Hogs Haven
The Commanders traveled to Green Bay for a Thursday night primetime clash that had fans and the national media talking all week. The game, however, didn’t live up to the hype, as Washington looked flat in all three phases, and fell to the much better team 27-18.
A young Packers team took a page out of your mom’s old playbook, but reversed it, taking a switch to the butt of the MUCH OLDER Commanders. The youngest team in the league showed that youth can indeed trump experience in today’s NFL.
The Commander now have a mini-bye before they face the Raiders at home next Sunday, where they will look to get back on track and in the win column.
Below are my Studs and Duds of the game, followed by some notes.
Deebo Samuel: Samuel was the lone Washington starting receiver who was “available” throughout preseason and it has shown in his first two games with his new team. He led all receivers with seven catches and scored another touchdown. He also had a huge 50-yard kickoff return to start the second half to give Washington great field position -which they squandered.
Zach Ertz: Old reliable ended up with a nice stat line and yet another score where he showed some speed and elusiveness en route to a 20-yard touchdown. He had six catches for 64 yards and the score on the evening.
Bobby Wagner: Although he struggles in coverage, Wagner looked like one of the few Washington defenders out there who was actually giving effort all game long. He led the team with 11 total tackles and recorded a pressure.
Dorance Armstrong: Although no one on the defensive line played that well, Armstrong was active and notched six total tackles, one for a loss, a sack, three pressures and a quarterback hit.
Tress Way: Way, who was questionable for the game with an injury suffered against the Giants, gutted it out and averaged 47 yards on his four punts, with three being downed inside the 20.
Jayden Daniels: It was a poor showing for the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year against a very good Packers team on the road in prime time. He looked confused, inaccurate and was holding onto the football too long in the pocket (that is when he had one). He also didn’t get much help from the right side of his line and looked flustered and out of rhythm because of this.
Noah Brown: Brown had two drops in the game; one that hit him right in that hands for a would-be first down, and another back-shoulder pass that required a bit more degree of difficulty, but still should have been caught by an NFL receiver. He was injured again later in the game and his status moving forward is unclear.
Josh Conerly: The rookie Conerly is in a class of his own when it comes to the poor play...
