Commanders head coach Dan Quinn would get something close to vindication several drives later when he dialed up a brazen passing play on a fourth-down from the Lions’ nine-yard line.

For Washington, coach speak isn’t cliché. The team listens to its elite communicator at the top and has responded with passionate play.

One Cowboys defender is watching Dan Quinn change the culture for the Commanders, much to his immediate surprise.

The Commanders took a major gamble with Jayden Daniels in the lineup on fourth down. But Marcus Mariota ended up getting criticized.