Commanders O-Line Looking to Bounce Back vs. Strong Cowboys Defense

The Washington Commanders played horribly on the offensive line against the Philadelphia Eagles. Can they reverse their fortunes against the Dallas Cowboys?

Jeremy Brener | Sep 27, 2022

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The Washington Commanders are leading the league in a statistic after last week's loss against the Philadelphia Eagles. However, it isn't a stat you want to be first in.

After allowing nine sacks against the Eagles, the offensive line has racked up 15 sacks through three weeks, which is more than any team in the NFL ... tied with the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Bengals, known for their offensive line woes, allowed six of those sacks in their Week 2 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, who host the Commanders this weekend.

With 13 sacks, the Cowboys lead the NFL on the defensive side in that statistic and it could create a huge matchup issue for the Commanders if it isn't cleaned up before Sunday.

"There's some things that happened that are really technical things," head coach Ron Rivera said. "Some of those things are things that happen that we have to with some of the protection things that we can do to help them, you know, as far as what we want to call for our protections in those particular places.”

Rivera is accepting some responsibility for the Commanders' offensive line struggles, but ultimately it comes down to the players to execute and fix those errors. If they can edit their mistakes, the Commanders will have a chance to win. But if they don't, it could be a long game Sunday afternoon for Carson Wentz and the offense.

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Published Sep 27, 2022

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.