So we went to a counterattack. If you hit it right against that defense, you can break something big. The Denver defense had sagged noticeably late in the season. The Cleveland Browns came back strong against the Broncos in the AFC Championship. So did the Kansas City Chiefs on the penultimate weekend of the regular season.
Many observers think that Denver's small defensive linemen wear down against constant pounding.
Whatever it is, it worries me. We blew two 17-point leads. With a defense as strong as Washington's we don't want to get in a scoring match with them. The Skins began their fourth series of the quarter on their own 40. They moved primarily through the air.