Washington Football Team: Studs and duds in Week 3 loss vs. Browns
By Ian Cummings
Stud No. 4 – The Seattle Seahawks
After all this consternation about Haskins’ under-performance and Ron Rivera’s somewhat hypocritical game-ending coaching style and the endless doom of the Washington Football Team, guess what? They’re still tied for first place in the NFC East.
That’s right. All three NFC East opponents failed to win again on Sunday. The Giants were pummeled by a Nick Mullens-led, Nick Bosa-less San Francisco squad, the Eagles suffered another case of their win allergy and tied with the Bengals at home, and the Cowboys lost in a 38-31 shootout with Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks.
At the end of it all, Washington was left tied with Dallas for first place in the division at 1-2. The Eagles loom in second place at 0-2-1, and Joe Judge’s Giants remain winless at 0-3, still searching for any semblance of consistency.
While the 49ers and Bengals deserve thanks, it was the Seahawks who sealed the deal and took down Washington’s most intimidating competition. It’s been established at this point that the Cowboys are the NFC East favorite, even with their 1-2 record, and talent-wise, it really shouldn’t be close.
But instead, courtesy of Russell Wilson’s brilliance, and Mike McCarthy’s lackadaisical early-game coaching style, the Washington Football Team is in a position they don’t deserve to be in. They can earn it with better play in the coming weeks, and hope that they’re in a position to gain further when they play the Seahawks in Week 15.