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

The Bad: Washington’s defense had no answers for Eagles’ run game

519: Washington gave up 519 yards of total offense to the Eagles, which is the most not only given up this season, but given up since Week 16 in 2019.

238: Washington’s defense gave up 238 rushing yards, which was one yard more than Washington’s offense was able to muster. This was the second-most rush yards for the Eagles this season and the fifth time the team went over 200 rushing yards in 2021. The last time Washington gave up more rushing yards was December 31, 2017, in a season-ending loss against the Giants.

135: Washington made Dallas Goedert look like Travis Kelce, racking in 7 receptions for a career-high 135 yards. He would have had more if it wasn’t for two drops.

1.7: Antonio Gibson hurt his foot during the game but returned, finishing with a horrendous 1.7 yards per carry.

38: Washington’s offense had two first downs and only 38 total yards of offense in the second and third quarters combined. During those two quarters, Washington’s drives ended with four punts and the end of the half, while Philadelphia scored on four of its five drives.

It was an unorthodox week in the NFL with the surge in COVID-19 cases and Washington was not spared.

"“We tried to handle it. We tried to stay ahead of it…But in the end, we just didn’t get it done,” said Rivera."

With the loss, Washington saw its playoff odds drop to just 9%, according to FiveThirtyEight. But all is not lost as there is still a playoff chance if Washington wins out, however, if the team doesn’t improve on its performance from the last two weeks, even that would be a long shot.