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Great details from The Athletic's Rhiannon Walker about how Ron Rivera, who is battling cancer, labored through Sunday's game against the Ravens. Washington was competitive in spurts, but the roster -- especially on offense -- is one of the league's worst. Trailing 28-10 in the fourth quarter, Rivera opted to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the Baltimore 13, but Dwayne Haskins took a 5-yard check-down that had no chance of scoring. This looks like a team headed for a top-five pick in the 2021 draft.

It's going to be a long season. They just don't have the players to win games. At least Dwayne Haskins played a little better against the Ravens.

Even the locals are pretty down on this team given its current state of affairs. But pretty much everyone can agree about rooting for Ron Rivera.

FPI chance to make playoffs: 10.2%

The reason it's this high, of course, is because of their division. Still, Dallas is a botched onside kick away from being 0-4, so there shouldn't be such a huge gap between the Cowboys and the rest of the division. But Washington's overall youth and inexperience at quarterback makes it a long shot even in a bad division. If Washington receives more consistent quarterback play, it has a chance. Also: In the past 20 years, Washington has started 1-3 three times and hasn't yet finished better than 6-10. Of course, that might win the division by a game this year. -- John Keim

What to make of Dwayne Haskins? The 2019 first-round pick set a career high with 314 yards passing (aided by a long strike to Terry McLaurin in garbage time), but too often, the former first-round pick threw short of the sticks in a one-sided loss to the Ravens. On a pivotal fourth-and-goal in the fourth quarter, Haskins targeted Isaiah Wright on the sideline on a play that had virtually no chance of producing the desired outcome. As the offense exited the field, CBS cameras caught Ron Rivera -- back to the camera -- stomping toward the bench. You wonder what he was thinking.