The 5 o’clock club is published from time to time during the season, and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below.
I often see fans saying that the defense is ‘supposed’ to be the strength of the team this year, but that it isn’t really performing up to expectations. I wanted to consider that idea critically this morning.
Opponents’ scoring
In Weeks 2 through 5, the Washington Football Team gave up 30, 34, 31, and 30 points.