Heading into Week 6, Washington faces multiple injury concerns. The team is likely to be without starting running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt, who did not practice all week due to a groin injury. Also unavailable for Monday Night Football could be quarterback Marcus Mariota, defensive end Charles Omenihu, and outside linebacker Javonte Jean-Baptiste. A total of nine players are listed as questionable roughly 48 hours before kickoff in the Bay Area.
The Commanders must rebound from a late-game letdown in Week 5 that led to a 27-27 tie with the Giants. Washington held a two-score lead in the second half but allowed the game to slip away, and clock-management issues in overtime prevented a potential game-winning kick despite being in field-goal range with under a minute remaining. Head coach and quarterback have faced scrutiny for those end-of-game errors as they prepare for a highly challenging opponent next.
