For the first time this season, Sam Howell will start on the bench.
Change of quarterback in the capital. Jacoby Brissett starts for the first time in his career with Washington. The one who has already started in 48 games, including 30 with the Colts, replaces a catastrophic Sam Howell in December. Brissett remained on a season with Cleveland where he played a lot, participating in 16 games. He completed 236 passes in 369 attempts, for 2,608 yards, 12 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.
Let Sam Howell rest assured, this does not mean the end of his adventure in Washington according to his coach. Ron Rivera, who confirmed the information himself, explained that he was still counting on his young quarterback in the future.
“It’s part of his learning. We are all guilty of this situation. It's not against Sam or that my feelings about him have changed. I really think this guy can be a really good quarterback in this league. I also think that when things get complicated and difficult… It's been a long year for everyone. This is a chance for him to recover. »
In total this season, Howell finished with 352 completed passes out of 557 attempts, for a total of 3,793 yards, 19 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. He especially paid for a very complicated month of December where he only completed 41% of the passes attempted for a small touchdown and 4 interceptions in 3 games.
