LANDOVER, Md. -- The Washington Football Team collapsed down the stretch, losing four straight entering the season finale this coming Sunday against the New York Giants. It also placed more than half its roster on the reserve/COVID-19 list during this period and lost other key players to injuries or personal situations.
As Washington (6-10) examines why it failed again to string together consecutive playoff seasons, it can look to the past four games and point to player absences. But it can just as rightly point to defeats earlier this season, when the team was healthy, that cost it a shot at the postseason.