Commanders have no answer for Jahmyr Gibbs’ electricity

Every week, whether it's matchup, team history, situation, or scheme, there’s a player who can single-handedly flip a game on its head. For some players, however, regardless of any outlying factors, their presence alone can flip the script. For Detroit, Jahmyr Gibbs remains one of the most electrifying, dynamic players in football, and against the Washington Commanders’ slow, banged-up defense, he’s primed to erupt. Simply put, Washington’s defense is an absolute mess at all three levels. They’ve been gutted by injuries at every level -- Dorance Armstrong and Deatrich Wise are out for the year, corner Marshon Lattimore tore his ACL last week after a brutal stretch of play, and to add to that, they're an aging, sluggish unit that’s been unable to contain anyone, let alone a ballplayer like Gibbs. The Commanders are the oldest roster in football, and it shows. They still rely heavily on Bobby Wagner, a future Hall of Famer but is someone who has really been a strategically placed road cone in coverage through