A good amount of analysts expected the Washington Redskins to, at the very least, put up a fight with the amount of talent they possessed on defense. 6-10 or 7-9 was a reasonable conclusion to make. Now, six games in, the Redskins have been closer to rock bottom than mediocrity, with their only win being a pathetic near-loss against Miami.
The 49ers, meanwhile, were preseason afterthoughts in an NFC West headlined by the defending Super Runner-Up Los Angeles Rams, and the Seattle Seahawks, who’ve broken into the playoffs six of the last seven seasons with Russell Wilson.