Breaking down how well Sam Howell played against the Falcons
This clip contains the first three sacks Howell took and shows he had available throws to avoid all three of them. The first sack came on that opening drive that stalled and ended in a field goal largely because of this sack. The Commanders try an interesting concept with two running backs in the backfield and an attempt to overload the coverage with all five receivers working to the left side of the field. The Falcons do a solid job picking up most routes to their credit, but as Howell hits the top of his drop and begins to take his hitch steps up in the pocket, he does have the shallow cross to Terry McLaurin open.