Commanders want to learn from missed opportunities vs. Ravens

Adding to that frustration was the missed field goal at the end of the first half. With just 53 seconds left following a touchdown from the Ravens, the Commanders got down to the Ravens’ 34-yard line in six plays. The field goal was blocked, leaving the score 17-10 at halftime. Simple math will tell you what the score could have been on what ended up being the Ravens’ final drive had Washington scored a touchdown on their opening drive and Austin Seibert managed to hit that field goal.

“We don’t have a group of guys that are gonna hang their head,” McLaurin said. “We got a group of guys that are excited to get back to work. We’re gonna look at the film tomorrow and see how we can be better going forward next week. I think just off the top of my head offensively, we just gotta be able to find ways to stay on the field.”

The Commanders only punted three times, but the Ravens made them pay for those mistakes, too. Their defense stood firm on one drive and forced the Lamar Jackson-led unit back 10 yards, but Baltimore also put together its two longest touchdown drives — 93 and 94 yards — following Washington punts.

The Commanders readily admitted that the Ravens had a good offense, but failing to get the ball back to their offense with such advantageous field positions is an error that must be corrected going forward.

“When you play a good team like that, you can’t hurt yourself,” linebacker Bobby Wagner said in the locker room. “Whether it’s penalties, whether it’s miscommunication or things of that nature, so it’s all thing that are fixable, which I think is really good.”