Commanders quarterback Sam Howell has been on a tear the last three weeks.
Howell thrown for 1,034 yards and eight touchdowns in a run that has led to a lot of chatter about how the Commanders have found their quarterback for the present and future. The run has also lifted him to the top spot in the league in passing yards with 2,783 on the year, but neither the platitudes nor the spot on the leaderboard are what Howell says he’s most focused on right now.
Howell said on Wednesday that he hasn’t “really noticed” the positive reviews that he’s been earning in recent weeks and that leading the league in passing doesn’t mean as much to him as the team’s 4-6 record.
“Honestly, I don’t really look at it a whole lot,” Howell said, via a transcript from the team. “It doesn’t really mean much to me. Obviously, I want to go out there every single weekend, play well and give our team a chance to win. Obviously, we haven’t won enough games. We haven’t won the games that I feel like we should have won this season. So that’s a little bit disappointing, but I really don’t look too much into what I’m doing on a personal level. I look more into what we’re doing as a team and just how I can improve for this football team and how I can put this football team in better chances to win football games.”
One of Washington’s losses was a 14-7 dud on the road against the Giants in Week Seven and the team can’t afford another one when the Giants pay them a visit this weekend. They’ll then have a quick turnaround to Dallas on Thanksgiving and a home game against the Dolphins before a Week 14 bye, so the next few weeks will determine what chance Washington has at the playoffs in what they hope will be the start of a long run under center for Howell.
