ANALYSIS/OPINION:
LANDOVER — Adding a good player is supposed to make your defense stronger, not softer.
This isn’t to suggest that newcomer Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is to blame for Washington’s showing on that side of the ball. But it looked nothing like the stout unit we saw in the last three games as Atlanta gashed its way to a 38-14 victory.
The defense will see better days. Clinton-Dix will grow more comfortable. And few remaining opponents have an offense as potent: Atlanta entered the week ranked third in passing offense, fifth in yards per play and seventh in yards per game.