5 bold Washington Commanders predictions at the Saints in Week 15
By Dean Jones
The Washington Commanders are back off their bye week and ready to make one final push to cement a postseason berth. This starts by winning at the New Orleans Saints this weekend.
Going to the Caesars Superdome comes with a tricky set of challenges. It's notoriously loud and can make things extremely uncomfortable. The Commanders must be ready for anything and stay calm amid the playoff-chasing chaos.
This is not the same Saints team that was regularly in Super Bowl contention during the days of head coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees. They aren't mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, but it would take a miracle at this late stage. New Orleans will also be without the services of veteran quarterback Derek Carr to further raise hope.
The Commanders aren't in a position to take things lightly. They're the ones under pressure with the Los Angeles Rams breathing down their neck for the seventh seed. Getting an extended period of rest should have reenergized this group, but imposing themselves early versus inferior, under-strength opposition is crucial.
With that being said, we made five bold predictions for Washington's crunch Week 15 road game in New Orleans.
Bold predictions for the Commanders in Week 15 at the Saints
K.J. Osborn scores a touchdown
The Washington Commanders acted swiftly to ease the blow of Noah Brown's injury. Dan Quinn revealed that the wide receiver would miss several weeks and potentially the rest of 2024 with a serious internal issue. Adam Peters reacted accordingly, claiming K.J. Osborn off the waiver wire following his release by the New England Patriots.
Osborn's time in New England was unsuccessful. Before that, the former fifth-round selection was a dependable weapon for the Minnesota Vikings. That's what the Commanders will be hoping for to compensate for Brown's loss.
Just how much Osborn will feature this weekend is anyone's guess. It'll be a crash course for the pass-catcher in the coming days. If he takes on this wealth of information, Kliff Kingsbury might give him some targets if the player's conditioning dictates.
If the Commanders allocate reps to Osborn and he scores a touchdown, that'll be a tremendous start.