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It almost seems like a bad dream now, all those years of suing fans, overpaying players, overcharging fans, swapping out coaches, tormenting fans and embarrassing literally everyone who sported burgundy and gold. This year’s Washington football team has played so well, for so deep into the season, that it’s tempting to just forget the entire quarter-century reign of Daniel Snyder ever happened.
So, go ahead and do it. Draw a line from the Joe Gibbs-Mark Rypien-Art Monk Super Bowl era of the early ‘90s right to the Dan Quinn-Jayden Daniels-Terry McLaurin era of the mid-2020s, and speak of the Snyder Era no more.
Washington takes on Philadelphia this weekend in a battle for what’s left of the NFC East crown. Granted, it’s all but academic at this point — Washington (9-5) is three games behind Philadelphia (12-2) with three games left to play. But the Commanders are still playing for positioning, holding off the Seahawks or Falcons and avoiding these same Eagles or some NFC North best in the playoffs if at all possible.
The Commanders held on to beat New Orleans in a closer-than-it-should-have-been victory last week, their second straight win after a three-game skid that could have derailed their season. Yes, the wins came over the Titans and Saints, not exactly the Lions and Vikings, but there are no style points in the NFL. And for a young team seeking both an identity and a playoff berth, you’ve got to win the easy ones.
Now in Washington’s path: the Eagles, who are doing everything they can to erase 1) the sting of last year’s skid and 2) any hint of locker room discontent. After some possibly-media-enhanced grousing about the passing game a couple weeks back, Jalen Hurts threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns, and both A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith reeled in triple-digit receiving yardage totals. Combine that with Saquon Barkley’s MVP-level season on the ground, and you have yourself a complete offense. Oh, and Philadelphia just happens to have…
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Publish date : 2024-12-19 19:28:00
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