Ref the District - Commanders Eagles game preview with ESPN South Jersey Mike Gill

Commanders Eagles game preview with ESPN South Jersey Mike Gill

09/30/23 • 22 min

Philadelphia is obviously a juggernaut. Washington will have to play their best if they want to upset the Eagles. Mike laid out plenty of scenarios in which this could happen but he is picking Philly to dominate Washington.

So much more in this game preview. Let’s gooooooo!

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Sam Howell sack numbers Logan Thomas is back Percy Butler might not be DCU 29 Sep

Logan Thomas was back at practice today and will play on Sunday. Logan provides a solid target for Sam Howell so this is a big deal. However, Percy Butler who is dealing with a foot injury was limited in practice today and is questionable for Sunday.

Stoner and Nathan dive a little bit more into Sam Howell’s sack numbers. Of every QB who has been drafted into the NFL since 2015, Sam Howell has the 2nd worst Pressure to Sack % while in college. Of all those QB’s, he has the WORST %. This is something that he absolutely has to fix or it could spell doom for his NFL career.

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Washington Commanders lose to Philadelphia Eagles in OT Instant Reaction

Washington came out fast and took a 17-7 lead in the first half. The offense was humming with a combination of short passes and runs and their defense kept the high octane Eagles offense at bay. However, Jahan Dotson dropped an easy 1st down which seemed to change the momentum.

Philadelphia scored the next 14 points over the course of the next 30 minutes to take a 24-17 lead. Washington tied it but then the Eagles scored with less than 2 minutes to go to take a 31-24 lead.

The Commanders were not done. They scored on the games final play to come within 1 point. Head coach Ron Rivera decided to kick the tying extra point to send the game to overtime.

The Commanders had the first crack at it but eventually had to punt after a close incompletion from Sam Howell to Terry McLaurin. The Eagles kicked the winning field goal.

Do you believe in moral victories? We debated after this tough loss.