The Washington Commanders faced the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football without starting quarterback Jayden Daniels . The reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year was sidelined by a hamstring injury for the Week 8 matchup. Marcus Mariota got the start in his absence and the Commanders managed to go into halftime with the game tied 7-7.

But things fell apart for Washington in the second half. The Chiefs scored 21 unanswered points and the Commanders got blown out 28-7 . The team fell to 3-5 with its third straight loss.

Both Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel returned from injury against the Chiefs. Samuel had been dealing with a heel injury and sat out Week 7’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys. McLaurin had missed four straight games with a quad injury.

Despite the month-long absenc

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