Washington’s Riverboat Ron knocks off another unbeaten team
By JOSH DUBOW
AP Pro Football Writer
Ron Rivera and Washington are making a habit of shocking undefeated teams. For the second time in three seasons, Rivera took a Washington team with a losing record on the road to hand an undefeated team its first loss of the season. The Commanders went to Philadelphia and handed the Eagles their first loss following an 8-0 start. Monday night’s 32-21 victory came two years after Rivera led a 4-7 Washington team to a 23-17 victory at 11-0 Pittsburgh. Only two of the other 29 teams in the Super Bowl era that started a season 8-0 or better lost their first game at home to a team with a losing record.