The Washington Commanders are 8-5 as they head into their week 14 bye. After a very ugly week 1 loss to the Bucs, the Commanders seemed to improve with every game, first the offense getting in sync to score 38 points against the Bengals in week 3, then the defense getting in sync to hold the Cardinals to 14 points in a blowout win week 4.
Despite a close loss to the Ravens in week 6 and a lingering rib injury to Jayden Daniels in week 7, the Commanders were 7-2 and leading the NFC East when they hit a 3-game losing skid, culminating in a 26-34 loss to the Cowboys where the offense and defense both seemed to regress against what should have been an inferior opponent with a losing record.