A season removed from their deepest playoff run since the early 1990s, the Washington Commanders' age and lack of depth are finally beginning to catch up with them.
Despite missing Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, Noah Brown, and John Bates, the Commanders' offense still found enough to hang around against the Atlanta Falcons. However, the problems ran deep defensively.
Although Adam Peters brought in several veterans in the offseason to plug and play, the cracks are already beginning to show. With injuries to Jonathan Jones, Deatrich Wise Jr., and Will Harris, coupled with veterans like Von Miller and Marshon Lattimore offering little impact, the defense looked a step slow against an Atlanta Falcons team coming off an embarrassing shutout loss to the lowly Carolina Panthers.