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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-deatrich-wise-breaks-silence-after-season-ending-quad-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Deatrich Wise breaks silence after season-ending quad injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Deatrich-Wise-injury.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders’ Deatrich Wise breaks silence after season-ending quad injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T10:36:19-07:00">September 12th, 10:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T10:36:19-07:00">September 12th, 10:36am</time><address><a>Caleb Nixon</a>Caleb Nixon is a graduate of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and currently works as a sports reporter for ABC27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In addition to his full-time role, Caleb pursues his passion for writing through freelance coverage of basketball and football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders’ Thursday Night Football loss to the Packers stung. But the bigger blow came when defensive end <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-deatrich-wise-carted-off-field-injury-vs-packers">Deatrich Wise Jr. suffered a severe quad injury</a> in the second quarter while attempting to block an extra point. During his pursuit, a Packers offensive lineman rolled up on Wise’s leg, causing him to stay grounded.</p><p>Now, less than a day after he was carted off 0f Lambeau Field, Wise has officially <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1966547157810298895" rel="noopener">suffered a season-ending quad injury,</a> according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. The nine-year NFL veteran took to Instagram Friday afternoon <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DOgk4NzDte9/?img_index=1" rel="noopener">with a heartfelt message.</a></p><p>“I’m truly grateful for all the love, prayers, and support I’ve received,” Wise said. “This was an unfortunate experience, but when you give so much to the game and do everything you can to improve for yourself and for your team’s success it can feel like there’s a lot to play for. When you stop, it can feel like everything around you stops too. But I know the best healer 🙏🏾. God only puts us through what we can handle, and every challenge carries a lesson. Out of every test comes growth, shaping us into who we need to become to accomplish the goals we set from the start. I’m on the path to becoming the highest version of myself. And on the bright side i get spend on time with my family and my sons 😁🙏🏾 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/wiseup/">#wiseup.”</a></p><p>Wise was coming off eight seasons with the New England Patriots, recording 314 tackles and 34 sacks. He just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-acquisitions-embracing-villain-role-vs-patriots">signed a one-year deal worth up to $5 million</a> with the Commanders this offseason.</p><p>He started in Washington’s Week 1 win against the New York Giants, tallying three tackles. His absence will be crucial for a defense that allowed the third-most rushing yards in 2024. Defensive ends Jalyn Holmes and Javontae Jean-Baptiste are next on the depth chart, likely to step in for Wise.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Deatrich Wise breaks silence after season-ending quad injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/are-commanders-on-fraud-watch-after-thursday-night-drubbing-vs-packers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Are Commanders on fraud watch after Thursday night drubbing vs. Packers?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Washington-Commanders-cornerback-Marshon-Lattimore.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Are Commanders on fraud watch after Thursday night drubbing vs. Packers?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T10:11:09-07:00">September 12th, 10:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T10:11:09-07:00">September 12th, 10:11am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The problems <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-bobby-wagner-defense-packers">showed up throughout the Washington Commanders’ game</a> against the Packers. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-loss-reaction">Jayden Daniels isn’t panicking</a>. And there’s no need to put the Commanders on fraud watch after the Thursday night drubbing versus the Packers.</p><p>First, let’s be clear about this matchup. Green Bay played at home for the second straight week. The Commanders had a Thursday night game early in the season and had to travel for it. That’s a small part of things.</p><p>But let’s also remember that the Packers are probably the second-best team in the NFL right now. A Buffalo-Green Bay Super Bowl looks pretty obvious from the early season vantage point. The Commanders aren’t there yet.</p><h2><b>How did Commanders get beaten down by Packers?</b></h2><p>The Commanders are a veteran team that is still trying to fit the parts together. Anyone who expected the Commanders to beat the Packers in this setting probably isn’t living in reality.</p><p>However, expecting the Commanders to get crushed yardage-wise was a surprise. So let’s unpack it and see where that came from.</p><p>First and foremost, the Commanders’ game plan was atrocious. You can’t play timid against a great team. The Commanders looked like they were afraid to take any chances in the first half. And if that’s the approach by Kliff Kingsbury’s offense all season, he can forget about being offered a head coaching position for 2026.</p><p>Of course, head coach Dan Quinn stands to blame, too. He has to sign off on the approach. He did, and his team got what it deserved.