Defense keys No. 11 USC's win over Washington

SEATTLE -- Lane Kiffin learned his lesson about not taking chances on the road a month ago when Southern California was left questioning all that went wrong following an upset loss. Welcome to the new look of USC, where being a little bland is just fine as long as the wins keep coming. "I continue to remind myself there is one goal and that is to win the game. Are the numbers what we're use to? No. But we won," Kiffin said. "Remember two times ago we went on the road and we weren't sitting here with a win. Yeah we played conservative once we got a lead like that. We've said it all along, this isn't about anybody's numbers or Heisman or any of that. This is about winning games." Anthony Brown blocked a punt and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown, Jawanza Starling forced a key fourth-quarter fumble, and No.