The Commanders got an ugly win as their young quarterback avoided making big mistakes. The Falcons couldn’t say the same Sunday afternoon.
Commanders quarterback Sam Howell gets off a throw against the pass rush of the Falcons' Calais Campbell on Sunday in Atlanta. ATLANTA — If Sam Howell has the kind of career he envisions — and that the Washington Commanders need him to have if they’re to achieve the unachievable and find quarterback stability — then he probably won’t think back to Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium as some sort of seminal moment. He wasn’t near his best. He wasn’t close to his worst.
What Howell can’t do to make his progression as linear as possible is exactly what Ridder did Sunday. It was partly Ridder’s three interceptions.
In his past three games, Howell has six touchdown passes and one interception. He has not fumbled. As he gets battered by opposing defensive fronts — we’ll get there; we’ll get there — he is clearly making a conscious effort to get both arms around the football. Sacks are bad. Fumbles are worse.“It’s just been kind of a point of emphasis as we’ve gone throughout the season take care of the ball,” Howell said. “If you’ve got to take a sack, take a sack.
“I thought our O-line, for the most part, did a heck of a job,” he said. “I think a lot of those sacks were more coverage sacks. And when it’s a coverage sack, it’s on me.”
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