Washington’s Amik Robertson didn’t leave much room for interpretation when he looked ahead to Sunday night’s matchup with the Eagles.
“We definitely need to win this game. And we will, you know?
We gotta be detailed. We gotta practice hard.
We gotta focus on all the little things. Stop making, you know, repeating mistakes.
You know, and, and, and take it on to the game. Execute at a high level, everybody around the ball, and, and, you know, blow them out the water… We had six weeks of, however many weeks, to get all those mistakes out, man.
Like, it’s just really no excuses, and that goes for myself, that goes for everybody. Offense, defense, like, we’re trying to execute at a high level and play complementary football, and that’s offense, defense, and special teams.”
When the reporter followed up and asked whether that meant a guarantee, Robertson doubled down.
“It have to be… We have to win the rest of these games if we’re gonna go where we wanna go.”
That confidence comes with the Commanders set to host an Eagles team that has fallen apart over the last month. Philadelphia enters Sunday night at 2-5, riding a five-game losing streak, and goes to Washington as a 5.5-point underdog.
The Commanders haven’t exactly been healthy, either. Terry McLaurin is out with a pulled hamstring, Laremy Tunsil hasn’t played all season because of a torn tricep, Jaden McDaniels has already missed a few games, and the injury list keeps going. The result has been a 1-4-1 start.
By the numbers, Washington has been uneven on offense and vulnerable on defense. According to Sportradar data, the Commanders rank 19th in total offense at 325.2 yards per game and 20th in scoring offense at 22.0 points per game. They’re ninth in rushing offense at 125.2 yards per game and 22nd in passing offense at 200.0 yards per game.
On the other side, the defense has taken on plenty of water. Washington is 25th in total defense, allowing 354.5 yards per game, and 31st in scoring defense at 28.7 points per game. The run defense sits 14th at 100.5 yards allowed per game, while the pass defense ranks 28th at 254.0 yards allowed.
So yes, Robertson is talking big. But this isn’t exactly the kind of guarantee that stops the presses. Philadelphia has been so shaky that a Washington win wouldn’t qualify as a shock.
Still, Robertson’s tone stood out. He sounded fully committed to the idea that the Commanders need this one, and he made it clear he expects them to play with urgency, detail, and focus against the Eagles on Sunday night.
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