</p><p>That sequence before halftime, where the Commanders could have gone into the locker room down by one score, was terrible. The meek play calling and the mismanaged clock are not things Quinn is known for doing. But he will be if it happens again.</p><p>The good news is, game plans and mindsets can be fixed. The Commanders have 10 days before their next game, and it’s reasonable to expect them to be much better in Week 3.</p><h2><b>The Commanders are not a fraud</b></h2><p>Calling the Commanders a fraud is ridiculous. They have a better roster than 2024, and their quarterback has a full year of experience. He has better weapons around him. Trotting out the fraud nonsense in Week 2 is a huge leap that isn’t supported by common sense.</p><p>First, let’s consider what the Commanders are. They are not a favorite to win the Super Bowl. They are a favorite to reach the playoffs, which by definition gives them a chance to reach the Super Bowl. Basically, they are a fringe contender.</p><p>The fact that they lost handily to a well-rounded and loaded team on a short week early in the season on the road did not take anything away from the team’s expectations. Nobody picked them to go 17-0. And if there was a game to lose, it was this one after the Packers traded for Micah Parsons.</p><p>Let’s be honest. It’s going to take teams all season to figure out how to handle this Packers’ pass rush if it stays healthy. The fact that the Commanders couldn’t solve it in a short week is not surprising. And their rookie tackle, Josh Conerly Jr., couldn’t be expected to handle every move Parsons threw at him.</p><p>Let’s see how this matchup looks in January, if it happens.</p><h2><b>Should Commanders trade CB Marshon Lattimore?</b></h2><p>Folks, his best days are behind him. He can’t keep up with anybody. The Packers looked like they actually game-planned to pick on him. And he’s supposed to be a shutdown cornerback?</p><p>Lattimore <a href="https://commanderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/commanders/2025/09/12/washington-commanders-6-takeaways-week-2-loss/86107889007/" rel="noopener">may not have it anymore</a>, according to commanderswire.com.</p><p>“Lattimore is healthy and still getting beaten at a consistent rate,” Bryan Manning wrote. “Every team on the Commanders’ schedule is licking its chops when it sees Lattimore. Can he turn things around? Sure. Could it have been a bad night? Maybe.</p><p>“But the early returns are not good. Lattimore was at one time one of the NFL’s best cornerbacks. Those days appear to be over. That doesn’t mean he still can’t be a solid starter for Washington this season. But it’s also fair to say he is what he is at this point.”</p><p>There is one thing that needs to be pointed out. Manning wrote that Lattimore could still be a solid start for the Commanders this season. In his career with the Commanders — yes, only a handful of games so far — he hasn’t shown any kind of a hint that he can be a solid starter. He has shown more evidence that he could be a liability. Like he was against the Packers. He seems to have two consistencies right now: leave receivers open, or commit a penalty. Maybe it’s time to bring in a veteran free agent who can at least get into the “average” range.</p><p>It’s hard to imagine the Commanders could get much for Lattimore in a trade. But they could try. Even getting a younger player with a little speed and lateral ability would help. Watching Lattimore trail Dontayvion Wicks across the field and being five to seven yards away from him while he easily caught the ball was a key play of frustration on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Are Commanders on fraud watch after Thursday night drubbing vs. Packers?

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He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It might be easy to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-matt-gay-thursday-night-loss">throw blame at Washington Commanders kicker Matt Gay</a>. Or it might be easy to say the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-stat-packers-pass-rush-unlike-anything-jayden-daniels-seen">succumbed to the Packers’ fierce pass rush</a>. But here are the Commanders most to blame after the convincing Week 2 loss to the Packers.</p><p>First, the Commanders didn’t have the right approach from the get-go. They came out with one of their worst game plans in the Dan Quinn-Kliff Kingsbury era. Inside runs and sideways passes aren’t going to threaten any NFL team. And it especially won’t bother a bunch like the Packers, who are expected to contend for a Super Bowl title.</p><h2><b>Commanders coaching staff most to blame</b></h2><p>This was a chance to see what the Commanders could do against an elite NFL team in 2025. Quinn brought the Commanders to the field with a timid mindset. The conservative offense throughout the first half was a terrible approach.</p><p>Yes, the Packers have a fierce pass rush. They are going to cause problems for probably every team they play this season. But you don’t completely change your identity because of the opponent. And that’s what Quinn allowed the Commanders to do.</p><p>Quinn’s response about the slow start, according to ESPN, seems dismissive and <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401772936" rel="noopener">doesn’t hold water</a>.</p><p>“I just felt like we didn’t find the rhythm that we needed to, really from jump street,” Quinn said.</p><p>You can’t find a rhythm when you’re scared. And the Commanders played scared for the entire first half.</p><p>The Commanders never threatened the Packers down the field. The only time Daniels chucked it down the field seemed like an afterthought. A designed rollout and a shot play could have loosened things up. Daniels said it was a <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/commanders-loss-to-packers-exposes-flaws-opens-up-questions-in-all-three-phases/" rel="noopener">team-wide failure</a>, according to CBS Sports.