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Looking at the Commanders' record so far, their three wins are against a bad New York Giants team, a Las Vegas Raiders team that will likely have a top-5 pick, and an impressive road win against the Los Angeles Chargers. The losses, however, have been the ones that hurt the most. There's no reason the Commanders should've lost to both the Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears when you look at how they both have performed since. The Commanders need to add a staple win to their resume to be considered contenders again, and there's no better win than on the road against Patrick Mahomes in primetime. The Commanders have four NFC losses right now, and their playoff hopes seem like a distant thought. The Seahawks and Lions are both must-win games, and a win against the Chiefs can get momentum back for this team. Last year, this team was for real, and the vibes were high, but losses and injuries throughout the season to key players have really put a damper on the feelings about this team. This was an unbreakable locker room last year, and we just haven't felt that this season yet. The brotherhood is still there for the Commanders This was a team of destiny last season, with all of the close games, and players giving their all for each other. This year, however, it consisted of players missing for a long period of time with Terry McLaurin's contract dispute, injuries to multiple key starters, a lack of communication, and nobody stepping up on defense to help out. Things have just felt off since this offseason, but head coach Dan Quinn says that's when the brotherhood leans on each other the most."I think when it's going really well, that's the time that you don't lean in on it and you don't find out alot," Quinn said. "It's the times that it gets the hardest that you lean in on it together. What I've seen from practice, I'm pleased knowing that these are the things I was calling on for the week. Would I be able to see that? Would we be able to deliver on that? During the week, there's brutal honesty that goes with it, and I want to see them respond. If a team or a person doesn't, then you have red flags to say, okay, you hit the big emergency brake, and nothing happened. "You want to see players and people respond," Quinn added. "That's what I'm looking for from the team because over the last two weeks it certainly hasn't been to the standard that we want. So, we address it, we say it, but I also want to see the response, and the first part that I could see was at practice."
