Washington came to play the Cowboys with a mission to not get embarrassed. It almost worked.
Going into the final frame Washington trailed only 20-10 and its defense had forced two consecutive Cowboys punts. Perhaps sensing his team had a chance at a key score with 12 minutes to play in the fourth quarter, Ron Rivera decided to go for it on 4th and short from his own 34 yard-line, and the result was disastrous.
There's no obvious replacement, but the defense has regressed, entering the day ranked last in points and 29th in yards.
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