</p><p>“It starts with me, it starts with everybody up front, it starts with the whole offensive skill group,” Daniels said. “So it’s not pointing the finger at anybody. Collectively, we’re all to blame, and we’ll get back to work.”</p><p>And it starts with Kingsbury. Trying to protect Daniels, or whatever that approach was, won’t win games in the NFL. When the Commanders finally loosened up, they actually moved the football. Imagine that. And the Packers’ pass rush didn’t get any less fierce. It was a matter of mindset. And the Commanders had a poor one Thursday night.</p><h2><b>WR Terry McLaurin deserves a big portion of blame</b></h2><p>Did McLaurin sign the big new deal to prove he belonged as one of the NFL’s best receivers? The performance against the Packers shows he is not.</p><p>McLaurin’s slow game in Week 1 makes sense. But now that he’s had time to get back in the groove, he should have been better. Five catches for 48 yards is downright pitiful. And part of it came when the outcome was sealed.</p><p>For a guy getting paid $32 million a year, he should be open. It shouldn’t matter if the defense is in zone or man. That level of salary suggests an elite receiver. Where was McLaurin when Daniels had time to throw? Nowhere to be found.</p><p>Daniels said the team <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jayden-daniels-nothing-to-dwell-about-we-faced-a-good-team-and-came-up-short" rel="noopener">needs to move on</a>, according to the Washington Commanders’ post on YouTube via NBC Sports.</p><p>“It’s nothing to dwell about,” Daniels said. “It’s early in the season. I wouldn’t expect anybody in this locker room to hit a panic button. We faced a really good team, and we came up short, so we move on to the next game.”</p><p>But Daniels needs help, and McLaurin wasn’t there.</p><h2><b>The absence of RB Bill Croskey-Merritt hurt</b></h2><p>It was frustrating to watch the Commanders<br>hand the ball to the aging Austin Ekeler up the middle. The Packers probably laughed inwardly every time the Commanders tried it. Eight carries, 17 yards.</p><p>Meanwhile, dynamic rookie Croskey-Merritt stood on the sidelines. The Commanders needed a run threat to slow the Packers’ pass rush. Instead, they played into the Packers’ hands. The Commanders will have no choice moving forward but to put the ball in Croskey-Merritt’s hands after the tough injury to Ekeler.</p><p>But the Commanders can’t expect to beat good teams with a non-existent running game.</p><h2><b>Kicker Matt Guy deserves some heat</b></h2><p>Let’s be real about it. In the NFL these days, kicking 50-plus-yard field goals is no longer a novelty. Kickers are expected to make a very high percentage of those kicks. There was a time when Gay was one of the NFL’s best from that distance. He made 7 of 9 for the Rams in 2022.</p><p>However, he missed 11 kicks for the Colts from that distance over the next two seasons. That’s way too many misses. And he’s already missed two for the Commanders through Week 2.</p><p>It doesn’t seem like a strong leg with limited accuracy will fly in the NFL anymore. Gay will likely have a short leash, and the Commanders could do a parade of kickers like they had in 2024. It worked, didn’t it?</p><p>If Gay makes those two long kicks, the Commanders would have been in a spot to go for a 2-point conversion and get a tie early in the fourth quarter. It could have been a completely different ballgame.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders most to blame for convincing Week 2 loss to Packers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-cam-newton-praises-aura-defeating-commanders');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cam Newton praises Packers’ ‘aura’ after defeating Commanders');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Packers-linebacker-Micah-Parsons_3555c0.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cam Newton praises Packers’ ‘aura’ after defeating Commanders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T08:30:40-07:00">September 12th, 8:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T08:30:40-07:00">September 12th, 8:30am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton praised the Green Bay <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-micah-parsons-sets-super-bowl-expectation">Packers as early Super Bowl contenders this season</a>, and it has a lot to do with Micah Parsons’ arrival. After the Packers’ 27-18 win against the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-micah-parsons-sets-super-bowl-expectation">Parsons set Super Bowl expectations for his team</a>, and Newton couldn’t have agreed more. He’s all in on the Green Bay.</p><p>Newton believes Parsons has changed the Packers’ culture for the 2025 NFL season, and <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1966510549119770900" rel="noopener">could feel the difference</a> from the players’ approach to the fans in the stands at Lambeau Field, he said, per ESPN’s First Take.</p><p>“There are a slew of expressions that you can kind of go with just the presence of Micah Parsons,” Newton said. “I got a defensive wrecker. I got a mood-shifter. I got a tone setter. I got attitude-adjuster. I got so many different things that I can say because, as I’m watching that game, the thing that sticks out the most is that the Green Bay Packers just look different. They feel different. The aura is just abundant, and it’s just oozing with, ‘We’re the best team in the NFL.’ Not just the NFC.”</p><p>For Newton, Parsons’ presence in the Packers’ win against the Commanders has created a domino effect for the betterment of the team.