The Commanders finally fixed a major problem, including a bounce-back performance by a struggling rookie

Laremy Tunsil, Josh Conerly Jr, and Andrew Wylie each had one penalty called on them, but you can take that when your quarterback is kept clean, especially when you saw Jayden Daniels get hurt with multiple hits.

Possible new starters

Chris Paul stepped in at left guard after Coleman was listed as inactive, and he made the most of his opportunity with a clean stat sheet, finishing as the second-highest graded player on offense with an 85.4 overall grade on PFF. Quinn was impressed by what he saw from Paul and said he earned that opportunity.

"I was pleased with Chris inside," Quinn said. "The strength of him and we knew that going into camp. . .So, it may take a little bit of time to sort itself out, but to see Chris, he deserved that chance to go battle for it. I thought he had an excellent camp, and he was ready to go fight and not going to say 'throw his hat in the ring' like that cliche, but he was really ready to go prove himself and execute and do that at a high level."

Wylie was the other guard who stepped in and improved the right guard spot, and he could be the option until Sam Cosmi comes back from injury, which sounds like it isn't too far away right now. Having a right guard who played right tackle last season seemed to also help out a struggling rookie on Sunday.

Josh Conerly Jr. bounced back

There have been a lot of discussions about possibly replacing first-rounder Conerly Jr. at right tackle while he goes through this gauntlet of pass rushers to start his career, but the team stuck with him, and it paid off. His first two games were rough, and he allowed 11 pressures and four sacks, but Sunday was a different story.

Even up against Maxx Crosby, Conerly Jr didn't allow a single pressure or sack on Sunday, and had a clean stat sheet for the first time this year, minus his one holding penalty. Tunsil told the media that Conerly Jr. just needs time, and he still knows he will be one of the best in the league.

It was a much-needed bounce-back performance by the entire offensive line that came with some risky decisions by the coaching staff, but it paid off. This is the type of performance to build off of as a group, and the confidence as a whole unit has to be at its highest of the season after keeping Mariota clean. They have to do it again at practice and earn the right to start on Sunday against a revamped Atlanta Falcons pass-rushing unit.