The Washington Commanders suffered their seventh straight loss on Sunday to the Denver Broncos in overtime, 27-26. Here are five takeaways from the defeat.

1. The defense continues to improve.

The Commanders' defense showed signs of improvement against the Miami Dolphins in Madrid but faced a more difficult task with the Broncos coming to Northwest Stadium. Denver's final stat line -- 402 total yards with Bo Nix completing 64% of his passes -- doesn't quite tell the complete story from the night, as the Commanders went through stretches where they held Nix and the Broncos in check. They forced four punts and held Denver to 59 total yards in the fourth quarter. The pass rush only recorded one sack but regularly forced Nix to deliver off-target passes.

The biggest improvement came on the

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