Studs and duds from Commanders’ humiliating loss to the Lions

Stud: Curtis Samuel

A healthy Curtis Samuel is a wonderful thing. After he logged eight catches for 55 yards against Jacksonville, Samuel was back making plays for Washington, finishing with seven catches for 78 yards on 11 targets, including a terrific TD grab that helped inject some wind back into the Commanders’ sails coming out of halftime.

That’s two touchdowns in two weeks for Samuel.

Dud: William Jackson

Jackson had a mammoth hit on the Lions’ first possession. From there, it was all downhill for the veteran cornerback. He and Benjamin St-Juste had a miscommunication that resulted in a massive gain for Amon-Ra St. Brown on third down.

Shortly thereafter, St. Brown beat Jackson for a touchdown to extend Detroit’s lead to 12-0. It wasn’t awful coverage by any stretch, but Jackson lost his footing as the ball arrived, allowing St-Brown an easy grab in the end zone.

Signed to a three-year, $40.5 million contract last offseason, Jackson’s had far more lowlights than highlights since he arrived in Washington.

Dud: Offensive line

You know the OL had a bad day when the normally-reliable Charles Leno gets beat for a strip sack that results in a safety. Overall though, the offensive line was horrendous, which is ironic considering the Lions were without their entire starting interior (left guard, center and right guard) due to injury.

The Commanders looked like the team with the decimated offensive line. While the group performed better after halftime, their first-half showing was a huge reason Washington found itself in a huge hole. In total, Wentz was sacked five times for 29 yards and was under constant pressure throughout the game.

Scared to look at PFF’s final numbers for the game.