</p><p>“When you see the impact of what a Micah Parsons can bring to the table, Jordan Love starts to look different, too,” Newton added. “The receiver core starts to act different. Everybody in the whole stadium is even cheering different. Everybody in the whole stadium is even cheering different, and that’s the thing that, when you say game-changer, this man has literally lifted the level of play from start to finish. And the excitement is apparent.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"The aura is just abundant, and it's just oozing with, 'We're the best team in the NFL.'"</p><p>Cam Newton on the now 2-0 Packers after statement win over the Commanders 🗣</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/FirstTake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FirstTake</a>)<a href="https://t.co/qDpN8Mp9za">pic.twitter.com/qDpN8Mp9za</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1966510549119770900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Micah Parsons sets Super Bowl expectations for Packers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Packers-linebacker-Micah-Parsons-2.jpg"><figcaption>Tork Mason-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Two games into his tenure with the Packers, and linebacker Micah Parsons has already set the bar for expectations. After beating the Commanders, Parsons said the Super Bowl is a goal, <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1966369821693726963" rel="noopener">he revealed during his postgame interview</a> with Amazon Prime.</p><p>“I think we can do great things, but at the end of the day, as you all know, it just goes week by week,” Parsons said. “We got to consistently put that effort, that energy every week, and then great things could happen. We can get back to that Bowl.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"We can get back to that Bowl."</p><p>Micah Parsons, 2 weeks in, sets his expectations with the Packers 🗣</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonPrime?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLonPrime</a>)<a href="https://t.co/RnhQMtXvLa">pic.twitter.com/RnhQMtXvLa</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1966369821693726963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Packers will face the Browns in Week 3.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cam Newton praises Packers’ ‘aura’ after defeating Commanders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-tucker-kraft-offense-5-headed-dragon-after-career-night');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tucker Kraft gives offense ‘5-headed dragon’ comparison after career night');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tucker-Kraft-1.jpg"><figcaption>William Glasheen / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Tucker Kraft gives offense ‘5-headed dragon’ comparison after career night</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T23:56:58-07:00">September 11th, 11:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T00:15:24-07:00">September 12th, 12:15am</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers earned their second convincing victory of the season with Week 2’s 27-18 win over the Washington Commanders. While Green Bay’s defense looks much-improved by Micah Parsons’ presence, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-jordan-love-truck-sticks-commanders-defender">offense looked sharp</a> against Washington.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-tucker-kraft-career-high-tnf-first-half-commanders">Tucker Kraft set a new career high</a> in receiving yards in the first half of Thursday’s matchup alone. The third-year tight end would go on to lead all pass catchers with 124 yards and a touchdown. After the game, Kraft discussed the <a href="https://x.com/mattschneidman/status/1966357786767262083" rel="noopener">many weapons</a> quarterback Jordan Love has at his disposal.</p><p>“With all the playmakers that we have on our offense, you might as well just call us the five-headed dragon,” Kraft noted, per The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman.</p><h2><b>Tucker Kraft leads the way in Packers’ Week 2 win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Tucker-Kraft-2.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“We’ve got depth at wide receiver. You saw guys make critical catches today. You had Malik Heath, that toe tap. Wicks, coming back to the ball in that two minute drill before the half. Just a bunch of dogs, man. And I’m happy they’re on my side,’ Kraft added.</p><p>Love spread the ball around, getting six different Packers’ pass catchers involved. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-new-angle-shows-malik-heaths-unreal-catch-vs-commanders">Heath made an unbelievable grab</a> in the first half and Romeo Doubs pulled down Love’s other touchdown pass. But Dontayvion Wicks was the Packers’ second-leading receiver with four catches for 44 yards.</p><p>Unfortunately Green Bay’s leading receiver from last season left the game early with an injury. It was later revealed that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-jayden-reed-miss-lot-time-broken-collarbone">Jayden Reed broke his collarbone</a> while fighting for a touchdown on a penalty-negated play. The third-year wideout could be sidelined for a significant chunk of the season with the injury.</p><p>With Reed out, Kraft dominated for the Packers. He finished with a team-high seven targets and six receptions. The 24-year-old tight end hauled in his second score of the season after snagging a touchdown in the opener.</p><p>While the Packers’ offense once again played well, the defense was key. Green Bay held Jayden Daniels to 24/42 passing for 200 yards and two touchdowns. The Commanders could only muster 51 rushing yards in the game. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-micah-parsons-message-snap-count-fear-opponents">Packers planning to end Parsons’ snap count</a>, Green Bay’s defense could be a problem this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tucker Kraft gives offense ‘5-headed dragon’ comparison after career night

