The Washington Commanders lost their fifth consecutive Sunday, falling 28-20 to the Los Angeles Rams. It’s also Washington’s seventh loss in its last eight games and 10 of its last 12.
Everyone knows head coach Ron Rivera will be fired at the end of the season. Rivera himself is reportedly at peace with his future. Sunday’s loss dropped his record as Washington’s coach to 26-37-1.
New owner Josh Harris has made it clear Rivera will remain Washington’s coach until the season of the season. But when you are performing as poorly as Washington is, continued losses with a coaching staff that will be gone make it difficult to evaluate the current roster. The current staff wants to win games, while management wants to evaluate young players.
That’s the case again after Sunday’s loss to the Rams. Some players stood out, others struggled. Which ones?
We do our best to find some positives from Sunday’s loss to the Rams. Here are the studs and duds from Week 15. We could do a longer list of duds, but we’ll keep it shorter.
Jacoby Brissett #12 of the Washington Commanders. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Brissett came in midway through the fourth quarter and immediately went to work. On his first drive, he completed all four passes with a touchdown to McLaurin. On his first pass of his second series, he found McLaurin for what looked like a 50-yard touchdown, but he was ruled down at the one-yard line. Unfortunately, Washington’s playcalling got weird, and it took over three minutes for the Commanders to score, essentially ending any chance of a comeback.
No one doubted that Brissett could play. He finished Sunday’s game completing eight of 10 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns. He gave the Commanders a spark. But Ron Rivera made the right call after the game to stick with Howell for the remainder of the season. Brissett is a veteran on an expiring contract. His future isn’t in Washington. Howell needs to continue playing for multiple reasons.
Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Speaking of Howell, it was another rough day for the second-year signal caller. He completed 11 of 26 passes for 102 yards. On his interception, he had two easier reads but instead attempted to force the ball to Terry McLaurin and made an inaccurate throw. In Howell’s defense, he was under constant duress, but you almost wonder if the whole “get rid…
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