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BERLIN -- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangs first goals of the season gave Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 win over Mainz while Schalke lost its opening Bundesliga game at Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 on Saturday.Aubameyang, who told Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski the race is started after the latters hat trick on Friday, got off the mark in the 17th minute when Andre Schuerrle produced a brilliant floated cross for the Gabon striker to head inside the far post.The goal spurred Mainz into a response and the visitors went close -- forcing Roman Buerki into action -- shooting over, then drawing another save from Buerki before Dortmund recovered.Christian Clemens missed a good chance to equalize after the break, but Aubameyang sealed the result with a penalty in the 89th after Karim Onisiwo pulled Schuerrle back.Yoshinori Muto claimed Mainzs consolation in injury time.The result is important, especially because we werent in the best form on the day, said Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel, who has seen key players leave to be replaced by young talents this offseason.Much is expected of Schalke but the side got off to a poor start in Frankfurt.Alexander Meiers 13th-minute strike was enough for the home team, which had already hit the post. Schalke didnt have an attempt on goal until just before the break.When you start like that you shouldnt be surprised when you leave the pitch as the loser, Schalke sports director Christian Heidel said.Meier should have made it 2-0 but Ralf Faehrmann saved his weak penalty effort in the second half.Frankfurt goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky produced an outstanding save to deny Klaas Jan Huntelaar an equalizer from a clever free kick after last defender Michael Hector was sent off for bringing the Dutch striker down.Lars Stindl scored late for Borussia Moenchengladbach to beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in the evening game, where goalkeeper Bernd Leno frustrated the home side for long periods and Leverkusen hit the post and crossbar.`Gladbach forward Andre Hahn finally made the breakthrough just before halftime, racing through after Jonathan Tah failed to deal with Christoph Kramers quick free kick and slotting past Leno.Substitute Joel Pohjanpalo equalized in the 79th, heading into the empty net after Karim Bellarabi kept the ball in play.But Stindl secured all three points with five minutes left, sweeping the ball home after a fine ball from substitute Thorgan Hazard.Hamburger SV could only draw with visiting Ingolstadt 1-1 despite forward Bobby Wood scoring on his Bundesliga debut.Wood, who joined Hamburg from Union Berlin in the offseason, blasted the ball inside the right post after holding off a defender to Rene Adlers long kick-out.Lukas Hinterseer equalized for Ingolstadt late, leading to whistles from unhappy home supporters.Its very disappointing. 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Sunday, he missed open targets and threw an interception in the end zone in the fourth quarter of Washingtons 27-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.We have total faith that Kirk will get it done, and he will get it done, Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. He has proven that he can be a successful quarterback in this league.And part of playing quarterback means becoming the source of headlines after tough starts. The Redskins defense has allowed 65 points in two games, but the heavy focus is on Cousins play.Hes a great competitor without a doubt, Gruden said. At quarterback, sometimes if you dont get victories, you feel like -- everybody feels like -- its the quarterbacks fault. Everybodys writing headlines on the quarterback. But there are a lot of issues that we have to correct. Hes part of it, Im part of it, the coordinators are part of it, then the rest of the players are part of it. It all fits in the equation.Asked Monday about a ProFootballTalk.com report of rumbles within the Redskins locker room over his early struggles this season, Cousins relayed that people respond with emotion, and that the teams frustration with an 0-2 start is understandable.All I know to do as a leader, as a football player having been in this position before, having faced adversity before, is you regroup, Cousins said during his weekly appearance on D.C. sports radio 106.7 The Fan. You dont put your tail between your legs. You dont get scared. You dont go cry in a corner. You feel like you got put up against a wall and you come out swinging.Cousins told the radio station that he missed the chance for some easy scoring throws in the loss to Dallas and acknowledged that he needs to play better.You take ownership, you step to the forefront and you lead and you challenge guys and you say what you need to do better, he said. I think together, we can do that. Thats what Im going to do. Thats what Ive done my whole life, my whole life as a football player.ddddddddddddThis no different. This is not new territory for me. Ive faced challenges before, adversity before on the football field. Were going to find a way to move forward and play better. Were going to do it together.Cousins is playing under the $19.95 million franchise tag after he and the Redskins failed to strike a long-term deal. His signature You like that?! shout became a symbol for his successful second half in 2015 when he helped the Redskins win the NFC East. For the season, he threw 29 touchdowns passes and 11 interceptions, but it was 23 touchdowns versus three interceptions in the final 10 games.That stretch fueled optimism for 2016, though the Redskins made it clear that they wanted to see more from him before paying him a certain amount of money.He puts a lot of pressure on himself, Gruden said. He wants to be great -- theres no question about it. Sometimes if he feels like he isnt playing to the standards that we all have set for him, he feels hes letting everybody down. Hes got to understand, man, its a tough position. Hes going to make some mistakes. Everybody does. You just have to bounce back and continue to play with the great confidence thats made him the quarterback he is. [But] we have to play better around him. We have to coach better.There are signs of frustration by the receivers: Pierre Garcon, for example, gestured in Cousins direction after the interception. Both Garcon and receiver DeSean Jackson always have shown their emotions, especially when frustrated, and both did so Sunday.They have to go out and play and do their job, Gruden said of the offensive players. Everything else will take care of itself. Kirks game will take care of itself. He can make all the throws without a doubt. Guys have to just continue to run hard for him, block hard for him, and good things will happen. We have a very skilled offensive group, we really do. We have all the makings to be a great offense, but right now we are not great. The guys will have faith that Kirk will get it turned around, our offense will get it turned around, as long as everybody does their job. ' ' '