<!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', '/commanders-news-zach-ertz-gameday-injury-update-eagles-showdown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Zach Ertz gets gameday injury update for Eagles showdown');   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/2024/12/Commanders-news-Zach-Ertz-gets-gameday-injury-update-for-Eagles-showdown.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders’ Zach Ertz gets gameday injury update for Eagles showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T06:41:55-08:00">December 22nd, 6:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T07:19:35-08:00">December 22nd, 7:19am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Last week, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-zach-ertz-heads-locker-room-possible-concussion">Zach Ertz left the Washington Commanders game</a> early after suffering a concussion, but it looks like the tight end <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1870729233162481795" rel="noopener">will be back</a> in Week 16, according to ESPN’s John Keim.</p><p>“TE Zach Ertz will play today, coach Dan Quinn just told Sal Paolantonio. Good news for Jayden Daniels and the Commanders,” Keim wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Against the New Orleans Saints, Ertz went into the blue tent and was evaluated for a concussion after he caught a pass from Jayden Daniels. As he was being tackled, his shoulder hit the ground, and so did his head.</p><p>Ertz has been a big part of the Commanders’ offense this season, and it’s big that he didn’t have to miss any games with his concussion. As the team tries to stay in the playoff hunt, they’re going to need everyone to be healthy in these next final games.</p><h2><b>Commanders looking to stay in playoff hunt</b></h2><p>The Commanders are still in the thick of the playoff hunt, and they’re going to have to do a lot of winning in the next final games to get in. It first starts with the Philadelphia Eagles, who have won 10 games in a row and can be considered one of the hottest teams in the league right now. During one point in the season, it felt like the Commanders were going to win the division, but then the Eagles caught fire.</p><p>In Week 17, the Commanders will have to play the Atlanta Falcons, another team looking to get into the playoffs by either winning their division or getting a wild card spot. The Falcons recently made the decision to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-benches-kirk-cousins-favor-of-michael-penix-jr">bench Kirk Cousins</a> and start Michael Penix Jr. for the remainder of the season, and it’ll be interesting to see how the rookie quarterback fairs in the last three games.</p><p>The Commanders have had a nice year with Jayden Daniels in control of the offense, and it would probably give them some motivation for years to come if they can make the playoffs in his rookie season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Zach Ertz gets gameday injury update for Eagles showdown

<!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', '/commanders-news-zach-ertz-encouraging-update-week-16-rematch-eagles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Zach Ertz gets encouraging update before Eagles rematch');   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/2024/12/Commanders-Zach-Ertz-gets-encouraging-update-before-Eagles-rematch.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders’ Zach Ertz gets encouraging update before Eagles rematch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T22:17:47-08:00">December 21st, 10:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T22:18:14-08:00">December 21st, 10:18pm</time><address><a>Tristin McKinstry</a>Tristin McKinstry is an experienced sports writer who got his start back in 2014. He is an Associate Editor with ClutchPoints and is one of the staff's NHL experts. Tristin has worked professionally with The Inquisitr and GIVEMESPORT in the past, and his work has also been featured on Last Word On Sports, XFL News Hub, and USFL News Hub. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications at Southern New Hampshire University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/washington-commanders-bold-predictions-for-week-16-vs-eagles">Washington Commanders are set for a huge showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles</a> in Week 16. The Commanders could record their 10th win of the season if they defeat the Eagles. However, they are a bit banged up. Notably, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-zach-ertz-heads-locker-room-possible-concussion">tight end Zach Ertz is dealing with a concussion as well as a shoulder issue.</a> But it appears as if news regarding him is rather promising.</p><p>Ertz is <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1870685040470036628" rel="noopener">trending toward playing</a> against the Eagles, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The veteran tight end was originally listed as questionable on the team’s injury report. However, it looks like he should receive full clearance to play on Sunday in one of his team’s biggest games of the season.</p><p>Ertz has had something of a renaissance with Washington in 2024. The veteran tight end has played 14 games, catching 54 passes. Ertz has racked up 526 receiving yards while averaging 9.7 yards per reception. This is his best offensive output since the 2021 season with the Arizona Cardinals, according to ESPN.</p><h2><b>Commanders not shying away from Eagles in Week 16</b></h2><p>Zach Ertz and The Commanders could not pull off a win in their last meeting with the Eagles. It was a rather close game, but Washington fell by a 26-18 scoreline. However, they certainly aren’t backing down from a Philadelphia team that looks like a Super Bowl favorite out of the NFC.</p><p>Commanders running back Brian Robinson put Washington’s confidence <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/eagles/news/commanders-aren-t-backing-down-from-eagles-rematch-01jfgbqp9t0e" rel="noopener">on full display</a> with his recent comments. Despite the loss, he and Washington believe it isn’t indicative of how they stack up with the Eagles. “We feel like we are the better team,” Robinson said, via Sports Illustrated.</p><p>The close game certainly has to give Washington confidence about their ability to win. However, the stage is a bit different. The regular season is two weeks from its conclusion after Week 16. If the first matchup was intense, this second clash should heighten the stakes tenfold. There is a lot on the line for each side, and it will certainly be interesting to see how they respond on the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Zach Ertz gets encouraging update before Eagles rematch

