One player went from hero to villain for the Commanders after crucial mistake in loss to Bears
You hate to see this happen to a good player.
The Washington Commanders will look back on this loss to the Chicago Bears on “Monday Night Football” as the one that got away this season.
They had the win in their hands after fighting back from a 13-point deficit, but they couldn’t make the plays when they needed to down the stretch. It seemed like the game was Washington’s to win after the offense scored a touchdown to go up 24-16 with 11 minutes left, but that’s when all of the momentum changed.
The Bears got the ball, and Quan Martin missed his worst tackle of the season, which led to a 55-yard touchdown that blew the game wide open again.
Quan Martin was a hero last week
The Commanders looked like they would get blown out on the road last week against the Los Angeles Chargers after being down 10-0 with the Chargers driving down the field to score again. Justin Herbert connected on another big play to wide receiver Quinton Johnston, but Martin came in and popped the ball out, and changed the game.
The turnover shifted the game dramatically, waking up the offense and defense, which led to the Commanders getting their first road win of the season. This week, the Commanders needed a stop with the Bears down by eight points, but instead, they let them bring the game back.
Quan Martin’s critical error
The Bears only had the ball for a minute, but that’s all it took for them to have another explosive play that went for a touchdown. It was third and four, and the defense just had to get one more stop, but instead, D’Andre Swift caught a five-yard pass and took it to the house for 55 yards because Martin couldn’t make the tackle to get him out of bounds.
Martin got stuck in traffic, which has been a common theme for the secondary all season, and arrived late to the play, just to get shrugged off on his tackle attempt. This play brought the Bears back into a game that felt like it was just about over for them.
Dan Quinn was asked about the play after the game, and he said that’s a play they expect Martin to make.
“Yeah, he had a man-to-man blitz,” Quinn said. “So, we know [Swift] is elusive, a good player, and so he used the sideline to try to get it. So yeah, it’s an unfortunate one. [Martin] is somebody that we’d absolutely count on in that spot and also give credit to Swift, but yeah, just one-on-one matchup and you know, one that we would count on him plenty of times to do that.”
The Commanders need the defense to step up, but it seems like the same struggles will continue as they have all season. Are you confident the defense can make a change on the field, or should roster changes be made?
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