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He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders could not get anything going in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers. The slow start proved to be their undoing, as Jayden Daniels and company suffered a 27-18 defeat at Lambeau Field on Thursday.</p><p>The Commanders did not find the endzone until the fourth quarter, as the Packers’ defense, improved by the addition of Micah Parsons, hounded them throughout the game.</p><p>Uncharacteristically, Daniels struggled with his accuracy. He went 24-of-42 for 200 yards and two touchdowns. He was also sacked four times. Before the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-always-wary-micah-parsons">he admitted that he was wary of Parsons</a>.</p><p>According to ESPN’s John Keim, the Commanders star was pressured on <a href="https://x.com/john_keim/status/1966357538464465251" rel="noopener">46% percent of his drop-backs</a>, which is the highest percentage he has faced in the regular season, including his rookie year.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/BenjaminSolak/status/1966343318368927868" rel="noopener">In terms of advanced statistics</a>, ESPN’s Benjamin Solak noted that it was Daniel’s worst start by yards per play, down set conversion rate, explosive play rate, success rate, and expected points added per play.</p><p>After the game, the reigning Rookie of the Year was tight-lipped about his performance.</p><p>“They played better than us. Not really much (else) to say,” said the 24-year-old Daniels in a report from the Associated Press.</p><p>The former LSU standout quickly ascended to being one of the league’s top signal-callers last season. With his dual-threat ability, composure, and high IQ, he powered the Commanders to a 12-5 record, their best finish since winning the Super Bowl in 1991.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-micah-parsons-jayden-daniels-moment-tnf">With Daniels leading the pack</a>, the Commanders upset the top-seeded Detroit Lions in the divisional round of the playoffs and advanced to the NFC Championship Game, where they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles.</p><p>In Week 1, Daniels led Washington to a 21-6 win over the New York Giants, spoiling the debut of Russell Wilson. He went 19-of-30 for 233 yards and a touchdown. He also had 11 carries for 68 yards.</p><p>It’s back to the drawing board for Daniels after struggling against the Packers. But for sure, the setback will only serve as fuel when they host the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 3.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stat shows Packers’ pass rush was unlike anything Commanders’ Jayden Daniels has seen

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-matt-gay-thursday-night-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders kicker Matt Gay takes responsibility for TNF loss after brutal night');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Matt-Gay.jpg"><figcaption>© Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders kicker Matt Gay takes responsibility for TNF loss after brutal night</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T23:15:18-07:00">September 11th, 11:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T23:16:22-07:00">September 11th, 11:16pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders dropped to 1-1 after their Thursday Night Football loss to the Green Bay Packers, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-washington-kicker-matt-gay-historic-contract">kicker Matt Gay</a> made no excuses for his role in the defeat. The veteran specialist missed two critical field goals, leaving valuable points on the board during key stretches of the second half.</p><p>The Commanders offense found some rhythm late, but the early missed chances from special teams became too much to overcome. Gay connected on a 51-yard field goal in the first half but missed attempts from 58 and 52 yards in the second. Both would have narrowed the margin and changed the momentum of the game. The missed kicks highlighted the pressure placed on the Commanders special teams unit to deliver in tight moments.</p><p>Following the game, the 31-year-old kicker addressed reporters. The Athletic’s Nicki Jhabvala posted the full video to her X (formerly known as Twitter) account, capturing a <a href="https://x.com/NickiJhabvala/status/1966348730031837487" rel="noopener">visibly frustrated</a> but accountable Gay as he met the media head-on.</p><p>“I take full responsibility for this loss.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kicker Matt Gay: “I take full responsibly for this loss.” </p><p>Missed FGs from 58 and 52 yards. <a href="https://t.co/t95dUaZIj1">pic.twitter.com/t95dUaZIj1</a></p><p>— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickiJhabvala/status/1966348730031837487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The comments struck a chord with Commanders fans, with many respecting the honesty following a disappointing performance. Despite a strong career track record—converting more than 84 percent of his field goal attempts—Thursday night was a rare misstep on a national stage. His willingness to face the backlash underscores his leadership and veteran presence in the locker room.</p><p>While much of the spotlight fell on Gay, the game saw other concerning trends. The defense allowed 404 total yards, and despite a late spark from second-year quarterback Jayden Daniels, the team could not mount a full comeback. Daniels finished with 200 passing yards and two touchdowns, but Washington’s offense produced just 11 yards in the first quarter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-loss-reaction">As the Commanders regroup</a> during their mini-bye ahead of a Week 3 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, Gay’s accountability could become a catalyst rather than a scapegoat. With the locker room already navigating injuries to Austin Ekeler and Deatrich Wise Jr., the veteran kicker’s response sets the tone for how the team plans to bounce back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders kicker Matt Gay takes responsibility for TNF loss after brutal night

