Washington Football Team: Five players to watch vs. Bengals

DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 15: Cam Sims #89 of the Washington Football Team in game action against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on November 15, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 15: Cam Sims #89 of the Washington Football Team in game action against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on November 15, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 08: Cam Sims #89 of the Washington Football Team warms up before the game against the New York Giants at FedExField on November 08, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 08: Cam Sims #89 of the Washington Football Team warms up before the game against the New York Giants at FedExField on November 08, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) /

Can the 2-7 Washington Football Team right the ship against the 2-6-1 Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11? That’s up to the players to decide.

The Washington Football Team has had its moments in 2020, but those moments have numbered few, mixed in-between longer bouts of poor execution, inconsistency, and an inability to capitalize.  Seven losses is never a good figure to have after nine games, but that’s where Washington is.

The losses have somewhat improved in quality; at the beginning of the year, Washington was being handled easily by teams such as the Cardinals, Ravens, and Rams. Now, in their last three defeats, they’ve lost by a combined seven points.

In alternate universe not so different from this one, the Washington Football Team might be 5-4, and comfortably in the lead in the NFC East. But losses are losses for a reason. The Washington Football Team played a hand in those results, and Week 11, they’ll be tasked with undoing it, to the best of their ability. Here are the players they’ll need to make it happen.