It's not about how you get knocked down in the NFL, it's about how you get up. That was the Washington Commanders' primary objective after suffering a demoralizing defeat to the Green Bay Packers on primetime.
Dan Quinn typifies this fighting spirit. One only has to look at how the head coach got up and went straight back to business after a brutal collision with quarterback Marcus Mariota to see that. And everyone feeds off this relentless desire and energy.
The Commanders were dealing with some significant injury concerns heading into the contest.