Matthew Paras

Washington’s offense fails to keep up against Murray, Cardinals

when Kyler Murray and the Cardinals stormed out to a double-digit lead Sunday, Washington didn't have the firepower to keep up -- losing 30-15 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

September 20, 2020

Kendall Fuller out against Arizona Cardinals

The Washington Football Team will be missing a key member of its secondary in Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals.

September 20, 2020

Dan Snyder not attending Sunday’s game against Arizona Cardinals

Washington owner Dan Snyder and his wife Tanya will not be at Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona after coming into contact with someone who recently tested positive for coronavirus.

September 20, 2020

Ron Rivera plans on receiving another IV at halftime: report

Washington coach Ron Rivera plans to receive another IV at halftime during Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, ESPN reported Sunday.

September 20, 2020

Dwayne Haskins, Kyler Murray styles contrast as modern quarterbacks

Dwayne Haskins' and Kyler Murray's paths started to cross in high school. They'll meet on the field for the first time as pros Sunday when Washington meets Arizona.

September 17, 2020

Washington trade for Allen Robinson? DeAndre Hopkins shows benefits of acquiring a star

Ron Rivera was like everyone else in the NFL who found out that DeAndre Hopkins had been traded. The Washington coach was surprised.

September 16, 2020

Trump blames protests for NFL ratings dip

On the same day he celebrated the Big Ten's return, President Trump took another shot at the NFL on Wednesday -- bashing the league for "cratered" television ratings after its first week of games.

September 16, 2020

Trump, campaign hail return of Big Ten sports in key swing states

President Trump's "October surprise" may have come a bit early on Wednesday when the Big Ten athletic conference announced its return to the field late next month -- in time to satisfy rabid college football fans before Election Day across a swath of swing states that the president needs to win.

September 16, 2020

Big Ten reverses course, will play college football this fall

The Big Ten canceled its football season -- until it didn't. According to multiple reports, the conference will announce Wednesday morning that it will play football this fall, starting on Oct. 24. The new season will include daily rapid testing for the coronavirus, Yahoo Sports reported.

September 16, 2020

Ryan Kerrigan earns NFC defensive player of week award

Washington defensive end Ryan Kerrigan was named the NFC defensive player of the week Wednesday for his performance against the Philadelphia Eagles -- his first such award in his 10-year career.

September 16, 2020

Washington’s left side of offensive line cause for concern

Sunday's game was a rough start for the left side of the Washington offensive line.

September 15, 2020

Washington leads NFC East after Week 1

Just like everyone predicted, the Washington Football Team leads the NFC East after Week 1.

September 15, 2020

Capitals to hire Peter Laviolette to be next coach

The Washington Capitals hired Peter Laviolette to be their next coach, giving him a three-year deal.

September 15, 2020

Myisha Hines-Allen sparks Mystics miracle playoff berth

A week ago, the Washington Mystics' season looked over. The team had dropped 12 of its 13 games in the WNBA's bubble. The Mystics were missing stars like Elena Delle Donne and Natasha Cloud -- two players who lifted them to last year's title, only to skip the league's new season. They were even without Aerial Powers, who emerged as the Mystics' leading scorer before she suffered a season-ending hamstring injury.

September 14, 2020

Ron Rivera: Don’t count out possibility of offense catching fire

Take a look at Sunday's boxscore for Washington. The offensive stats were ugly. The defensive ones less so. But together, they told the story of a grind-it-out victory, just like the kind Washington would pull out with Alex Smith.

September 14, 2020

Washington opens as 7-point underdogs against Cardinals

Washington knocked off the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1, scoring 27 unanswered in a 27-17 win. Despite the comeback, oddsmakers don't like Washington in its next matchup.

September 14, 2020

Football with a side of social commentary

Across the NFL on Sunday, it was clear that social activism and commentary would play a bigger role this season than in years past.

September 13, 2020

Chase Young ‘as advertised’ in dominant debut against Eagles

Chase Young had 1 1/2 sacks in Washington's stunning 27-17 win over the Philadelphia Eagles -- taking part in a dominant day for the defense. Washington logged eight sacks, its most since Week 2 of the 2014 season. It held Philadelphia to 265 yards.

September 13, 2020

Ron Rivera showed trust in his players against the Eagles. It paid off.

When the Washington Football Team backed up its coach Sunday by slowly, drive by drive, climbing out of a double-digit deficit and back into the game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Rivera responded late in the contest with a stunning testament to his faith in his players.

September 13, 2020