A tough first half was provided a face-lift late in the second quarter when CB Fabian Moreau was able to pick off Carson Wentz, and Dwayne Haskins led the offense on a late scoring drive, finding tight end Logan Thomas wide open in the endzone.
However, if you were expecting to see a new-and-improved product from the Washington Football Team in the opening half of their first game of the season, you are probably extremely disappointed thus far.
If you were tepidly tuning in to see the defense look great, and the offense try to get going, you pretty much got what you were expecting.
Halftime Stats
Washington Football Team
- 7 Points
- 137 Yards
- 1-7 on 3rd Down
- Haskins: 7-for-16, 76 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
- McLaurin: 3 catches, 43 yards
- Gibson: 6 rushes, 33 yards
- Defense: 4 sacks
- Punts: 5
Philadelphia Eagles
- 17 points
- 175 yards
- 4-7 on 3rd Down
- Wentz: 14-for-19, 182 yards, 2TD, 1INT
- Goedert: 4 catches, 58 yards, 1 TD
It was more of the same for Washington early on against the Eagles. Dwayne Haskins and the offense were unable to get anything going in the first quarter, with 5 punts in the half. On defense, it was a slow start, with the Eagles marching down the field for an opening-drive touchdown to Zach Ertz in the first quarter, and then a field goal on the next drive down the field. Though there were many holes in the secondary, the defensive front did a great job of containing Carson Wentz at times.
The defensive line was the early star of the game, with a total of 4 sacks in the first two quarters. Of course, Philly is playing without three of their starting five offensive linemen, but it’s still nice to see Washington take advantage of that.
Early in the second quarter, Haskins was able to get into a bit of a rhythm and lead a drive down the field. However, K Dustin Hopkins was able to convert a 48-yard FG, pushing it wide left. Though no points were scored, there was at least some positive momentum for the offense.
The next time the Eagles were on the field, it was yet another Wentz-to-TE classic, this time with him finding Dallas Goedert down the field for an impressive touchdown. It became extremely apparent down the stretch that Washington’s line may be solid, but they are getting completely lost in coverage.
