After fielding the league’s second-worst run defense last year, the Washington Commanders looked like they had turned a corner in Week 1 against the New York Giants, giving up just 74 yards on the ground.
It looks like that success was short-lived.
The Commanders' run defense was one of a myriad of things that went wrong for head coach Dan Quinn on Thursday Night Football. Joe Whitt Jr.'s unit allowed 135 rushing yards against the Green Bay Packers, falling fairly in line with what it allowed throughout the previous campaign.
Commanders' run defense reverted to type in embarrassing Week 2 loss
Josh Jacobs isn’t the explosive threat he was in his prime with the Las Vegas Raiders, and his 3.