The Washington Commanders are officially locked into the playoff race after Sunday night's win over the Atlanta Falcons, so the question of whether or not Dan Quinn plays his starters was quickly asked when he spoke with reporters on Monday. “Yeah, we're going to go after as hard as we can," said Quinn. "I think the seeding portion of this is really important, and that's what we discussed as a team.
We thought last night the vibe was awesome at the game. We thought we left some plays out there, and so for us that leveling up as we're heading into this week with Dallas would be really important. But we recognize having a six seed and going into the playoffs with that is a good thing.
And so, we're going to fight like hell to keep that.” He went into it even more on Wednesday and doubled down on the crazy atmosphere that Northwest Stadium provides as the catalyst behind the decision. "It gives you a chance that you still can play at home, and anybody in here who had been at that game Sunday night [saw] that was home field advantage," said Quinn.
"It was loud and it was intense and it was awesome. That's the type of support that when you feel it, you know it. And every bit of it I felt, from , all the way through five quarters of football.
So to see that happen and that type of excitement and energy for the players and the team, it meant a lot." LIVE: HC Dan Quinn speaks to the media before practice https://t.co/GQoqMxPNcV The Commanders wouldn't be able to host a playoff ga.