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Washington lost its seventh consecutive game Sunday night, and second in a row in overtime, when a failed two-point conversion resulted in a 27-26 defeat against the Denver Broncos. But, amid the wreckage of their season, the Commanders can once more start to see what their offense could look like. When healthy, of course.
Quarterback Marcus Mariota, subbing for the injured Jayden Daniels, threw for 294 yards — the second-highest total of any QB against Denver this season. It also was the most a Washington quarterback has passed for in 2025.
Daniels, who dislocated his left elbow in Week 9 vs. Seattle, could return soon — possibly this week at Minnesota. When he does, it’s possible the Commanders will finally show what they had hoped to be offensively this season.
“Just the playmaking ability,” coach Dan Quinn said of what they finally started to see again. “Hopefully there’s some more guys on the way.”
Receiver Noah Brown, who hasn’t played since Week 2 and is on injured reserve with a groin injury, has returned to practice, but the 21-day window for his return has yet to open.
At 3-9 Washington’s playoff hopes will be extinguished with one more loss or another Eagles win, but that stopped being the focus long ago. Re-establishing their passing attack, when healthy, would at least provide a happy finish to a bad season.
“We’re all just trying to maximize who we are with this group before this thing’s over,” offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury said last week, “and see what we can become.”
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“In the short time that I’ve gotten to know him, I’ve sensed first like a hungry competitor, and uh, and we’ve seen that a lot where somebody needs a fresh start, a fresh space, a new outlook, and sometimes a new space to go do that and express who they are as a player,” Quinn said.Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
After Sunday’s game, Quinn and the Commanders were buzzing about Burks.
“His hunger index is high,” Quinn said after Sunday’s game. “Like this a guy that is wanting to prove it, and there’s always a space for that type of competitor here. Coming in, man, like this was a fresh space. And to see him express how important it is, how hard he wants to go compete, like it’s been cool to see. Everybody’s got a journey, you know, and sometimes they start one way and doesn’t have to stay that way. And coming here I felt nothing but intensity from him to go. And then even with his finger, ‘Okay, is it going to be out longer? Nope’. And so, if you saw the stitches when you come out, I think there’s no way this guy’s playing next week [laughs], and then...
