The Washington Commanders had to get this one. Their fortunes were hanging in the balance at 3-3 with a tricky schedule upcoming. What followed against the Dallas Cowboys was a humiliation that reopened old wounds.
Washington was never in the game. They might have taken the lead briefly earlier in the contest, but this was a one-sided affair from a long way out. Nothing went right, more injury problems surfaced, and the Commanders didn't have the schematic adjustments or personnel to get things trending in the right direction.
Dallas put 44 points on the Commanders, and it could have been a lot worse.