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/video-of-commanders-rb-austin-ekelers-non-contact-injury-is-tough-to-watch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Video of Commanders RB Austin Ekeler’s non-contact injury is tough to watch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Commanders-news-Dan-Quinn-rules-out-Austin-Ekeler-for-Week-4-with-concussion.jpg"></figure><h1>Video of Commanders RB Austin Ekeler’s non-contact injury is tough to watch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T22:38:39-07:00">September 11th, 10:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T22:49:35-07:00">September 11th, 10:49pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-austin-ekeler-non-contact-injury-vs-packers">Washington Commanders running back, Austin Ekeler, suffered a devastating non-contact injury</a> during Thursday Night Football’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-bobby-wagner-defense-packers">27-18 loss to the Green Bay Packers</a> at Lambeau Field.</p><p>The 30-year-old veteran went down in the fourth quarter, clutching his right calf after attempting to cut upfield on a pass route. He was immediately helped to the sideline by athletic trainers, carted off, and ruled out for the remainder of the game.</p><p>ESPN’s Adam Schefter shared a slow-motion video of the play, showing Ekeler falling to the ground and <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1966341668078297334" rel="noopener">clutching his right calf</a> in real time. The Commanders later announced he had suffered an Achilles injury, with further imaging scheduled for Friday to confirm whether the tendon is fully torn.</p><p>Ekeler was Washington’s primary running back and third-down back. He logged eight carries for 17 yards and added two receptions for seven yards before leaving the game. In Week 1, he led the team’s backfield with 33 offensive snaps, ahead of rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and journeyman Jeremy McNichols. With Ekeler sidelined, Croskey-Merritt will likely take on the lead role, though McNichols handled the final drive against the Packers.</p><p>This injury comes at a particularly bad time for Ekeler, who is coming off a 2024 season in which he battled with multiple concussions and finished with 733 yards from scrimmage, his lowest output since his rookie year. In his career, Ekeler has been highly productive, posting over 1,000 yards from scrimmage in four separate seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers before signing with Washington in March 2024 on an $11 million deal. He earned a second-team All-Pro nod last season, largely for his kick-return work.</p><p>The Commanders’ offense couldn’t do much throughout the game against the Packers. Quarterback Jayden Daniels completed 24 of 42 passes for 200 yards, two touchdowns, and an 85.4 passer rating while being sacked four times. The team totaled just 51 rushing yards, with Daniels himself accounting for 17. Tight end Zach Ertz had six catches for 64 yards and a touchdown, while Deebo Samuel caught seven passes for 44 yards and a score, and Terry McLaurin had five receptions for 48 yards.</p><p>The Packers dominated most of the contest, moving the ball efficiently on two drives over 90 yards in the first half to take a 14-3 halftime lead. Quarterback Jordan Love finished 19-of-31 for 292 yards with two touchdowns and a 113.9 passer rating. RB Josh Jacobs ran 23 times for 84 yards and a touchdown, continuing his streak of consecutive games with a rushing TD to 10, a new franchise record.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Video of Commanders RB Austin Ekeler’s non-contact injury is tough to watch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-micah-parsons-jayden-daniels-moment-tnf');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Micah Parsons, Commanders’ Jayden Daniels share moment after TNF');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Micah-Parsons-Jayden-Daniels-share-moment-after-TNF1.jpg"><figcaption>Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin</figcaption></figure><h1>Packers’ Micah Parsons, Commanders’ Jayden Daniels share moment after TNF</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T22:38:21-07:00">September 11th, 10:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T22:48:58-07:00">September 11th, 10:48pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Lambeau Field was rocking after the Green Bay Packers defeated the Washington Commanders, 27-18, on Thursday, and improved to 2-0 to start the season.</p><p>Coming off a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-how-did-micah-parsons-perform-green-bay-debut">win over the Detroit Lions in Week 1</a>, the Packers started strong against the Commanders, holding an 11-point lead at halftime, 14-3. Washington tried to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter, but Green Bay averted it after Jordan Love connected with Tucker Craft for an eight-yard touchdown with 8:57 left.</p><p>A day before the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-always-wary-micah-parsons">Micah Parsons and Jayden Daniels expressed their respect</a> for each other when reporters asked them about their face-off. The Packers defensive end stressed the importance of staying ready, while the Commanders quarterback said Parsons got paid a lot of money for a reason.