Four weeks ago, the Washington Commanders’ game against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7 began shaping up as a tough test for Dan Quinn and his squad. Going into AT&T Stadium on short rest is testing enough. Gradually, other dominoes started to fall.
Dallas’ offense has been among the best in the league, even without star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and KaVontae Turpin. Both were returning to the lineup. It was a dangerous situation for Washington because Joe Whitt Jr.’s defense has been prone to giving up big plays. Against Dallas, it seemed likely that they would be without their best defensive lineman, Dorance Armstrong Jr.