The Washington Commanders’ December of discontent has officially arrived: their 31-0 loss at Minnesota officially eliminates the Burgundy and Gold from playoff contention. Washington is one of four teams arriving at the island of misfits this week (along with Atlanta, Cleveland, and the New York Jets).

They’re the only one of the nine teams eliminated at this time to have made the playoffs last year, and the franchise streak of nonconsecutive playoff appearances still stretches back into the early 1990s.

First down: Even though they allowed the Vikings a touchdown on their first possession, the Commanders were in position to tie things up on their initial drive and faced a second and goal at the Minnesota 2-yard-line.

Instead of sticking with the ground game that had gained 31 yards on

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