The Washington Commanders played their first game without Montez Sweat and Chase Young both out of the lineup together for the first time since 2021 on Sunday. Sweat and Young were traded ahead of last week’s NFL trade deadline, taking 11.5 sacks of production with them.
Washington responded with a 20-17 road win over the New England Patriots to improve to 5-2 on the season. Quarterback Sam Howell completed 29 of 45 passes for 325 yards with one touchdown and one interception in leading Washington to the win.