Week 16 was a pivotal one for Washington’s draft position and, just like miraculous string of upsets two weeks ago during the bye, things once again pivoted our way.
The Commanders took care of business by losing to Trevor Siemian and the New York Jets. That gave them two realistic chances to move up in the draft order. Their best chance was for the Arizona Cardinals to upset the Chicago Bears (-4.0). Unfortunately, Justin Fields and the Chicago running game were too much for the desert songbirds.
Their last hope came down to a wish and a prayer that the 3-11 New England Patriots could upset the 7-7 Denver Broncos (-7.