LISTEN: Is Week 8 'Must-Win' For Washington Football Team?

Locked On Washington: Washington Football Team at Denver Broncos Crossover Preview

Jeremy Brener | Oct 28, 2021

The Washington Football Team will ride into Denver this weekend losers of three straight games. The Broncos will walk on to their home field losers of four in a row after winning their first three games.

One of these losing streaks will end Sunday in what is likely a "do-or-die" game for both teams.

Despite the Broncos' hot start, the team has struggled against stiffer competition. The same can be said for the WFT, which has lost the past three contests to playoff teams from a year ago, including the two teams that hosted games on Championship Weekend.

Despite strength of schedule, every team in the NFL is judged on record. And Washington risks falling more than four games back in the NFC East race heading into the second half of the season. That may be an insurmountable deficit at this stage.

So while Washington won't be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to the Broncos, this is about as "must-win" of a game as you can have in October.

On this episode of "Locked On Washington Football Team," host David Harrison is joined by the hosts of the Locked On Broncos Podcast, Cody Roark and Sayre Bedinger.

David starts the show off with injury updates from John Keim of ESPN, including the status of key contributors like wide receiver Terry McLaurin, running back Antonio Gibson, and tight end Logan Thomas, who is eligible to return from injured reserve this weekend.

Then, Cody and Sayre join the show to discuss Denver and Washington's similarities as both franchises own under-performing defenses despite being led by two of the most respected defensive minds in the NFL head coaching ranks.

They all talk about how each team can get back on track with a win, and how each team's defense can exploit the opposing offense.

Chris and David deal with all that and more on this episode of "Locked on Washington Football Team." For more podcasts and information, join us here.

Published Oct 28, 2021

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.