HOUSTON — Daron Payne needed clarification.
Asked what he made of teammate Jonathan Allen driving Houston Texans rookie guard Kenyon Green backward into the backfield during Sunday’s game, Payne had a question of his own.
Which time? Payne asked. “We was (messing) him up all game.”
Payne had a point.
Allen’s relentless game-long disruption of the Texans’ offense was a statement for anyone watching the Commanders’ 23-10 win, but the specific play the reporter asked about saw Allen jam all of Green’s 323 pounds right back onto Texans quarterback Davis Mills for a sack.
The play was one of a highlight reel of defensive dominance.