What was said immediately following another frustrating, disappointing Commanders loss to the Seattle Seahawks?
“We are not in this thing to entertain and lose. We are in this thing to win football games.” Brian Mitchell agreeing with Eric Bieniemy
“We talked about this team making the playoffs. You have to win these types of games to make the playoffs.” Brian Mitchell
“We were set up in a good situation (tying the game late), and we didn’t get it done.” Ron Rivera
“I liked our chances going into overtime. I liked the way we moved the ball. We found a couple of things that we felt we could exploit and we did it twice the last couple of drives.” Ron Rivera
“It’s in the numbers, in how much time is left. That is the biggest thing.” Ron Rivera on why he chose to kick for the tie
“He gave us an opportunity to win, and that is the biggest thing you can ask from your quarterback. Now, are there a couple of things he did that he would like to have back? Obviously. A couple of decisions he could have made better? But those are things he is going to continue to learn and get better with.” Ron Rivera on Sam Howell
“It was helmet to helmet, but I don’t think it was a vicious one…It certainly was not an intentional one…I get the helmet-to-helmet call, but I struggle with the ejection.“ Ron Rivera on the Emmanuel Forbes first-quarter ejection
“I think improving the offensive efficiency in the second and third quarters would have been awesome. There are a lot of positive things to take away from the game. But when you lose, you say, Offense can we be more efficient?” Logan Paulsen
“It is good to have a quarterback that was throwing it up and down the field; it gives you hope that this might be the guy, but it is a complementary game. But, if we didn’t get the win, you can’t be all happy about it.” Santana Moss
“The explosive plays the defense gave up in the second half were the difference in this game. There were also a couple of penalties there that the defense committed. But the explosive plays the defense allowed to Walker and Lockett that led directly to points. That is where the defense fell down.” Logan Paulsen
“The defense kept us in the game. We made some plays down the stretch. But we have to be better throughout the game to beat good teams like that.” Sam Howell on the offensive lull in the second and third quarters.
“He’s a great player. I have to do a better job trying to get him the football and get him more involved in the game. But definitely, in those situations, he is a guy I am going to go to.” Sam Howell on TerryMcLaurin
“There was still a lot of time left; it wasn’t over. I think, kicking the extra point, I stand with coach’s decision. Us not going for two (points) is not why we lost that football game.” Sam Howell on Ron Rivera’s decision to kick the PAT and not go for two points to possibly take the lead.”
“Fumbling the ball is unacceptable. I’ve got to do a better job taking care of the football. I think I’ve done a pretty good job in the passing game taking care of it. But I’ve got to do it in the running game as well. If I am going to be aggressive like that as a runner, I have to make sure I do my part to take care of it because turnovers in close games in this league lose football games.” Sam Howell on his fumble after running for a first down