Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera had hoped that a quarterback change would spark his offense and help his side push for playoff contention.
It did not.
Commanders QB Carson Wentz threw three interceptions and averaged just 5.1 yards per pass attempt as his side fell to the Cleveland Browns in Week 17.
Even though they had nothing to play for except pride, Cleveland's Nick Chubb and Amari Cooper combined for 221 yards of offense to spoil the party for Rivera's squad.
Per PFF's simulation, Washington had a 57% chance of clinching a playoff spot with a Week 17 victory. This loss reduces their chances to just 10% and puts them in desperate need of help from other teams heading into their regular-season finale.
Offensive spotlight: Cooper needed just three catches to put up 105 receiving yards and two scores. He averaged 5.00 yards per route run, and 57 of his yards came after the catch.
Defensive spotlight: Browns safety Grant Delpit was targeted four times in coverage, yet he didn't allow a single catch and came away with two interceptions.
Rookie spotlight: Browns cornerback Martin Emerson continued his promising rookie campaign, forcing two incompletions from three targets on the day. He allowed just a 57.6 passer rating on throws into his coverage.
Offensive line spotlight: The Browns offensive line struggled in this one, giving up a sack, a hit and seven hurries across just 25 snaps on first review.
Box Score
Passing
Cleveland Browns |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Deshaun Watson | 21.9 | 9 / 18 | 169 | 9.4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 122.5 |
Washington Commanders |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Carson Wentz | 9.4 | 16 / 28 | 143 | 5.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31.4 |
Rushing
Cleveland Browns |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Deshaun Watson | 21.9 | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Nick Chubb | 15.6 | 14 | 104 | 7.4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jerome Ford | 0.9 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kareem Hunt | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Washington Commanders |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Carson Wentz | 9.4 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Robinson Jr. | 8.7 | 24 | 87 | 3.6 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jonathan Williams | 6.3 | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Terry McLaurin | 5.7 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
Cleveland Browns |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| Amari Cooper | 28.5 | 4 | 3 | 105 | 26.2 | 2 | 46 |
| Nick Chubb | 15.6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | 13 |
| Harrison Bryant | 3.9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 |
| David Njoku | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Kareem Hunt | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Jack Conklin | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| Logan Thomas | 11.6 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Brian Robinson Jr. | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahan Dotson | 6.7 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Jonathan Williams | 6.3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Terry McLaurin | 5.7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Cam Sims | 2.6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Curtis Samuel | 1.6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
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