Overview
- Daron Payne was tossed in the second quarter after striking Amon-Ra St. Brown, drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct flag and an automatic ejection.
- The penalty moved Detroit closer for the try, and David Montgomery converted a two-point run to push the lead to 22-3.
- Fellow Washington tackle Javon Kinlaw received an unsportsmanlike penalty for making contact with an official on the ensuing sequence.
- Broadcast replays show Payne throwing the punch, while Kinlaw later claimed St. Brown hit first, a contention not supported by available footage.
- Washington lost 44-22 to fall to 3-7 in a season defined by injuries and defensive struggles, and the NFL’s football operations office will decide any further punishment for Payne.