"After fielding the league's second-worst run defense last year, the Washington Commanders looked like they had turned a corner in Week 1 against the New York Giants, giving up just 74 yards on the ground. It looks like that success was short-lived. The Commanders' run defense was one of a myriad of things that went wrong for head coach Dan Quinn on Thursday Night Football."
"Josh Jacobs isn't the explosive threat he was in his prime with the Las Vegas Raiders, and his 3.57 yards per carry suggests as much. Yet against Washington, the seventh-year running back slowly and steadily broke down the spirit of an already struggling defensive unit, capping off a 10-play, 92-yard drive with a two-yard scamper to increase the Packers' lead."
After a Week 1 performance that allowed 74 rushing yards, Washington's run defense reverted in Week 2 and surrendered 135 rushing yards to the Green Bay Packers. Josh Jacobs averaged 3.57 yards per carry but finished a 10-play, 92-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown, extending an 11-game rushing touchdown streak. The Packers used trick plays to get the ball to Savion Williams and Matthew Golden, boosting their ground production. Jordan Love's 14-yard scramble on 3rd-and-9 featured a stiff arm that flattened rookie cornerback Trey Amos, briefly forcing him from the game. Offensive struggles magnified defensive problems ahead of Week 3.
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