The Commanders are sitting at a brutal 1-4-1 after Monday night’s game, but somehow, wide receiver Stefon Diggs is still trying to find the positives. Like, seriously? After falling to the 6-0 49ers, Diggs went into the locker room saying it’s “still wide open for us.” You gotta admire the optimism, or question the sanity, when your team’s record looks like that.
A Valiant Comeback That Fell Short
Look, the Commanders showed some serious fight against a 49ers team that’s clearly one of the league’s best. Diggs himself snagged a third quarter touchdown catch, kicking off a 14-point scoring run that clawed back a massive 20-point deficit. They actually had a real shot to take the lead late in the fourth quarter. Imagine that! From 20 points down to having a shot to win against an undefeated team. But it all fizzled out. A long drive stalled on fourth down in the red zone, and the 49ers walked away with a 23-17 win, keeping their perfect record intact. It’s frustrating to watch them get so close, only to fall short, again.
Diggs Says It’s “A Weird Spot”
Despite the gut-punch of another loss, Diggs is holding onto hope, and he’s got a couple of reasons why. He pointed to the effort the Commanders put in, even if it wasn’t enough, and called the 49ers an “outlier” when it comes to their record. He told Marshall Kramsky of WUSA that the league right now is “kinda interesting. A weird spot right now. Nobody’s kinda made it clear , that team we just played is a helluva football team. That’s one of those guys that’s gonna be in the running.” He’s right that they’ve been in these games; “We’ve been in it, we just gotta find a way to pull ‘em out,” he said. And he’s not totally wrong about the NFC East, either. Here’s the kicker: no team in that division has won a game since Week 4. It’s a mess, which means maybe, just maybe, Diggs isn’t totally delusional.
The Commanders are heading into their bye week now, which honestly, they probably desperately need. This is their chance to reset, figure out how to “pull ’em out” in those close games, and hopefully, turn things around. Because if the NFC East stays this chaotic, maybe Diggs’s “still wide open” isn’t just wishful thinking.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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