One of the biggest disappointments from Sunday’s 41-35 OT loss to the New York Giants was that the Washington Redskins had to see a good thing stopped short.
Rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins was currently putting together by far the best performance he’d had all season, and it had all the makings of being the best game of his young career. In the first half, Haskins went 12-for-15 for 133 yards and two touchdowns, all of which started by the rookie completing his first 11 passes of the game.
Unfortunately, we know what happened next. On the first play of the second half, Haskins was sacked, and he went down with an ankle injury. Though he later walked back onto the sideline after being carted to the locker room, his day would be done, and backup QB Case Keenum was left to try and win the game.
Despite only playing for just over two quarters, Haskins was still the highest-graded player on the Redskins, according to Pro Football Focus.
Despite leaving the game injured, QB Dwayne Haskins was still the #Redskins highest graded player (minimum 25 snaps) with an overall grade of 84.1. #HTTR pic.twitter.com/1lFpfHvSVm
— PFF WAS Redskins (@PFF_Redskins) December 23, 2019
He finished with a PFF grade of 84.1 and QBR of 143.2, which is by far the highest of his career.
According to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, an MRI confirmed that Haskins suffered a high-ankle sprain, and his status for Week 17’s finale against the Dallas Cowboys is up in the air. It seems like a smart decision to sit the rookie and get him ready for 2020, which after Sunday is starting to look pretty bright.
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