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Ivan Lambert

Will Commanders’ Ron Rivera pull off another big upset?

Early season games have been quite difficult for Ron Rivera’s Washington teams, but he has gotten a big underdog win each season as Washington head coach.

In 2020, Washington won only one of their first six games and traveled to Pittsburgh a 4-7 team, facing the undefeated 11-0 Steelers. To no one’s surprise the Steelers jumped to a 14-0 lead, but Rivera and Washington came back and shocked the Steelers 23-17.

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In the midst of their four-game losing streak in 2021, Washington faced Tampa Bay, the 6-2 defending Super Bowl champs at FedEx. Rivera’s team was only 2-6, bur Rivera had Washington prepared and they again pulled off a big upset when they defeated the Bucs 29-19.

Last season Rivera took his 4-5 Commanders team up to Philadelphia to face the undefeated 8-0 Eagles before a Monday Night national television audience. The Commanders surprised the Eagles to the tune of a 32-21 victory.

So, who will be Ron Rivera’s heavy favorite victim this year? Which team will be a large favorite, only to fall to Rivera and the Commanders?

Well, the Bills are 6-point favorites in the 1 p.m. ET contest at FedEx on Sunday. Could Sunday be the day for the fourth consecutive season that Ron Rivera takes a big underdog team to the field, and they come out the winner?

 

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