Most weeks of this season, I have tried to post some kind of game preview article, usually based on statistical reviews of offensive & defensive rankings, turnover margins, common opponents and the like.

After three consecutive beatdowns at the hands of the Cowboys, Chiefs and Seahawks in games broadcast to all or most of the country, it seems futile to compare the metrics of the 3-6 Commanders with those of the 5-3 Lions. It’s not that the Lions are some sort of unstoppable juggernaut; it’s just that Washington has done very little right since Jayden Daniels dropped a slippery ball in the 4th quarter of the Monday Night Football game vs the Bears a month ago.

The only way that this game against the visiting Lions remains competitive is for the Commanders to play completely different foo

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