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Studs and duds from Week 12 as Washington moves into Wild Card spot

By Jerry Trotta

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Taylor Heinicke #4 of the Washington Football Team hands the ball off to teammate J.D. McKissic #41 in the first quarter of the game against the Seattle Seahawks at FedExField on November 29, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Taylor Heinicke #4 of the Washington Football Team hands the ball off to teammate J.D. McKissic #41 in the first quarter of the game against the Seattle Seahawks at FedExField on November 29, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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Stud: Antonio Gibson

Sound the alarms, folks, because Antonio Gibson officially broke the 100-yard rushing mark for the first time this season on Monday night. The second-year back took 29 carries for 111 yards. He took a backseat to JD McKissic in the touchdown department, but his physicality was no match for Seattle’s cupcake defense.

Even better? Gibson led the team with seven catches, a new career-high, for 35 yards on seven targets, and didn’t cough up the football. There were times where it looked like he was more fixated protecting the pigskin than picking up extra yards, but you won’t find us complaining after a performance like that.

Stud: Kendall Fuller

We have to rewatch the game to know for sure, but Kendall Fuller was largely responsible for DK Metcalf’s off night.

The Pro Bowler wasn’t targeted until the third quarter, finished the game with four in total and tallied just one catch for 14 yards. One player shouldn’t receive all the credit for shutting Metcalf down, but Fuller was in lockdown mode all night.

To put the icing on the cake, he snagged the game-clinching interception in the end zone on Russell Wilson’s game-tying two point conversion attempt with 15 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

What really caught our eye was that Fuller peeled off the crosser (Metcalf) and jumped back inside at the defining moment.

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Dud: Special teams

It was a night to forget for Washington’s special teams unit. For starters, Joey Slye had an extra-point attempt blocked and returned for a two-point conversion that allowed the Seahawks to tie the game 9-9. To add injury to insult, Slye injured himself giving chase on the play and is out a minimum of three weeks.

On the return side of things, DeAndre Carter was shaky fielding punts. We can’t recall a point in time this season when we were nervous watching Carter get under a punt, but he gave us no confidence on Monday night.

Carter needs to nip this in the bud in short order, because he could lose his gig as the first-string punt returner if it continues.

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