Ron Rivera and his Washington Redskins will not have a primetime game this coming season.
The NFL released the 2020 regular season schedule last May 7, and for the first time in almost two decades, the Redskins won't have a primetime game.
Despite the snub though, Rivera had the perfect comeback for it.
As per Sam Fortier of The Washington Post, the first year Redskins head coach is completely fine with it:
Ron Rivera, on a virtual Q&A with military families, says he's not worried about the Redskins lack of primetime games. He likes routine and won't mind all 1 p.m. kickoffs.
"When you watch us, you’re going to enjoy us."
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) May 20, 2020
In Fortier's tweet, he also mentioned that the 58-year old California native is not worried about the upcoming schedule for his squad and that he even prefers the 1 p.m. kickoffs since he's fond of routines. In the NFL schedule, 13 out of the 16 games for Washington are slated on Sundays at 1 p.m. Even the classic rivalry duel against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving have been scheduled in the afternoon with a 4:30 p.m. kickoff.
The sudden exit from the limelight isn't surprising to a lot of fans since the Redskins have somewhat struggled in the past few seasons. The Washington-based squad had a fairly winnable schedule last season, but they ended the year with an awful 3-13 win-loss record. It was the second-worst record in the league last season behind the Cincinnati Bengals and the franchise worst tally since 2013.
After a few changes in the team both on and off the field, the Redskins are itching to get themselves back to playoffs which they've missed for seven straight seasons now.
If the 2020 NFL Regular season pushes through as planned, Ron Rivera has a chance to get his first win at home against the Philadelphia Eagles on September 13.
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