Ron Rivera and the Washington Commanders have now dropped three consecutive games following a season-opening victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Washington’s latest loss came against the Dak Prescott-less Dallas Cowboys on Sunday by the score of 25-10. Washington’s offense tripped all over itself with Carson Wentz throwing two interceptions while averaging a mere 4.0 yards per attempt.

Facing career backup Cooper Rush, the Commanders’ defense yielded a game-changing 75-yard touchdown drive to open the fourth quarter, pretty much putting this game on ice.

Washington now finds itself at 1-3 and three games behind the first-place Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East. It is also two games behind the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, firmly in the cellar with a Week 5 outing against the Tennessee Titans on the horizon. This has Rivera’s hot seat reaching boiling levels.

Washington Commanders not prepared to play under Ron Rivera

Washington found itself down 12-7 against Dallas at the half on Sunday. The team trailed partially due to a Trevon Diggs interception of Wentz late in the second quarter. The Commanders have now trailed at halftime in 23 of their 37 games under Rivera. That’s a prime example of the team not being ready to play out of the gate under the head coach.

It was back in Week 2 that Washington found itself down 22-0 at halftime to the lowly Detroit Lions. While the Commanders would bounce back to make it a game, the 36-27 loss was troubling for the aforemetioned reasons. Then, last week, Washington was down 24-0 at halftime against a vastly superior Eagles team before losing 24-8 in a game that was much less competitive than the final score indicated. It ended in Eagles QB Jalen Hurts getting MVP chants inside Washington’s own stadium. How embarassing.