions. The Falcons led 24-20 with less than 6 minutes remaining before Trufants interception set up Matt Bryants 51-yard field goal. The teams combined for six turnovers in the first half, including four turnovers by the Redskins. There were lost fumbles on three straight plays in the second quarter. The Redskins had an excellent scoring opportunity at the Atlanta 18 following a 62-yard pass from Cousins to Aldrick Robinson. On first down from the 18, Morris lost the ball without being hit, and Malliciah Goodman recovered for Atlanta. The Falcons gave the ball back when Matt Ryan fumbled when hit by Ryan Kerrigan. On the next play, Cousins passed to Moss, who lost the ball when stripped by Robert McClain. William Moore recovered for Atlanta. Ryan completed 29 of 38 passes for 210 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez had six catches for 62 yards and a touchdown. He became the fifth player in NFL history with 15,000 yards receiving. NOTES: The Redskins also lost five fumbles against the Oilers on Oct. 30, 1988. ... Garcon had seven catches for 129 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown. ... Falcons DT Jonathan Babineaux recovered two fumbles. ... Signs spotted in the stands held by Redskins fans: "Free RGIII," "Let em play" and "We still believe in RGIII." ... Falcons LB Sean Weatherspoon left the game with a knee injury. Air Max 1 Scontate . With the final four being arguably the four best – and most complete – teams from the regular season, picking a winner is not as easy as it sounds. 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Jonathan Huberdeau and Quinton Howden are expected to make their debuts for Team Canada.OWEN SOUND, Ont. -- Brandon Hope stopped 46 shots and Kurtis MacDermid scored with 27 seconds remaining in overtime as the Owen Sound Attack edged the visiting Kingston Frontenacs 5-4 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Zach Nastasiuk had two goals and two assists for the Attack (6-5-1) while Gemel Smith also scored twice. Smith now has 13 goals in 12 games, which ties him with Eries Dane Fox for the OHL lead. Henri Ikonen led the Frontenacs (8-1-2) offensively with two goals and four points while Spencer Watson had a goal and two assists. Mikko Vainonen added a single goal. Kingstons Matt Mahalak turned away 32-of-37 shots in defeat. Owen Sound went 3 for 5 on the power play as Kingston scored once on five chances with the man advantage. --- OTTERS 6 67s 2 ERIE, Pa. -- Dane Fox scored twice and Connor Brown had four assists as the Otters extended their win streak to seven games by defeating Ottawa. Travis Dermott had a goal and two assists for Erie (9-2-1) while Adam Pelech, Connor McDavid and Andre Burakovsky each scored once. Sam Studnicka supplied the scoring for the 67s (5-7-0). Eries Oscar Dansk made 14 saves for the win as Jacob Blair stopped six goals on 21 shots in defeat. --- ICEDOGS 4 BULLS 1 ST CATHARINES, Ont. -- Brent Moran stopped 35 shots, including all 15 he faced in the first period, as Niagara jumped ahead and hung on to defeat Belleville. Alexander Protapovich and Anthony DiFruscia gave the IceDogs (54-3) a 2-0 first period lead and Aaron Haydon and Brendan Perlini added goals in the third. Garrett Huey scored the lone goal for the Bulls (2-8-2). Bellevilles Charlie Graham turned aside 31-of-34 shots in defeat. --- WOLVES 6 STEELHEADS 5 (OT) SUDBURY, Ont. -- Jeff Corbett scored 33 seconds into overtime to lift the Wolves over Mississauga. Nicholas Baptiste and Connor Crisp each scored twice for Sudbury (4-3-4) while Dominik Kubalik had the other. Dylan Smoskowitz led the Steelheads (5-6-1) offensively with two goals and an assist. Andrew Goldberg, Bobby MacIntyre and Josh Burnside added single goals. Franky Palazzese made 37 saves for the Wolves. Mississaugaas Spencer Martin stopped 44 shots.dddddddddddd --- GREYHOUNDS 9 PETES 7 PETERBOROUGH, Ont. -- Sergey Tolchinsky had two goals and five points as Sault Ste. Marie defeated the Petes. Michael Bunting and Jorgen Karterud had a goal and two assists apiece for the Greyhounds (8-1-1) while Andrew Fritsch scored twice. Blake Speers, Tyler Gaudet and Mac Clutsam added single goals and Jared McCann tacked on four assists. Jonatan Tanus, Brandon Devlin, Anthony Stefano, Eric Cornell, Matt McCartney, Greg Betzhold and Stephen Pierog scored for Peterborough (6-4-1) and Tanus added two assists for a three-point night. Sault Ste. Maries Brandon Halverson made 34 saves for the win. Andrew DAgostini allowed one goal on five shots in 27 minutes of action to pick up the loss. DAgostini replaced Michael Giugovaz, who stopped 15-of-22 shots for the Petes. --- SPITFIRES 4 KNIGHTS 3 WINDSOR, Ont. -- Eric Diodatis third-period goal was the difference as the Spitfires edged London. Ben Johnson and Cristiano DiGiacinto each had a goal and an assist for Windsor (5-6-0) while Josh Ho-Sang scored once. Josh Anderson had a pair of goals for the Knights (7-3-1) and Brady Austin had the other. Alex Fotinos made 28 saves for the Spitfires while Londons Anthony Stolarz stopped 15-of-19 shots. --- STING 5 SPIRIT 3 SAGINAW, Ont. -- Sarnia goaltender Taylor Dupuis stopped 49-of-52 shots en route to defeating the Spirit. Anthony DeAngelo and Bryan Moore each had a goal and two assists for the Sting (4-7-1) while Craig Duininck, Tyler Hore and Nickolas Latta scored a goal apiece. Kristoff Kontos scored twice for Saginaw (5-6-2) and Dylan Sadowy had the other. Spirit netminder Jake Paterson made 27 saves in defeat. --- COLTS 4 WHALERS 2 BARRIE, Ont. -- Andreas Athanasiou scored once and set up two others as the Colts doubled up Plymouth. Brendan Lemieux, Kevin Labanc and Aaron Ekblad also scored for Barrie (4-6-1). Carter Sandlak scored both goals for the Whalers (6-7-0). Colts goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made 26 saves for the win while Plymouths Alex Nedeljkovic turned away 41 shots in a losing cause. ' ' '