The Washington Commanders have a different standard these days. They are no longer happy playing good teams tough but losing in the end. Washington is now one of those good teams and wide receiver Terry McLaurin sets the new standard.
The veteran wideout is off to arguably the best start of his six-year NFL career and had another outstanding performance in Sunday’s heartbreaking 28-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. McLaurin caught five passes for 113 yards in the loss.
After the game, McLaurin was honest about why his team lost. It wasn’t about the refs or blown calls but about missed opportunities.
“That’s not how we wanted to finish that game,” McLaurin said. “We had our opportunities, especially offensively, but you gotta give credit to them. They finished the game better than we did. When they had to make a play, they did. And so, we don’t have too long to really think about this one. DQ is talking about just having a 24-hour rule. We’re obviously going to look at it tomorrow and get some corrections. Going into another tough game against Philly on the road, short week, we just gotta be ready for that. Losing is definitely, especially when you don’t finish like that.”
Terry McLaurin speaking to us after the game…said “we didn’t finish” pic.twitter.com/ZWIRRsR7us
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) November 10, 2024
A loss like this would follow some of Washington’s past teams. This team appears to be built differently. We’ll know how the Commanders respond on Thursday against the Eagles.
The good news is that some of Washington’s leaders blamed the team, not the officials, for this loss and are looking to put it behind them with a strong performance later this week.
