Commanders' Sam Howell Ready For 'Fun' Matchup vs. Russell Wilson

Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell modeled his game on Russell Wilson growing up and is excited to be playing against him on Sunday.

The Washington Commanders have moved on from their Week 1 win over the Arizona Cardinals, with attention now firmly locked onto Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos.

For Sam Howell, his second regular-season start was a little clunky, but he is looking to put in a better showing in Denver against Wilson, a player that Howell says he watched a lot growing up.

“We're playing [Denver Broncos QB] Russell Wilson this week," Howell said. "I've watched Russell Wilson a lot. I think we kind of have a similar game style. He was one of the guys I watched growing up that I liked the way he played the game. It'll be fun to go against him on Sunday.”

Playing in the harsh altitude of Mile High isn't exactly what many would call "fun," but Howell is taking it in his stride.

What's more, Sunday's game will be his first-ever road game in the NFL - talk about a baptism of fire.

But none of that worries Howell, in fact, he is relishing the chance to go into Wilson's building and putting on a show.

“Yeah, I'm excited," Howell said. "I love playing on the road. It's a lot of fun to go play at another team's home and try to give it your best shot. We feel like we can go in there and we have a good opportunity to go play against a really good football team in a really cool stadium, really cool environment. It's just a great opportunity for us as an offense. We got to have a really good week of practice and preparation to go in there and give ourselves a chance.”

The Broncos succumbed to the Las Vegas Raiders 17-16 and will not want to begin the Sean Payton era 0-2, while Ron Rivera's Commanders will be looking to start the season 2-0 for the first time since 2011.

Not that bothers Howell, as he is simply looking forward to having fun as he begins to get his feet underneath him as an NFL starter.