Washington Football Team: Three takeaways from loss to Seattle
By Ian Cummings
No. 2 – The 2020 Washington Football Team fights until the very end
The end result was no doubt disappointing, but the Washington Football Team of 2020 is different than D.C. teams from years past, and the Seattle Seahawks game was proof of that.
At one point in the second half, Washington was down 20-3, and the Seahawks had all the momentum. Players looked disheartened. And for once, it looked like Ron Rivera’s Washington team was going to let the game get away from them.
Then, things changed. The defense got a few stops, and created a big play out of nowhere with the Montez Sweat-Daron Payne interception. Dwayne Haskins started to find his rhythm, started to make plays off-script, and weapons like Logan Thomas and J.D. McKissic kept the offense rolling. Players started to believe that a comeback was possible, and at 20-15, it was.
It didn’t end up happening, but this game showed that the 2020 Washington Football Team is never truly out of it, no matter how lopsided things may seem. And that unflappability is the mark of a true competitor, something Washington aims to be as they remain in the thick of the NFC East race.