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Three takeaways from Redskins Week 3 loss to Bears on Monday Night Football

By Jacob Camenker

LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 09: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins walks onto the field before playing against the New York Giants at FedExField on December 9, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 09: Head coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins walks onto the field before playing against the New York Giants at FedExField on December 9, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MARYLAND – SEPTEMBER 23: Case Keenum #8 of the Washington Redskins is sacked by Danny Trevathan #59 of the Chicago Bears during the second quarter in the game at FedExField on September 23, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – SEPTEMBER 23: Case Keenum #8 of the Washington Redskins is sacked by Danny Trevathan #59 of the Chicago Bears during the second quarter in the game at FedExField on September 23, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

3. The Redskins are still just a 30-minute team at best

In the first two games of the season, the Redskins played well in the first half and fell apart in the second half. In the third game, they did the exact opposite.

In the first half, the Redskins were routed 28-3 and allowed Mitchell Trubisky to throw three touchdown passes to Taylor Gabriel. They couldn’t defend, they couldn’t block, and Case Keenum turned the ball over repeatedly.

But in the second half, they were much better. They score a couple of touchdowns. They were on another long drive that could’ve brought them within one score had it not been for a Keenum fumble on a fourth-down sneak. Terry McLaurin and the receiving corps came alive. And the defense limited the Bears to only a couple of field goal attempts.

It just happened to be too little, too late.

If the Redskins want to win some games moving forward, they’re going to have to learn to play a 60-minute game. They simply can’t afford to play well in one half and poorly in the next. They need to be consistent.

Can Jay Gruden help the team to do that? That remains to be seen. And spoiler alert: we’ll have more on that later.

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