The Washington Commanders are rolling at 6-2 and leading the NFC East, but they got some bad news on running back Brian Robinson for Week 9 against the New York Giants. While ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Saturday night that Robinson was expected to play, a poor pregame workout led to him being inactive, according to ESPN's Dan Graziano. As Jordan Schultz reports, he simply “wasn't 100%.”
Robinson took to social media Sunday with a message: “I’ll be back stronger.”
Robinson has missed one game this season due to a knee injury. Then his hamstring hit him hard before the divisional showdown against New York. Washington bottled his reps during practices this week, but the hope was that he would be good to go against New York. Instead, he didn't look right in warmups:
Even without Robinson, the Commanders have a deep rotation of backs at their disposal with Austin Ekeler, Jeremy McNichols and Chris Rodriguez, plus rookie Jayden Daniels is making the case for NFL Rookie of the Year honors with his stellar play both in the air and on the ground. Daniels has thrown for 1,736 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing for 424 yards and four scores.
Commanders' outlook vs. Giants without Brian Robinson
The Commanders will be facing a run defense that's 27th in rushing yards allowed. The Giants have surrendered 1,134 total yards already — enough for opponents to average 5.4 yards per carry.
Robinson delivered a season-best 133 rushing yards, plus averaged 7.8 yards per carry, in the 21-18 victory back on Sept. 15. He also rumbled to his longest run of the season on a 40-yarder.
The Giants allowed 157 yards on the ground to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, so Washington could still have a field day on the ground even without Robinson in the fold. Daniels' legs will surely be a big factor, and perhaps we see a big game out of Ekeler.
The Commanders were listed as a 3.5-point favorite to win their seventh game on Sunday. Washington and the Green Bay Packers share the NFC's second-best record currently.
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