Commanders head coach Dan Quinn calls out his team after a blowout 31-0 loss to the Vikings, saying Washington took "three steps back."

The Washington Commanders are heading back home disappointed after a 31-0 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 14 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Just a week after the V

Jayden Daniels’ roller-coaster return from injury against the Vikings took another ugly turn on Sunday. And the fallout has now reached one of the franchise’s most painful historical parallels. The franchise quarterback,

The Washington Commanders tight end suffered a knee injury against the Minnesota Vikings Dec. 7 and will not return. Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota – in for the injured starter Jayden Daniels – threw high to Ertz in the third quarter. Vikings safety Jay Ward came in low and plowed into Ertz’s vulnerable right leg.

That’s why McCarthy’s performance on Sunday afternoon at U.S. Bank Stadium felt so important. He got some swagger back as the Vikings ran away with a 31-0 win over the Washington Commanders.

The Commanders watched quarterback Jayden Daniels suffer another injury in their embarrassing Week 14 loss to the Vikings.

J.J. McCarthy threw a career-high three touchdown passes in his first turnover-free game, returning from his latest injury absence in prime form for the Minnesota Vikings in a 31-0 victory that sent the Washington Commanders to their eighth straight loss.

What is Quinn’s shelf life in Washington, given his rep as a defensive guru and the abysmal defensive play this season, the play-calling snafus, and the immense success the two candidates who rebuffed Washington are having in Seattle and Chicago? — Phillip C.

The 31-0 score was bad, but the scene on the sideline was worse. The Washington Commanders fear they just lost a team leader for good.