FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots and Washington Commanders don’t have much history when it comes to playing each other in the regular season.
The two clubs have only met on 11 previous occasions before Sunday’s game at Gillette Stadium, with the Patriots defeating the Commanders in the last two meetings.
Second-year quarterback Sam Howell had not yet faced the Patriots’ defense but was able to steer the Commanders to the 20-17 victory on Sunday.
“It’s always tough playing against a defense like that,” Howell said. “They tried to do a lot of different looks and mix up different looks and try to disguise different things.