<!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', '/commanders-news-zach-ertz-heads-locker-room-possible-concussion');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Zach Ertz heads to locker room after possible concussion');   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/2024/03/nfl-rumors-zach-ertz-linked-to-commanders-ahead-of-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders’ Zach Ertz heads to locker room after possible concussion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T11:17:35-08:00">December 15th, 11:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T11:33:50-08:00">December 15th, 11:33am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Wahington <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-vs-saints-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-15-2024">Commanders are up against the New Orleans Saints,</a> and they may have to play without their top tight end for the rest of the game. Zach Ertz went into the blue tent and is being <a href="https://x.com/FantasyInjuryT/status/1868370810983043325" rel="noopener">evaluated for a concussion</a>. The tight end caught a pass from Jayden Daniels, and as he was being tackled, his shoulder hit the ground, and so did his head.</p><p>Ertz has been a big part of the Commanders’ offense this season, and it will be the next-man-up mentality for the team as they try to take care of business against the Saints. Hopefully, Ertz doesn’t have to miss much time, if he has to miss any at all.</p><h2>Zach Ertz big part of Commanders’ offense</h2><p>Earlier in the season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-will-love-dan-quinns-review-zach-ertz">Zach Ertz shared why he came to Washington</a> in free agency and had several reasons for his decision. So far, Ertz has 501 receiving yards for four touchdowns.</p><p>“Adam Peters, Dan Quinn, and (offensive coordinator) Kliff Kingsbury are pretty much the main reasons that I’m here,” Ertz said. “These are guys that I truly believe are going to build long-term success at this place, and it was an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up.</p><p>“I think the job of any really good coach is to put the players in position to be successful, and no one does that better than Kliff in my opinion. He wants to put his guys in positions to make a lot of plays, whether it be running the ball or throwing the ball and catching the ball. He’s going to do everything he can to put his guys in positions to be successful, and he’s one of the best I’ve been around in that regards.”</p><p>There’s no doubt that the Commanders’ offense has been solid this season, and the hope for them is that they can finish the season strong to make the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Zach Ertz heads to locker room after possible concussion

<!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', '/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-explains-zach-ertz-int');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Jayden Daniels explains what happened with Zach Ertz after TNF INT');   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/Commanders-news-Jayden-Daniels-explains-what-happened-with-Zach-Ertz-after-TNF-INT.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders’ Jayden Daniels explains what happened with Zach Ertz after TNF INT</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-15T21:10:38-08:00">November 15th, 9:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-15T21:10:38-08:00">November 15th, 9:10pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-dan-quinn-reveals-silver-lining-tnf-loss-eagles">Washington Commanders are on a bit of a slide</a> recently after a red-hot start to the season, losing two straight games in just five days to drop to 7-4 on the season.</p><p>Shockingly, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-nick-sirianni-reveals-halftime-message-commanders">Commanders’ offense struggled all night against a Philadelphia Eagles defense</a> that has been playing like one of the best units in the NFL as of late. The Eagles held Jayden Daniels and company to just 264 yards of offense and 18 points. The Commanders finished just 3-for-12 on third down and were unable to extend drives for a majority of the evening.</p><p>With the Commanders trailing 19-10 late in the fourth quarter, Daniels had one more chance to make a last-ditch comeback. However, that hope was short lived, as Daniels was intercepted by Eagles safety Reed Blankenship on the first play of the drive.</p><p>After the game, Daniels revealed what he and tight end Zach Ertz, the intended receiver, <a href="https://eagles.1rmg.com/transcripts/commanders-qb-jayden-daniels-post-game-transcript/" rel="noopener">spoke about after the play</a>.</p><p>“We were just talking about what we need to improve on, what he sees and stuff like that,” Daniels said. “Obviously, Zach is somebody that’s been through this type of stuff in his career, so it’s, ‘How can we bounce back?’ And he was kind of just uplifting me, as far as you know, ‘Hey, no other person I’d rather play with. No other person I’d rather catch the ball from.’ It’s a long season, so keep your head up and keep moving forward.”</p><h2><b>Commanders slumping after surprising start</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Daniels-sack.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Hartline-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Thursday night’s 26-18 loss to the Eagles marked the Commanders’ second straight loss, as they have now lost significant ground in the NFC East race. If you told Commanders fans before the season that they would be 7-4 through 11 games they surely would have taken it, but the way they’ve gotten there over the last few days has been frustrating.</p><p>Dan Quinn and company followed up a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-dan-quinn-reveals-washingtons-mad-reaction-steelers-loss">close loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers</a> with a disheartening performance on offense against the Eagles. The Commanders struggled both on the ground and through the air on Thursday night, and things were especially concerning in crucial situations such as third down.</p><p>Many fans are drawing back to Kliff Kingsbury’s time with the Arizona Cardinals, where they consistently got worse over the back half of the season. That is cause for concern for this Commanders offense with Kingsbury calling the plays. If they experience a similar decline, this Commanders team could slide down the standings very quickly.</p><p>There is good news for the Commanders. The schedule lightens up significantly for them down the stretch, as they play their next three games against the Dallas Cowboys, Tennessee Titans and New Orleans Saints. All three of those teams have already lost control of their seasons, so it’s very possible that they are sitting at 10-4 in a month and this all feels like a distant memory. However, if they drop one of those games, it could spell trouble for them moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Jayden Daniels explains what happened with Zach Ertz after TNF INT

