ASHBURN, Va. -- Nearly 20 minutes after a 22-point loss to the Dallas Cowboys , Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn stood before the media clutching both sides of a lectern, wearing an unusual look: that of a ticked-off coach.

He didn't lose control or scream. But he was firm with his replies to the assembled media. And none was as short as when Quinn was asked by one reporter if he was surprised where his team -- now 3-4 and having just dropped its second straight game -- was at this season.

"Yes, very," he said.

Later he was asked about a sequence just before halftime when the defense allowed a 72-yard touchdown drive in four plays over 34 seconds.

"Words can't explain. I was hot," he answered.

Back in the locker room, Jeremy McNichols sat at his stall, still in full uniform

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