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Washington Football Team: This overlooked player could have bigger role in Week 3

The Washington Football Team’s offense has been firing (mostly) on all cylinders ever since Ryan Fitzpatrick left injured in the second quarter of Week 1.

We like to call it the Taylor Heinicke effect. Over six-plus quarters, the fan favorite quarterback is completing 73.8% of his passes for 458 yards — 336 of which came in the win over the Giants — and three touchdowns to just one interception.

Since Heinicke took over, it’s clear Terry McLaurin, Adam Humphries, Logan Thomas, and JD Mckissic have emerged as his favorite targets.

It also seems noteworthy that Dyami Brown logged three catches for 34 yards on six targets against New York after a lackluster showing in Week 1, so hopefully the rookie third-round pick can use that as a springboard moving forward.