The Washington Commanders’ front seven could not stop the Atlanta Falcons from running, and their secondary looked largely helpless against Michael Penix Jr. and the wide receivers. Inevitably, that left Dan Quinn's squad licking their wounds in defeat, putting them two games behind the Philadelphia Eagles.
The fact that Washington dropped the game is not a shock.
The offense played without Jayden Daniels for the second straight week. They were also missing two of their top three receivers and the team's top in-line blocking tight end. Including others previously lost to injury or benched, more than half of the offensive starters from Week 1 were not on the field against Atlanta.