Commanders beginning quarterback (at the least for now) Sam Howell performed on Friday evening, within the preseason opener towards the Browns. After Howell exited, he supplied a constructive assessment of his efficiency through the TV broadcast of the sport.

“I thought it was solid,” Howell stated, by way of Ben Standig of TheAthletic.com. “Obviously, I got off to a little slow start with those first two drives, but the third drive was really good. Proud of our guys in how we battled back from those first two drives, and we gave up a safety. But our ability to bounce back was definitely good. We put some good things on film.”

Howell accomplished 9 of 12 passes for 77 yards and a landing. He additionally ran as soon as for eight yards.

The second-year quarterback performed into the second quarter, dealing with three drives. The second drive resulted in a security, as a result of a holding name ultimately zone.

The third drive coated 80 yards in 10 performs. It was capped with a 26-yard landing go from Howell to receiver Jahan Dotson. On the play, Dotson made a leaping seize simply outdoors the 5 and bulled his method into the tip zone.

Veteran Jacoby Brissett accomplished six of 10 throws for 75 yards, with one interception. He scored on a 12-yard landing run.