Overview
- After falling behind 10-0, the Commanders scored 27 unanswered points to win 27-10 in a Sunday night game that handed Washington its second victory of the season.
- Coach Dan Quinn praised the comeback but said the team “nailed three” quarters and still needs a full four-quarter performance to solve repeated slow starts and lapses.
- Washington’s early miscues included back-to-back false-start penalties, pre-snap infractions that created long-yardage situations and a missed 55-yard field goal that nearly cost them momentum.
- The loss extended the Eagles’ skid to six straight and a 2-6 record, with players and local analysts blaming injuries to key starters, thin depth and questionable roster and coaching choices; Saquon Barkley said opponents are now taking shots at a diminished Philadelphia team.
- With the Nov. 10 trade deadline approaching, both franchises face short-term decisions on coaching and personnel, and the game raises specific things to watch: Washington’s discipline and situational execution and Philadelphia’s options to patch injuries and restructure its roster.