Following Sunday's 31-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Washington Redskins have lost two straight games and fallen behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the sixth and final playoff spot in the NFC.
Safe to say Washington coach Jay Gruden is not happy about Sunday's road loss.
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"This is the hottest I've ever seen him," Redskins defensive end Chris Baker said after the game, via ESPN.com. "He has every right to be as mad as he is because we're too good for this. If we want to get to that next step and have another chance to get to the playoffs, we have to handle our business."
Star cornerback Josh Norman agrees, saying it was "probably" the most angry he's seen Gruden.
"He believes a lot in us," Norman said. "We just have to execute better. It's on us to do that."
Gruden was mad since kickoff as the Cardinals marched down the field for an opening-drive touchdown. In Washington's ensuing possession, it suffered back-to-back false start penalties and a 10-yard sack on third down.
Also upset about losing the turnover battle, Gruden was enraged about a third-quarter sack/fumble that the Cardinals returned to the Redskins' 10-yard line and scored on three plays later. This was just after Washington appeared to have momentum swing in their favor following a field goal.
"It sucked," Redskins linebacker Will Compton said. "That was one of the moments coach Gruden was pissed about. We have a huge stop and push them back, and we have a chance to take control of the momentum of the game. It's frustrating."
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Sunday's loss leaves the Redskins (6-5-1) needing help from other teams if they are to make the playoffs this season. But Gruden isn't even thinking that far ahead with four season-changing games remaining.
"There's no talk of playoffs over here," Gruden said. "We're trying to win the next game. We're not even close to thinking about the playoffs right now."