Moments after a fan was carried out of the stands for throwing a beer can on the field, players returned to FedEx Field locker rooms that were without running water because of an “equipment failure” in the stadium’s main water heater.
So the Washington Commanders were left to bask in the stench of their most embarrassing loss in years, a 31-19 drubbing Sunday from the New York Giants, owners of the worst offense in the NFL, led by third-string quarterback Tommy DeVito. Washington dropped to 4-7 and walked off the field to boos.
The loss, undoubtedly the worst of Coach Ron Rivera’s tenure in Washington, was bad enough to raise the question of whether an in-season change of some sort is near — not necessarily to salvage a season that continues to slip away but to acknowledge a sellout crowd of fans who expected more than this.