All aTwitter: 18 September 2021

good morning pic.twitter.com/gUl4bk44II

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) September 17, 2021

About last night.....

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— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) September 17, 2021

This pic is so cold pic.twitter.com/phjxoWCc6R

— Paul Williams (@FiftyGutBlog) September 17, 2021

We have made multiple roster moves:
--Signed WR Marken Michel, and WR Dalton Schoen to the practice squad
--Released T Evin Ksiezarczyk

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) September 17, 2021

How shrewd does #WashingtonFootball re-signing #TaylorHeinicke to a two-year super-cheap contract in February now look? Could have just done a one-year tender with him as a restricted free agent. Instead did a multi-year deal. Absolute bargain regardless of what he proves to be.

— Al Galdi (@AlGaldi) September 17, 2021

Washington's highest graded Week 2 defender per @PFF is... Jamin Davis (89.0) followed by Montez Sweat and Jonathan Allen.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) September 17, 2021

Rivera was pleased with the way the offensive line protected the quarterback last night. Washington threw the ball 46 times and only took one sack, which Rivera credited to Heinicke.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) September 17, 2021

It’s amazing what just 2 plays can do for a team https://t.co/dVXPgf2HOx

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) September 17, 2021

Ricky Seals-Jones only played on 7 snaps last night and had the biggest play of the game.

— Eat Sleep WFT (@WFTTalk) September 17, 2021

This may have actually just been a perfectly timed jump as @GHayner7 points out. That said, @WashingtonNFL needed the break badly. Hopefully they take advantage of it. That win was massive. pic.twitter.com/bZ5YvDHOJL

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) September 17, 2021

Done re-watching that.... interesting battle. Got five thoughts for you about it right here pic.twitter.com/YosdQl8ok8

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) September 17, 2021

Rivera treats these guys like people, like family members and loved ones. You can see what it means in their faces. I don’t know if Rivera is a great coach. But I love that he treats these guys like humans, not commodities. Maybe in the end that means something and pays off. https://t.co/Vkx7KSqdhf

— BGObsession (@BGObsession) September 17, 2021

Which is to say I love it, obviously. Need to get those folks in the mix to design the game day shirts.

— michael phillips (@michaelpRTD) September 17, 2021

Rivera says the play on Slayton's dropped touchdown that one of the defensive backs should have stayed high behind William Jackson III over the top. You can see that Jackson was looking for the help, too.

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) September 17, 2021

JD McKissic somehow scored behind left guard against this defensive look. #WashingtonFootball pic.twitter.com/ObB1f80a5O

— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) September 17, 2021

The Giants ran 69 plays on offense. Kam Curl was in for 51 of them. McCain had 37, Collins had 52 https://t.co/hwvVG7PufD

— Nick Akridge (@PFF_NickAkridge) September 17, 2021

#Patriots K Quinn Nordin is expected to be placed on Injured Reserve with an abdomen injury, source said, and he’s likely to be able to return this season. The hope is that, by November, he’s back and able to kick. Nick Folk is currently on the practice squad.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 17, 2021

#Packers Coach Matt LaFleur right now on Za’Darius Smith.

“Gonna have to shut him down for a while.” (Back).

Pack looking at the long term. Speaks to the repetitions (18 snaps Sunday). “Why not try to get him as healthy as possible so we can have him more readily available.”

— StaceyDales (@StaceyDales) September 17, 2021

For the second straight week, Texans have ruled out QB Deshaun Watson for "not injury related" reasons.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 17, 2021

I don’t blame Golladay for leaving Detroit. But, for the life of me I can’t understand why he chose the Giants. https://t.co/bZ7xcaxW7f

— Mike Payton (@POD_Payton) September 17, 2021

Here's a look at 3rd down aggressiveness for week 1.

It examines the percentages of throws where air yards are greater than the yards needed with between 5 and 10 yards to go.

A big result for @tejfbanalytics and his boy Stafford.@karnsies817 @clarencehilljr @JourdanRodrigue pic.twitter.com/z1sK3txxtQ

— Brad Congelio, Ph.D. ‍ (@BradCongelio) September 17, 2021

#HOKIES, do you remember this hit from Kyshoen Jarrett (@Ky3fOUR) in 2013 ? Hardest hitting safety I’ve ever played with. We sat down with our former teammate to discuss his football journey and his current role at Virginia Tech. Check it out‼️

Episode: https://t.co/kYH5PqWItB pic.twitter.com/y0Qbyq5mc1

— Jonathan McLaughlin (@jglock1993) September 17, 2021