Washington Football Team Week 6 highs and lows

Highs

Kyle Allen’s Resilience

Allen definitely didn’t play mistake-free football in Week 6, as his interception and fumble led to 14 points by the Giants. After Allen’s interception, on the next drive, he was able to lead the team down the field to put a field goal on the board. On that series, he was sacked for a 14-yard loss, pushing the team to the edge of Hopkins’ field-goal range, but was able to complete a 20-yard pass on third down to allow for a chip shot attempt.

Early in the fourth quarter, on a third-and-six, Allen took off running and spun and reached the ball past the marker. After initially being marked short, Washington challenged the ruling on the field and was able to get the call overturned. This gutsy play kept the drive alive and Washington was able to capitalize, ending the series with a field goal. Those are the types of plays that Haskins had been unable to make to keep drives alive late in games.

Competent Offensive Play

Washington was actually able to put together some long drives and put some points on the board. The Giants aren’t world-beaters in any regards, but after last week’s showing, this was a step in the right direction. J.D. McKissic made some big plays to keep drives alive and averaged 5.1 yards per run while chipping in six receptions for 43 yards.

Washington often struggles having any receivers contribute after Terry McLaurin, but that wasn’t a major problem on Sunday. Dontrelle Inman finally showed some glimpses and is starting to prove why the team brought the veteran in. Four of Inman’s five grabs were caught for first downs, and on Washington’s first touchdown drive, he made a big play, pulling down a 15-yard reception on fourth and four.

Improved Safety Play

After watching Troy Apke struggle the first few games with open-field tackles, it was a refreshing sight seeing Deshazor Everett making plays all over the field. He was tied for most tackles on the team and added in a pass defended.

Goal Line Defense

With the Giants already up 10-3, on their first possession of the second quarter, they were cruising down the field, getting into the red zone in only four plays. Washington’s defense came up big, as the Giants lost four yards on first down, one yard on second down, and were stopped short of the goal line on third down, on a Daniel Jones scamper. The defense held the Giants to a field goal and prevented the game from getting out of hand early.

In the second half, with a little over 10 minutes left in the third quarter, the Giants were again driving down the field on a 14-play drive that took over nine minutes of the clock. It looked like they were going to push it in for a touchdown, but Kendall Fuller was able to get an interception in the end zone to stop the Giants’ momentum.

Although it looked like his foot was out of bounds on the interception, the Giants were unsuccessful in challenging the ruling on the field. This could have been a major turning point in the game, if the offense was able to drive down for a touchdown instead of a field goal.