For the first time since Week 2, the Commanders were not in first place in the NFC East in Week 11, but they had the opportunity to remedy that with a prime time road win against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Thursday night games are always a challenge for NFL teams, but Washington, with a Week 14 bye, was probably struggling a bit more than usual with team health.
That included the team’s newest defensive starter, CB Marshon Lattimore, who had already been dealing with a hamstring injury when the Commanders front office acquired him from the Saints at the trade deadline.