</p><p>When the smoke cleared on Thursday, it was all love once again for Parsons and Daniels. They had a <a href="https://x.com/NFLonPrime/status/1966344181313392986" rel="noopener">brief chat on the field</a>, with the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year flashing a smile despite their loss.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">All love between Micah Parsons and Jayden Daniels 🤝<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TNFonPrime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TNFonPrime</a> <a href="https://t.co/77blAZhT1t">pic.twitter.com/77blAZhT1t</a></p><p>— NFL on Prime Video (@NFLonPrime) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonPrime/status/1966344181313392986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Are there any lip-readers out there?</p><p>The 24-year-old Daniels wasn’t as efficient as usual, going 24-of-42 for 200 yards and two touchdowns, as the Packers’ defense, led by Parsons, wreaked havoc all game. Washington only gained 11 yards in the first quarter and didn’t reach the endzone until the final period.</p><p>The 26-year-old Parsons, who was recently traded by the Dallas Cowboys to Green Bay, tallied two total tackles and three hurries. Eight of his teammates had at least three total tackles, with Devonte Wyatt and Rashan Gray getting a sack each.</p><p>On offense, the Packers were led by Jordan Love, who went 19-of-31 for 292 yards and two touchdowns. Tucker Kraft, meanwhile, had six receptions for a career-high 124 yards. Josh Jacobs added 23 carries for 84 yards.</p><p>It’s the first 2-0 start for the Packers since 2020. The Commanders haven’t beaten them at Lambeau Field since 1986.</p><p>Parsons and company will hit the road in Week 3 to face the Cleveland Browns on September 21.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Micah Parsons, Commanders’ Jayden Daniels share moment after TNF

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-loss-reaction');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders QB Jayden Daniels not panicking after ugly loss to Packers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Robert-Griffin-III-drops-strong-Jayden-Daniels-praise.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders QB Jayden Daniels not panicking after ugly loss to Packers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T22:34:36-07:00">September 11th, 10:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T22:34:36-07:00">September 11th, 10:34pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders dropped to 1-1 after their 27-18 Week 2 loss to the Green Bay Packers Thursday night, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-always-wary-micah-parsons">second year quarterback Jayden Daniels</a> showed leadership in his postgame comments. After a frustrating offensive outing, the Commanders quarterback stood at the podium and took accountability without sounding the alarm.</p><p>NBC4 Sports Washington posted the interview to their X (formerly known as Twitter) account, showing the 24-year-old Daniels <a href="https://x.com/NBC4Sports/status/1966358807652528448" rel="noopener">maintaining composure</a> despite the disappointing loss.</p><p>“I wouldn’t expect anyone in this locker room to hit a panic button”</p><p>“We just didn’t make plays, it starts with me… not pointing a finger at anybody, collectively we’re all to blame and we’ll get back to work”</p><p>The Commanders quarterback’s remarks stood out not just for what he said, but how Daniels said it—clear, composed, and accountable. His maturity echoed through the locker room and offered fans reassurance that the Commanders offense has the ability to bounce back. While his stat line against the Packers was a step back from Week 1— throwing for just 200 yards and two late touchdowns—it was the early-game struggles that defined the loss. The Commanders produced only 11 total yards in the first quarter and missed multiple field goals before mounting a fourth-quarter push.</p><p>Still, Daniels kept the tone forward-looking. His commitment to “get back to work” helps set the emotional tone as the Commanders regroup before a Week 3 matchup against the Raiders.</p><p>With starters like Austin Ekeler and Deatrich Wise Jr. now dealing with injuries, the locker room could have easily turned negative. But Daniels’ ability to redirect the conversation toward collective responsibility highlighted why many believe he’s already earned the QB1 mantle in just his second NFL season.</p><p>This Week 2 NFL loss could have snowballed, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/why-commanders-jayden-daniels-must-deliver-big-2025">Daniels’ response</a> points to resilience, not regression. For a young team still searching for consistency, his voice may prove to be just as important as his play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels not panicking after ugly loss to Packers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-bobby-wagner-defense-packers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders LB Bobby Wagner’s take on where Washington defense faltered vs. Packers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bw.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders LB Bobby Wagner’s take on where Washington defense faltered vs. Packers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T22:09:20-07:00">September 11th, 10:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T22:09:20-07:00">September 11th, 10:09pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders dropped to 1-1 after a 27-18 Thursday night loss to the Green Bay Packers, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-bobby-wagner-decision-washington">linebacker Bobby Wagner</a> did not shy away from addressing what went wrong. From missed assignments to second-half adjustments, Wagner broke it all down while reinforcing his leadership presence in the locker room.