Scott Turner’s offense has not been good for the majority of games this year. His unit currently ranks 24th in yards and 21st in points. Furthermore, they are coming off of a week in which they produced just 276 yards and 13 points against the Kansas City Chiefs, who had boasted the 32nd ranked defense heading into the Week 6 matchup (now ranked 28th).
The lack of production against the Chiefs rang a bell in my head; how can a defense that bad shut down any offense the way that they did?
Well, first, we need to take a step back and go through all six games that Washington had played to this point, and here’s what you’ll get from a statistical standpoint:
In games played against the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons, Washington’s offense averaged 409.