Reason: Ron Rivera makes his return to Carolina. For the 28-year-old, another great outing against one of the NFL's best defenses could go a long way in terms of keeping his QB1 status. In the club's next game, he'll face that same Buccaneers defense he had so much success against in the postseason. Heinicke is Washington's starter - for now. But as of late, Heinicke and the offense have struggled to score points, despite moving the ball in between the twenties with ease. He's led the club to a pair of wins, both courtesy of game-winning drives.
The Heinicke experience has been up and down this season. After entering the season as the team's backup, Heinicke has started the past seven games following a Week 1 injury to Ryan Fitzpatrick. Washington signed Heinicke this offseason on a two-year deal to remain with the team. Here is one specific reason to watch every remaining game on Washington's 2021 schedule. Rivera is trying to build a winning culture in Washington, and these last nine contests could go a long way in establishing that. A similar turnaround is likely out of the equation this fall, though, as the Dallas Cowboys are already running away with the division at 6-1 right now.īut, just because Washington's season likely won't linger into mid-January doesn't mean the remainder of the team's games isn't important. Last year, Washington was able to turn a 2-7 start into an improbable division title, partially thanks to the overall poor play from the rest of the NFC East clubs. "We are where we are and as I said to you guys before, we’re a 2-6 football team right now trying to find ourselves and trying to find our footing," Rivera said Sunday following Washington's fourth straight loss. The Washington Football Team enters its Week 9 bye with a 2-6 record, something head coach Ron Rivera has gone on the record to call "disappointing" after the franchise won the NFC East last season.
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