Bleacher Report · Dec 8, 2020
Vicious Defense and Steady Alex Smith Has Vaulted Washington to NFC East's Best
Washington Football Team defensive end Chase Young #99 reacts following a 23-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers during an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Justin Berl)In any other division and pretty much any other year, it might be too late for the Washington Football Team.
Plagued early on by quarterback issues, injuries and possibly growing pains associated with major changes in a pandemic-derailed offseason, Washington started 1-5 and likely would have been toast if not for the fact the historically soft NFC East granted it a bloated margin for error.
But that doesn't change the fact the WFT is now causing the league to shout WTF.
