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Washington Football Team: Taylor Heinicke cashes deserved bonus after Week 2 win

It certainly wasn’t the prettiest brand of football, but the Washington Football Team got back on the winning side of things on Thursday night, defeating the New York Giants on a last-second 43-yard field goal from Dustin Hopkins.

The story of the game — other than Washington making Daniel Jones look like Lamar Jackson and the holding play that gave Hopkins a second chance at life after he missed his initial attempt from 48 yards — was, of course, Taylor Heinicke.

It’s only one start, but Ryan Fitzpatrick might return in his familiar backup role if Heinicke keeps performing at this level.