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Washington worn down by Eagles in 27-17 loss

The Eagles dominated Washington up front in 27-17 victory.

After a quick start, the Washington Football Team faded Tuesday night, falling to the Philadelphia Eagles 27-17 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

With the benefit of two first-quarter turnovers, Washington jumped to a 10-0 lead. However, the Eagles ran the ball effectively for the final three quarters, keeping the Washington defense on the field.

In particular, the Eagles’ offense repeatedly looked a step (or two) quicker than the Washington defense throughout the third quarter.

The Eagles came into the game averaging 213 yards rushing their previous four games. Tonight the Eagles rolled up exactly 213 rushing yards… in three quarters! Spotting Washington 10 points, the Eagles then accumulated 20 consecutive points, 413 yards (210 passing, 213 rushing) through three quarters.

Washington Quarterback Garrett Gilbert completed 20 of his 31 attempts for 194 yards without an interception. He was sacked twice, losing 20 yards. The WFT could not generate much of a running game at all, gaining only 63 yards in 21 rushing attempts, which put even more pressure on Gilbert.

Washington had no answer for Jalen Hurts or Miles Sanders. Hurts completed 20 of 26 for 296 yards. His 11.6 yards per attempt simply shredded Washington. Sanders rushed for 131 yards in only 18 carries for an impressive 7.3 yards per carry.

Washington had scored early, when on their first possession the Eagles facing a 3rd & 1 at their own 22, Dallas Goedert dropped an easy Jalen Hurts’ pass. In addition, the ball bounced off of Goedert’s heel into the waiting hands of Landon Collins.

Washington then drove 26 yards in seven plays with Antonio Gibson scoring from one yard for the early 7-0 lead.

The Eagles drove 45 yards before Montez Sweat sacked Jalen Hurts, caused a fumble and Landon Collins recovered, returning it 23 yards before he too fumbled and Matt Ioannidis recovered for Washington.

Gilbert then connected with Terry McLaurin for 46 yards, but Adam Humphries misjudged Gilbert’s touchdown pass attempt, the ball actually bouncing off of Humphries’ chest resulting in Brian Johnson’s 22-yard field goal.

Washington drops to 6-8 on the season and travels to division-leading Dallas Sunday.

PFT discussing Taylor Heinicke and Washington’s win on MNF

Pro Football Talk discussed Taylor Heinicke and Washington’s MNF win over the Seahawks.

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Mike Florio and Chris Simms were talking about the Washington Football Team Tuesday morning after the WFT defeated Seattle 17-15, Monday night.

“I think he (Heinicke) has found a way to color within the lines, so he is not taking big hits,” Florio said.

“He is able to manage the game. He is getting compared to some pretty _ _ _ _ good quarterbacks… He has taken down Tom Brady, Cam Newton, Russell Wilson. There is something to be said for that,” Florio continued.

Then, it was Simms’ turn:

There certainly is. I think he is going to be one of the more interesting conversations as we go down the stretch here.   He really is. He is a kind of a natural at playing the position. He really has an incredible feel as far as moving in the pocket, making some off-balance throws, changing his arm angle. He is extremely slippery moving around, making plays in the pocket, or getting outside of it.

“You know, there is a moxie about him certainly. He does have a presence on the field,” Simms said.

There is much more in this video of Washington’s win, which is 8 minutes, 24 seconds in length.

Ryan Fitzpatrick believes Washington’s offense will difficult to defend in 2021

Ryan Fitzpatrick has been in many places. However, he likes Washington’s offense this season and believes it will be tough for opponents to defend.

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The Washington Football Team opens training camp in just over two weeks. We’ll finally see if a revamped offense can lead the Football Team to consecutive division titles for the first time since the early 1980s.

One of the major pieces of the retooled offense is veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick recently sat down with JP Finlay and Mitch Tischler of the “Washington Football Talk” podcast and discussed his impressions of Washington’s offense.

Fitzpatrick, who is entering his 17th NFL season on his ninth NFL team, discussed how Scott Turner’s offense is a bit different than the offensive systems he’s played in recently.

“It’s a little bit different than a lot of what I’ve done, especially recently,” Fitzpatrick said, per Julius Long of NBC Sports Washington. “The terminology’s different, but there’s just certain ways that you can really attack defenses, and he seems to really get that and understand that.”

After the 2020 season, it was clear Washington needed to make a move at quarterback and add weapons for the new quarterback. That led to Washington signing Curtis Samuel and Adam Humphries in free agency and drafting Dyami Brown.

When you add those newcomers to an offensive nucleus that already includes Terry McLaurin, Antonio Gibson, Logan Thomas and J.D. McKissic, you can see why Washington should be much better on offense in 2021.

Fitzpatrick believes the WFT could be a problem for opposing defenses.

“The biggest thing with his offense is we’re able to spread the ball around to everybody and get everybody involved. It’s going to be a tough offense to defend just because of all the pieces we have,” Fitzpatrick said.

He’s right. But, of course, what everyone thinks in early July doesn’t matter come September. Fitzpatrick must play well for the Football Team to have a chance. If he does, Washington has a real shot at winning the NFC. Yes, the NFC.

If he doesn’t, head coach Ron Rivera will not hesitate to go to Taylor Heinicke.