Commanders Look to 'Keep Momentum' vs. Lions

The Commanders are eyeing a 2-0 start on Sunday.

Jeremy Brener | Sep 15, 2022

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The Washington Commanders are looking to do something they haven't done as a franchise in 11 years ... start 2-0.

In order to do that, they'll have to beat the Detroit Lions, who scored 35 points in their season opener in a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Ron Rivera stressed the importance of continuing to win early in the season.

“It would be nice to continue to play well and get some enthusiasm and continue to build that enthusiasm and continue to get fans back in the seats," Rivera said. "I think that would be tremendous. Hopefully they felt it, the fans that were there, felt it on Sunday and understand just how the players feed off of it. That would be great. For us, it’s really about keeping the momentum. What that does is it puts us in a position, I don’t want to get ahead of it, but it puts us in a position in the next game, we go into it with momentum.”

While it's Washington's first road test this weekend, wins sell and will continue to provide energy in the seats when the Commanders play at home later in the season.

The Commanders entered the season with the league's easiest strength of schedule, and it starts with these first two weeks. By getting ahead of the curve in September, it builds the path to the playoffs in December and January.

The Commanders and Lions kick off at 1 p.m. Sunday at Ford Field.

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Published Sep 15, 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.