<!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', '/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-will-love-dan-quinns-review-zach-ertz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Jayden Daniels will love Dan Quinn’s review of Zach Ertz');   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/2024/07/Commanders-Jayden-Daniels-will-love-Dan-Quinns-review-of-Zach-Ertz.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders’ Jayden Daniels will love Dan Quinn’s review of Zach Ertz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-24T17:56:45-07:00">July 24th, 5:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-24T17:59:59-07:00">July 24th, 5:59pm</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>Washington Commanders head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-challenge-dan-quinn-bigger-than-you-might-imagine">Dan Quinn has his work cut out</a> for him in his first season in the nation’s capital. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-dan-quinn-refuses-name-jayden-daniels-week-1-starter-ahead-training-camp">His chores include determining when to start</a> his prized rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. But Daniels will surely love Quinn’s review of new tight end Zach Ertz.</p><p>ESPN Commanders’ reporter John Keim <a href="https://x.com/john_keim/status/1816092171524587736" rel="noopener">posted a quote</a> from Quinn on X about Ertz.</p><p>“The leadership for him I thought it would be good but it’s been remarkable,” Quinn said. “He’s not here to coach, but he has a presence, standards, that others can emulate. In the passing game he has a very good awareness, the nuances of a route.”</p><p>Those are exactly the things that will play well for a rookie who needs help getting up to NFL speed.</p><h2><b>Commanders TE Zach Ertz says he was drawn to D.C.</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Washington-Commanders-TE-Zach-Ertz.jpg"><figcaption>© Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>Ertz signed with the Commanders back in March, before they had locked in Daniels. But Ertz already liked what he saw. He told si.com liked the coaching staff.</p><p>“Adam Peters, Dan Quinn, and (offensive coordinator) Kliff Kingsbury are pretty much the main reasons that I’m here,” Ertz said. “These are guys that I truly believe are going to build long-term success at this place, and it was an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up.”</p><p>And Ertz is especially high on Kingsbury, who coached him with the Cardinals.</p><p>“I think the job of any really good coach is to put the players in position to be successful, and no one does that better than Kliff in my opinion,” Ertz said. “He wants to put his guys in positions to make a lot of plays, whether it be running the ball or throwing the ball and catching the ball. He’s going to do everything he can to put his guys in positions to be successful, and he’s one of the best I’ve been around in that regards.”</p><p>Getting to play with a talent like Daniels is a bonus, who was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The two seemed to make a quick bond during OTAs as Daniels often found his potential season-long safety valve during practice sessions.</p><p>Ertz is an 11-year veteran with plenty of big seasons on his resume. He made three straight Pro Bowls for the Eagles from 2017-19. In those three seasons, he caught 278 passes for 2,903 yards and 22 touchdowns. He left Philly for Arizona during the 2021 season, but didn’t find as much success in the desert.</p><p>Ertz inked a one-year deal with the Commanders for up to $5 million.</p><h2><b>What kind of progress is Daniels making?</b></h2><p>While Quinn hasn’t given the keys to the car to Daniels just yet, it feels like a matter of time. And that matter of time should come before Week 1.</p><p>All D.C. eyes have been on Daniels ever since he joined the team, and the scrutiny will grow deeper as the season nears. Daniels is already the face of the franchise, one that hasn’t seen very many good days since the early 1990s. But he still has to prove himself — including to his coach, who told nbcwashington.com that Daniels must cross Ts and dot Is.</p><p>“It’s not a secret, but it is a journey and a process,” Quinn said. “As we’re going, when he’s ready, we will know. And when he’s ready, he’ll also know.”</p><p>The good news for Daniels is the competition isn’t strong. Marcus Mariota can be viewed as a decent backup, but is no longer coveted starting quarterback material.</p><p>Daniels said he’s focus on competing every day and having fun.</p><p>“We want to compete in everything that we do, so I’m out here just trying to do my job and that’s getting the 11 people on my side of the ball to go the same direction,” Daniels said.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
93.9	918.4	11.7	8

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
93.9	918.4	11.7	8

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