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The sting that comes with the first loss of the season is never fun, but the Washington Commanders are dealing with a little extra pain after their 27-18 defeat to the Green Bay Packers. Austin Ekeler and Deatrich Wise Jr. are done for the year; Jayden Daniels is day-to-day with a knee injury; and several other players are being monitored with other issues that could keep them out of next week's game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

As frustrating as all that may be, I'm choosing to be optimistic as the Commanders try to bounce back from stumbling against one of the NFC's top teams. There's plenty of time for them to get right, and while things might be different without key players in the lineup, they have enough tal

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