The Washington Commanders could be eliminated Sunday night if the Green Bay Packers beat the Minnesota Vikings, but that was apparently news to Commanders head coach Ron Rivera.
This is the scenario that would get the Commanders eliminated from the playoffs coming into Week 17: Commanders lose to the Browns, Detroit Lions defeat Chicago Bears, Packers defeat Vikings. By the time Rivera spoke to the media, the Commanders had lost to the Browns and the Lions had beaten the Bears. All that was left was the Packers and Vikings, which was due to start at 4:05pm ET.
It's understandable for a head coach to have a brain fart and blank on the name of a team or a player. It happens to everyone, even the most high-functioning individuals. But what happened to Rivera isn't that. He didn't forget one part of the elimination scenario, or the name of one of the teams involved. He appeared to have absolutely no idea the Commanders could be eliminated in Week 17.
The job of a head coach is to prepare their team for any and all scenarios, both on and off the field.
Unfortunately, it doesn't matter what he would have done. The game is already finished and in the books, and the Commanders' fate is out of their hands.
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