Redskins crushed by Jets in an embarrassing blowout

The Washington Redskins were blown out in embarrassing fashion in front of their home crowd at FedEx Field.

The Week 11 game against the New York Jets was supposed to be one of the most winnable games left on the Redskins schedule. The Jets had just beaten the New York Giants to improve to 2-7, but weren’t considered to be a very good team.

So, the Redskins would have a chance to beat them, right? Or at least stay competitive?

Wrong. They were crushed in a 34-17 loss that looks prettier on the scoreboard than it was in reality.

The Redskins came out flat, allowing the Jets to march down the field early in the game. They never were able to get anything going on offense and Dwayne Haskins struggled immensely in the first half. The team trailed by as many as 31 points and it never really felt like they had a chance to beat the Jets.

The ‘Skins simply didn’t seem to be trying very hard in this contest. On defense, they couldn’t get much pressure on Sam Darnold during the game. Josh Norman and Fabian Moreau were awful in coverage and they constantly blew assignments, a common theme for the secondary in general, but those two were the main culprits.

And on offense, there were constant drops, penalties, and just flat out bad throws from Haskins. There were a couple of good moments, including Derris Guice getting a touchdown off a screen and Terry McLaurin making a beautiful 50-50 catch on the sideline. But those flashes were mostly overshadowed by the team’s incompetence.

This was one of the most embarrassing defeats that Washington has suffered in some time. And that’s saying something. The ‘Skins have had some bad defeats in recent seasons, including some in key spots where they needed wins to make it to the playoffs. But this one may have been the worst.

If the Redskins couldn’t compete in this game, they aren’t likely to win for the rest of the season. Brace yourselves, Redskins fans. It’s going to be a long finish to the season.