Fasten your seatbelt. This drive could get bumpy.
That said, the Washington Redskins knew, entering the season, that they weren’t signing up for a sunset cruise. This is football. Every year, injuries happen. The Falcons responded to their injuries by running the Redskins out of their own stadium last Sunday. Now, it’s up to Washington to will themselves to compete.
Last year, we saw Jay Gruden direct his team through a number of resilient short-handed performances. The team won on the road in Seattle with a makeshift offensive line. They took the New Orleans Saints, a perennial Super Bowl contender, to overtime.