The Commanders wide receiver typically tangles with Philadelphia cornerback Darius Slay, but a matchup with rookie Quinyon Mitchell could be in store Thursday.
If there’s any truism about Washington’s NFL team — amid coaching changes, personnel changes, scheme changes and even name changes — it’s that it always seems to get up for the Philadelphia Eagles.
In the 2020 regular season finale, quarterback Alex Smith, with just one fully functioning leg, guided the Washington Football Team to a division-clinching win at Lincoln Financial Field. Two years later, on “Monday Night Football,” the Commanders handed the host Eagles their first loss after an 8-0 start.