If you are giving out game balls for Washington’s dominant victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday evening, you may want to get comfortable. A number of them go to the offensive side of the ball, obviously — when you put up 40+ points for just the second time in franchise history, that deserves to be recognized.
However, don’t let that overshadow what the defense did in the second half, and particularly what second-year DE Montez Sweat was able to accomplish late in the game. His highlight play came late in the fourth quarter when he made a leaping interception of Andy Dalton and returned it for a touchdown, which was the icing on the cake of an incredible game for Washington. However, he also turned in his highest-graded single-game performance yet.
Montez Sweat earned his highest career single-game grade on Thanksgiving!
🦃 92.1 Overall
🍗 91.7 Pass Rush
🍖 76.4 Run Defense(📹 via @WashingtonNFL)pic.twitter.com/abFtwy7qPG
— PFF Washington (@PFF_Washington) November 27, 2020
A lot of the focus has been on Chase Young this season, hoping that he would break out and become the best player on Washington’s defense. Meanwhile, Sweat is having a standout season, and it’s becoming clear that he may soon become one of the great defenders that Washington can build around for years to come.
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