Hogs Haven
A to Z Sports
The numbers showed that the team couldn’t get anything going, and conversions were a big part of that. The Commanders went 5-16 on third downs on Thursday, and you can’t expect to win anything with those numbers. We also saw a more conservative play calling from an aggressive Kliff Kingsbury, who only went for it on fourth down three times, with only one conversion. They elected to kick a field goal before the half, which was missed, when people thought they would go for it, but didn’t.
The Commanders never really tried to establish the run either, and the running backs only got 12 total carries on Thursday for 34 yards. Daniels added 17 on the ground, and the team as a collective only had 51 yards after rushing for 220 last week. This put a lot of pressure on the passing game, which struggled mainly due to the Packers’ defense, but they also just struggled as a unit, with one of Daniels’ worst games yet.
Last week, the passing game looked rusty, and we expected to see an improvement, but we saw the opposite. Daniels had one of his worst games of his career, but it wasn’t all his fault. The offensive line had absolutely no answers for the Packers’ pass rush. Daniels was pressured 26 times, hurried 18 times, and was sacked four times.
Washington Post (paywall)
The running back has a torn Achilles, while the defensive end will be out with a quadriceps injury.
Tests confirmed that Ekeler, 30, tore the Achilles tendon in his right leg in a noncontact incident during the fourth quarter of Washington’s 27-18 loss at the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, two people with knowledge of his condition confirmed to The Washington Post on Saturday. Wise, 31, will require season-ending surgery to repair his right quadriceps, a person familiar with the situation confirmed Friday, bringing his first season in Washington to a premature end.
Wise and Ekeler were among six Commanders starters who suffered injuries Thursday and among four who didn’t return to the game. Tight end John Bates and wide receiver Noah Brown bowed out early with groin injuries, and their status remains unclear. Cornerback Trey Amos and left guard Brandon Coleman also missed a chunk of Thursday’s game with shoulder issues, though both later returned. Reserve cornerback Jonathan Jones (hamstring) rounded out the injury list.
Riggo’s Rag
Douglas Fritz from Clutch Points has seen enough. The analyst thought the Commanders should consider the possibility of trading Lattimore. It won’t be anything like the compensation they gave up to acquire him, but with his powers on the wane, he thought ripping off the band-aid now would...
