Heading into Week 14, the Washington Football Team was 6-6, two games out of first place and in control of their own playoff destiny. Fast forward to three weeks later, Washington has lost three consecutive games and stands at 6-9.
Washington’s playoff aspirations are now on life support.
Before Washington’s current losing streak, it had climbed up to No. 15 in the USA TODAY NFL power rankings. However, it’s been a rough three weeks for the WFT. An ugly home loss to Dallas that was much worse than the score indicated, a depleted WFT roster that the Eagles ran through, around and over by the Eagles, culminated by an embarrassing 56-14 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football.
Washington ranked No. 23 in last week’s power rankings. Surely, the WFT would be in line for a significant fall after losing by 42 points in prime time, right?
Amazingly, Washington remains at No. 23 in the new USA TODAY NFL power rankings.
Here’s what Nate Davis said about Washington entering Week 17.
23. Washington (23): WFT went full anagram Sunday night, embarrassing itself on and off the field in front of a national TV audience. And some obsolete advice? Leave those team benches in Dallas.
The truth is, there are a lot of average to bad teams in the NFL. Washington is in that bunch.
With two games remaining in the 2021 season, can Washington end the season on a positive note?