Sam Howell and the offense looked good in defeat, but the Eagles shredded defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio’s unit.
Washington’s offense followed one of its worst performances of the season with one of its best. Employing a quick passing scheme, the Commanders moved the ball effectively against an Eagles defense that limited the high-powered Dolphins to 17 points a week ago. Washington was 7 of 12 on third down after converting only 3 0f 25 third downs over its last two games combined, and scored its most points in four games.
If not for a pair of lost fumbles near the goal line, the Eagles might’ve scored 50. Washington only sacked Jalen Hurts, who was clearly hobbled by a knee injury, twice. A.J. Brown repeatedly torched defenders and made Del Rio look foolish for having rookie cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. attempt to cover him.
Making a rare appearance at FedEx Field since he retired after the 2002 season, Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green, the Commanders’ honorary “Legend of the Game,” was asked what advice he’d give Forbes, who has struggled as a rookie.“Truthfully, I can help him in 10 minutes, 20 minutes,” Green, who was drafted in the first round 40 years before Washington selected Forbes 16th overall, said of his fellow cornerback.
Green hasn’t followed individual Commanders players closely in recent years, but said he took an interest in Forbes after seeing a video after the draft of a fanDarrell Green hasn’t talked to Emmanuel Forbes, but after watching him, he believes he’s “not getting the help he should get.” In a familiar scene, FedEx Field looked and sounded like an Eagles home game on Sunday. Daniel Snyder may be gone, but it’ll take more changes and more time for the Commanders to experience anything resembling a home-field advantage when division rivals visit Landover.
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