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It’s safe to say that the Washington Football Team might have earned some respect from the rest of the NFL on Monday night.
On the road against the Pittsburgh Steelers, playing without both of their top-two players — Antonio Gibson was ruled out with an injury in the first quarter, and Terry McLaurin was dealing with an ankle injury while being locked down by the Steelers’ secondary — Washington did what no other team has done this season. They handing Pittsburgh their first loss of the season, and did so in comeback fashion after trailing by 14 in the first half.
Because of this impressive performance, Washington has been bumped up in the most recent USA Today Power Rankings, clocking in at No. 20 this week, just four spots behind the New York Giants, who stand as the only NFC East team ranked ahead of them.
In the end, Washington’s ranking in the NFL as a whole doesn’t matter much, but where they stand in the division will mean everything come the end of the month of December, With a tie for the top spot in the NFC East, these next few games are more important than ever. Both Washington and the Giants are rolling, may the best team win.
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