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One brutal stat that exposes the Commanders' biggest problem

A complete postmortem on the Washington Commanders’ rapidly disintegrating 2025 season will have to wait until it's over, but several things are already obvious.

Some analysts predicted a regression to the norm in terms of the team’s close wins this year. They have been spot on.

Dan Quinn’s team pulled out a lot of nailbiters last year. There seems to have been an almost divine symmetry at play in the two contests with the Chicago Bears in 2024 and 2025. A miracle win one year and a sloppy loss the next — both leading to protracted runs of success and failure.