Here’s how Taylor Heinicke saved Washington from a potential lawsuit

The Washington Football Team lost a heartbreaker to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday…but was it actually a heartbreaker?

It depends how you look at it. If not for two late fourth quarter touchdowns, Dallas would’ve rolled to a convincing victory. On the flip side, the fact Washington had a chance to tie the game with a touchdown on their final two drives just speaks to the cant-quit mentality Ron Rivera has instilled in the locker room.

All in all, it was a rough afternoon for Washington and Taylor Heinicke, who turned in arguably his worst performance of the season and left the game twice due to injury. The second of those, a knee issue for which he’ll undergo a precautionary MRI, saw him hobble off the field in the fourth quarter.

As crazy as it sounds, Heinicke’s injury might’ve been a blessing in disguise for the franchise. After all, the 28-year-old picked up a pair of scissors (!!!) as he made his way to the sidelines with a team trainer.

Taylor Heinicke saved Washington from a potential lawsuit.

Even in bad games, Heinicke walks out a hero. How is there just a pair of scissors hanging out in the red zone!? It obviously wasn’t used to treat Heinicke, or seemingly any other injured player for that matter.

Was Dan Snyder wrapping presents before the game? Were there a few blades of grass out of place before kickoff?

Whatever the case, things could have taken a turn for the worse if Heinicke hadn’t noticed the object walking off the field. Imagine a player from either team fell on the scissors and suffered a potential serious injury? A lawsuit would’ve been waiting on Jason Wright’s desk first thing Monday morning.

FedEx Field has made its fair share of enemies in the past for its controversial playing surface (just ask Robert Griffin III), but that was mostly about the worn down grass than anything else. Now, opposing team’s know to prepare for the occasional cutting instrument popping up out of the blue.

There’s just never a dull moment with this franchise. Forget about the off-field turmoil surrounding ownership. This is now the fourth high-profile stadium malfunction this season and there’s still one home game left to be played.

First, a pipe burst resulted in sewage water spoiling a section of seats in the home opener vs the Chargers. A similar incident transpired on Monday Night Football against Seattle, though it was deemed to be “clean” water.

Speaking of the Seahawks, they informed the Cowboys the heated benches provided for them at FedEx Field kept acting up during the game, so Dallas took the initiative to fly in their own benches for Sunday.

Dramatic or not on Dallas’ part, the fact Washington can’t even provide opponent’s with proper equipment is just another stain on Snyder’s reign as team owner.

Now, players have to worry about falling on sharp objects? Forget falling, someone could’ve done serious damage to an ankle or knee by just tripping over them mid-sprint. Why were they there and how did nobody notice them?

These are all questions Washington will need to answer in the coming days.

For now, though, they have Heinicke to thank for saving them from another self-inflicted nightmare.