Zach Ertz hits Commanders with urgent warning after ugly loss to Chiefs
The Washington Commanders suffered an embarrassing loss on Monday Night Football. Washington could not hang with Kansas City in the second half, losing 28-7 and dropping to 3-5 on the season. One Commanders player wants his team to play with more consistency moving forward.
Commanders tight end Zach Ertz issued an urgent warning to his team after their poor performance against the Chiefs.
“It’s just too many highs and lows,” Ertz said, per NFL.com’s Kevin Patra. “Just haven’t executed consistently enough in all three phases in a game. Play a half really well and then don’t play the second half well. Play a game well in one phase, don’t play well in another. I thought we had a really good week of practice, honestly, and I’m confident that if we can continue to practice like we do, that’s going to turn. But the clock is ticking, obviously.”
Washington played well during the first half, keeping the score tied 7-7 at halftime. However, the Chiefs pulled away in the second half and scored 21 unanswered points.
The Commanders started Marcus Mariota at quarterback in place of the injured Jayden Daniels. He struggled to push the ball down the field, and Washington’s offense struggled as a result.
Hopefully the Commanders can get their offense back on track once Daniels returns to the starting lineup.
Dan Quinn admits Commanders “left opportunities on the field” on MNF
Dan Quinn was not going to let his team off the hook just because Daniels missed one game.
Washington’s head coach admitted that his team left opportunities on the field during Monday Night Football.
“I thought heading into the game and early and the energy, the juice and the speed, I saw and felt that from the minute we stepped on the field,” Quinn said. “But man, did we leave a – lot of opportunities out there tonight. And you cannot leave that many chances out there and expect to win, especially against this team.”
Many of those opportunities came in the first half. The Commanders picked off Patrick Mahomes twice during the first half, but could not convert them into points.
Washington needs to start stacking some wins if they don’t want to be left behind in the NFC playoff race.
Next up for the Commanders is a Week 9 matchup against the Seahawks.
Bruins facing another early-season disturbing narrative after abysmal performance
On Tuesday night, the NHL Frozen Frenzy returns for a third consecutive season, with all 32 teams participating in games that start at 6 p.m. For the Boston Bruins and their fans, it's hard to get excited for a night filled with hockey when the Black and Gold enter as losers of six of their last seven games the way they have.
For the second time in three games, the Bruins allowed seven goals in a 7-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Monday night on the road. It was a long bus ride to the airport and an even longer flight home from Canada.
Boston's season is spiraling out of control just 11 games into the season, as they are already at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Monday's effort was a reminder of just how bad things were last season. We are heading down that road once again.
Bruins face important bounce-back game against Islanders on Tuesday night
It's the 12th game of the season for the Bruins on Tuesday night against the New York Islanders, and it is already another bounce-back game for the 2025-26 Boston Bruins. That's right, game 12, and we're already doing this this year, again.
Boston will be coming off another game where they allowed seven goals, this time to the Senators, four days after allowing seven to the Anaheim Ducks. After the loss to Anaheim, they had a day of practice to go over video and work on things on the ice. They don't have that luxury against the Islanders, who were resting in their hotel in Boston while the Bruins were getting steamrolled by the Sens.
For the second time in three days, the Bruins were at a loss for words after the game in Ottawa. That's not a good sign, and an even worse sign is when coach Marco Sturm is calling out players on the NESN broadcast following the game.
It's early in the year, but this feels like a game where the Bruins will tell us a lot about the rest of the season, either they're in or a free-fall this year is incoming quicker than fans thought it might. It is once again gut-check time early in a frustrating season.