</p><p>The Commanders defense entered the game ranked among the league’s top ten in both yards and points allowed, but they failed to meet that standard in Green Bay. The veteran linebacker identified a crucial breakdown in a postgame media session. NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay posted the full clip to X (formerly known as Twitter), capturing Wagner’s <a href="https://x.com/JPFinlayNBCS/status/1966350961183424773" rel="noopener">candid assessment</a> after the Commanders loss to the Packers on Thursday Night Football</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bobby Wagner says the defense needs to be better on tight ends and trust their eyes <a href="https://t.co/l5su9bs7Cn">pic.twitter.com/l5su9bs7Cn</a></p><p>— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/JPFinlayNBCS/status/1966350961183424773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Um, it was just our eyes. I think collectively our eyes have got to be better, that’s pretty much it.”</p><p>Green Bay capitalized on those lapses in the Commanders defense, with Jordan Love passing for 292 yards and tight end Tucker Kraft racking up 124 receiving yards and a touchdown. Washington gave up over 380 total yards and failed to recover after allowing back-to-back scoring drives in the second half. Despite a strong Week 1 performance, the Commanders struggled to contain explosive plays in key moments against the Packers.</p><p>When reporters asked how the mounting injuries impacted morale, Wagner’s tone remained steady. Finlay’s post also captured Wagner’s perspective on leadership and mindset in the face of adversity.</p><p>“Some of ’em were pretty good ones, um, but we try to be positive because in a moment like that, um, there is a lot of negative thoughts going on in guys that just got hurt head. And if everybody has that same mentality, it just brings it down, so personally, I just try to be positive and put positive energy out there.”</p><p>With key players like Austin Ekeler and Deatrich Wise Jr. sidelined, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-austin-ekeler-non-contact-injury-vs-packers">Commanders injury news</a> adds another layer of pressure as they prepare to face the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 3. But the six-time First-Team All-Pro’s leadership—and his clear call for accountability—continues to anchor this Washington defense as the season progresses.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders LB Bobby Wagner’s take on where Washington defense faltered vs. Packers

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He's a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints who previously managed SB Nation's golf vertical. He has also done work for FantasyPros and co-hosted the Lay The Points podcast as part of a decade-long career in sports entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders’ offense looked paltry all night against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football. With less than five minutes left in the game, the Commanders had just 160 yards of offense and trailed 27-10.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Packers have gone over 400 and dominated all evening. Tight end <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-tucker-kraft-career-high-tnf-first-half-commanders">Tucker Kraft has looked unstoppable</a>.</p><p>But things got even worse for Washington. During a late, garbage-time drive, Commanders running back Austin Ekeler <a href="https://x.com/AryePulliNFL/status/1966338704118579526" rel="noopener">suffered a non-contact injury</a>. He was helped off the field and eventually carted to the locker room.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Commanders RB Austin Ekeler just suffered a non-contact lower leg injury. Looks to be in a lot of pain, was helped off of the field, and was not putting any weight on his foot. <a href="https://t.co/95WCHdt87J">pic.twitter.com/95WCHdt87J</a></p><p>— Arye Pulli (@AryePulliNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AryePulliNFL/status/1966338704118579526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Commanders quickly confirmed that it is an Achilles injury for Ekeler. He did not return to the game, which ended up as a 27-18 loss for Washington. After the game, the Commanders’ <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1966357125732642851" rel="noopener">worst fears started to come true</a>, as it is believed that Ekeler suffered a torn Achilles according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>The veteran running back is still slated to have an MRI on Friday to confirm the injury, but for now it looks like his season is over.</p><p>Ekeler has <a href="https://www.draftsharks.com/fantasy/injury-history/austin-ekeler/9938" rel="noopener">a long history of injuries</a>. Those include several concussions, separate ankle injuries, hip and hamstring issues, among others.</p><p>The Commanders traded their starting running back, Brian Robinson Jr., to the San Francisco 49ers just before the season started. It was a stunning development, with Washington citing their depth at the position.</p><p>Suddenly, Washington is staring down the barrel of a depleted backfield.</p><p>Washington used a 2025 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-rumors-jacory-croskey-merritt-predicted-lead-back-eventually">seventh-round draft pick on tailback Jacory Croskey-Merritt</a>. But rarely ever do seventh-round backs make a huge splash in the NFL. Following a solid debut in Week 1 against the lowly New York Giants, Croskey-Merritt has been unable to get anything going against the Packers.</p><p>Before leaving with injury, the same could be said for Ekeler. He ran the ball eight times for just 17 yards, adding two catches for seven yards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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