When thinking of the Washington Football Team’s current state, what would be the first thing to come out of your mouth?
For Rich Eisen, he said he hoped that the WFT was healthy (literally).
Understandably, in his dialogue with NBC play-by-play man Al Michaels, the two quickly transitioned to Dallas and spent a good deal of time talking about Dallas, how the Cowboys have surged, and are fighting for the No. 2 seed.
It’s hard to believe it was only two games ago where all the NFL and sports media was building up the rivalry game of Dallas at Washington. However, Washington (in particular the offense) simply did not show up in the first half. The unit appeared a step slow, late on plays, and was terribly outplayed, falling behind 24-0.
Consequently, this time around?
Hardly anything is being spoken or suggested that Washington even has a chance to make this game competitive. In two weeks, the narrative of Washington is entirely different due to the poor performance and then the COVID-19 outbreak in Washington.
“They (Dallas) should beat Washington whether Washington is healthy or not, and at least they will be strongly favored, I would think… with Dallas, it’s like the New York Yankees; you either love them or hate them, but you can’t ignore them,” commented Michaels.
At the beginning of the video, there is actually a very interesting recollection by Michaels of the huge performance by Brett Favre against the (then) Oakland Raiders one night after he learned his father had died unexpectedly.
Michael’s recalled last season’s final week Sunday night game where Washington traveled to Philadelphia. He talked of how Washington won the game and went to the playoffs, while the Eagles’ head coach Doug Pederson decided to pull Jalen Hurts for Nate Sudfeld, and Washington came from behind to win the division.
If you would rather skip ahead, 10:32 begins the conversation regarding Sunday night’s Washington Football Team’s game at Dallas.