The Washington Commanders stunned the NFL world in 2024 by completing one of the most remarkable turnarounds in league history, going from 4-13 the prior season to 12-5 and qualifying for the NFC Championship game. But the job was far from finished.
Year 2 of the Dan Quinn era has brought a shift in standards, in which a Super Bowl run is the hope and playoffs are the expectation. Through six weeks, the Commanders are 3-3, ranking 12th in the NFC playoff picture.
It's still early. But for all the talk about Washington's winning culture under Quinn, the team's on-field product has some ways to go in pursuit of measuring up.