Week 15 Key Numbers: Washington fails to overcome COVID-19 and Philly offense

The Good: Garrett Gilbert’s performance

+2: Washington had a -7 turnover differential coming into Week 15, but finished +2 in turnover differential against the Eagles. The two forced turnovers allowed Washington to gain an early 10-0 lead and gave the team some early momentum.

0: Washington held the Eagles to 0 points in the first quarter, which was only the second time that has happened in the last five games for Philadelphia.

50%: Philadelphia is one of the top red-zone scoring teams and Washington’s defense limited them to 3-for-6 (50%) in the red zone.

8.5: Although Jonathan Allen said, “We didn’t do our job and got embarrassed,” he did finish with 7 total tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, and a sack to push his season total to a career-high 8.5 sacks.

33.5: DeAndre Carter continues to show his worth. He has the second-most kick return yards in the NFL and he showed why today, averaging 33.5 yards per return. He also had a big end-around carry for 30 yards that was called back due to a chop block penalty.

2: Although the Washington defense got gashed, it can take solace in the fact that Miles Sanders is only the second 100+ yard rusher since Ron Rivera took over as head coach in 2020.

12: Jeremy Reaves got the start at safety with Kam Curl out and led the team with 12 tackles. Although he did give up a few big plays, including a touchdown, he put himself in good defensive position, forcing the receiver to make the catch, which unfortunately they were able to.

81.9: Garrett Gilbert did not play spectacularly, but he performed well enough to keep Washington in the game, finishing 20-for-31 for 194 yards and an 81.9 passer rating. He had a better completion percentage and passer rating than his only other NFL start and limited any mistakes.

He also made some clutch throws including this 3rd and 1 play-action pass in the fourth quarter to John Bates.