Washington Football Team: Key numbers from win over the 49ers

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11, 3, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1: Ok, I understand that’s a lot of numbers to decipher, but let me break them down. Chase Young and Montez Sweat balled out, combining for 11 tackles with three tackles for a loss. They also combined for four quarterback hits, two sacks, two passes defended, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one touchdown.

In last Friday’s media session, Coach Rivera said facing Trent Williams and the 49ers offensive line would allow Young and Sweat to find out where they stand.

"They’ll find out where they are and whether they are where they need to be or they’ve got to continue to improve. This will be a great great challenge. It really is and I’m excited to see how it pans out for our guys."

I guess they passed the test with flying colors. I wonder how fired up Rivera is after seeing how well Young and Sweat performed. I don’t know who wasn’t pumped after seeing Young’s sack where he initially dropped back in coverage before using his speed to get to the quarterback.

1-for-4: Having been on the field for 11 plays on the drive where Kam Curl had his pick-six, Washington’s defense looked gassed being back on the field on the next drive. The 49ers took advantage, driving down the field and scoring a touchdown on a six-yard pass from Mullens to Kyle Juszczyk.

The Niners were 0-for-3 on two-point conversions coming into this game but were able to complete their first two-point conversion of the season on a pass to Kendrick Bourne. After 23 straight points by Washington, the Niners made it a one-possession game with the touchdown and two-point conversion, 23-15.

23: Coming out of the locker room, Dwayne Haskins took the field at quarterback for Washington, as Alex Smith was dealing with a strained calf. Everything looked like it was going smoothly on the first drive of the second half, as the team cruised down the field on an 11 play 72-yard drive, before settling for a field goal.

The rest of the half was all kinds of ugly, with Washington only gaining 23 more yards the rest of the game. Washington’s second-half possessions were as follows: Field Goal-Punt-Punt-Punt-Punt-Punt, albeit the last punt was when the team was running the clock out.

However, on the other four second-half possessions, Washington went three-and-out three times, holding the ball for only 1:40, 0.54, and 1:10, respectively. Despite the Niners being unable to take advantage, the lack of offense puts unnecessary pressure on the defensive side of the ball.

5-10-26: After starting 2-for-2 for 25 yards, and moving Washington down the field on the first possession of the second half, Dwayne Haskins went 5-for-10 for 26 yards the rest of the game, missing on some throws. He did limit mistakes and did not throw any interceptions, but for those looking for Haskins to retake the starting job, that looks to be a long way off.

Overall Washington’s passing attack was pretty horrendous with 95 total yards gained on 32 attempts.