Dan Quinn: We're going to fight like hell to keep No. 6 seed
With Sunday's results across the league, the Commanders enter the final week of the regular season as the NFC's No. 6 seed.
With Sunday's results across the league, the Commanders enter the final week of the regular season as the NFC's No. 6 seed.
They would like to keep it that way.
While Philadelphia has won the NFC East and Washington can't advance to No. 5, head coach Dan Quinn told reporters in his Monday press conference that remaining the sixth seed is significant. So, we can all expect to see starters play in Sunday's regular-season finale against Dallas.
"We’re going to go after it as hard as we can," Quinn said. "I think the seeding portion of this is really important, and that’s what we discussed as a team. We thought last night — the vibe was awesome at the game — we thought we left some plays out there. And so, for us, that leveling up as we’re heading into this week with Dallas would be really important.
"But we recognize having a sixth seed and going into the playoffs with that is a good thing. So, we’re going to fight like hell to keep that."
As the NFC currently stands, the No. 6 Commanders would head to Los Angeles to play the NFC West champion Rams. But depending on the Week 18 results, Tampa Bay could also end up as the No. 3 seed, which would mean a trip to Florida.
If Green Bay wins and Washington loses in Week 18, the Commanders would fall to No. 7 — which would mean a trip to Philadelphia to take on the No. 2 Eagles.
After slipping with three consecutive losses, the Commanders have won each of their last four. They’ll try to head into the postseason on a high note against Dallas on Sunday.