The Washington Commanders are off to a curler coaster of a get started. They’re recently 2-3 and are coming off a 40-20  loss on Thursday night time to the Chicago Bears, who entered the sport winless and amid a franchise-worst 14-game dropping streak. 

The blowout at house highlighted their struggles about as dazzling as they may. Head trainer Ron Rivera commented at the workforce’s efficiency, taking blame for the struggles.

“It’s not good enough,” Rivera stated, by way of the reliable transcript. “It starts with me and we’re going to go back and look at a lot of things and we’re going to get some things corrected and we’ll go out and we’ll play football.”

The pinnacle trainer says “it starts at the top” they usually plan to look at the tape to appear what they wish to do higher.

Once they do monitor the tape, they’ll see a batch to paintings on, from sacks to interceptions to the protection permitting a long way too many yards to position the workforce able to win. 

Quarterback Sam Howell used to be sacked 5 occasions and had one interception within the defeat. Commanders tight finish Logan Thomas had a fumble and the offense may no longer start out, not able to get a primary indisposed till the second one quarter, after they have been already indisposed 17-0. Kicker Joey Slye ignored a past due ground function that used to be key to maintaining momentum because the Commanders threatened to similar the space within the fourth. 

The Bears had 451 overall yards of offense and have been way more dominant at the farmland than the Commanders offense. Washington had simply 29 dashing yards in comparison to Chicago’s 178. 

“We’ve got to be better and that part is on me. Then we got to make sure we’re put in a position to be successful,” Rivera stated. 

The workforce used to be truthful and admitted that what it put at the ground on Thursday isn’t one thing to be pleased with. 

“That showing is not reflective of us, but that’s who we are — we put that on tape,” large receiver Terry McLaurin stated (by way of The Related Press).

Later the loss, restricted proprietor Charm Johnson known as out Washington, pronouncing the workforce performed with “no intensity or fire.”

“We didn’t compete in the first half and got down 27-3 heading into halftime. It was too big of a hole to climb out of and that is why we ended up losing 40-20,” Johnson stated on social media.

“It doesn’t matter what your intentions are. It’s what you put out there on the field. I know we don’t have a lazy bunch. I know we don’t have a non-intense group of guys,” McLaurin stated.

The receiver stated Johnson had a “pretty fair assessment.” 

The Commanders just about defeated the protecting NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles in Era 3 and year groups don’t typically like to speak about ethical victories, the OT loss appeared like a win for the Commanders. 

Their wins this season have come towards the Arizona Cardinals and Denver Broncos, two similar video games and two very beatable fighters, as the 2 have mixed for a 2-6 report.

They misplaced 37-3 towards the Buffalo Expenses in Era 3 and their alternative losses got here towards the Eagles and ultimate night time towards the Bears.

The Commanders can have a protracted time to get in a position for his or her later opponent, the Atlanta Falcons, who they’ll journey to for an Oct. 15 matchup. The Falcons are recently 2-2.