It’s official, folks. The Washington Commanders have been eliminated from playoff contention after Sunday’s 28-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
Don’t let the eight-point deficit fool you; the Rams outplayed and outclassed Washington in every facet from start to finish. However, mistakes kept the game closer than it should have been.
As for the playoffs, Washington fans didn’t need an official graphic to let them know the Commanders weren’t making the playoffs. For anyone who has watched this team in 2023, they’d tell you Washington was unofficially eliminated from the playoffs over two months ago.
But, courtesy of FOX Sports, they did give us an official graphic. And it’s epic.
The Washington Commanders have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. pic.twitter.com/FPHxjEqDpH
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 18, 2023
Instead of FOX going with a graphic of Ron Rivera, Sam Howell, or any of Washington’s players, it chose the mascot, Major Tuddy.
It couldn’t be more fitting of the 2023 Commanders.
The biggest question is, does Rivera know they are eliminated?
