Decent game despite the loss

Gavin Dorsey · 2025-12-25T21:14:52.000Z

I don't think anyone expected that Josh Johnson [http://roundtable.io/sports/nfl/commanders] was going to come in and beat the Cowboys [http://roundtable.io/sports/nfl/cowboys], but there were definitely some moral victories from today's loss. A few of those silver linings: * The Commanders are now 4-12 and would have the No. 7 overall draft pick. If a few more things go right (Jets, Cardinals, Titans, Browns wins), Washington could end up selecting a defensive gamechanger next April. * The defense got stops in the second half. Obviously it was a rough start, but they rebounded well. * Johnny Newton was awesome. Finished with 3 sacks, 5 QB hits, 9 tackles and 2 tackles-for-loss * As a whole, the pass rush was much better. Six sacks on Dak! * Big day for Bill: 11 carries for 105 yards and two touchdowns * I remain decently impressed with Treylon Burks, and I hope the front office brings him back next season.

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gjdorsey7

Dec 25, 2025

I don't think anyone expected that Josh Johnson was going to come in and beat the Cowboys, but there were definitely some moral victories from today's loss. A few of those silver linings:

The Commanders are now 4-12 and would have the No. 7 overall draft pick. If a few more things go right (Jets, Cardinals, Titans, Browns wins), Washington could end up selecting a defensive gamechanger next April.
The defense got stops in the second half. Obviously it was a rough start, but they rebounded well.
Johnny Newton was awesome. Finished with 3 sacks, 5 QB hits, 9 tackles and 2 tackles-for-loss
As a whole, the pass rush was much better. Six sacks on Dak!
Big day for Bill: 11 carries for 105 yards and two touchdowns
I remain decently impressed with Treylon Burks, and I hope the front office brings him back next season.

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