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Dwayne Haskins up for NFL Rookie of the Week honors after big performance on Sunday
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Dwayne Haskins had one of the best performances of his still-young career, and has been nominated for the NFL Rookie of the Week after his big day.
On Sunday, Washington hosted Philadelphia in an NFC East matchup. Haskins finished the day completing 19-of-28 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. It was a career day for the rookie.
Now, Haskins has been nominated for the NFL’s Rookie of the Week honors, and a winner will be announced on Friday.
After his career performance @dh_simba7 is nominated for Pepsi @NFL Rookie of the Week.
VOTE for him here: https://t.co/ytoJ1xJkkk pic.twitter.com/zsUTMrYoEy
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 17, 2019
Unfortunately, Haskins’ big day wasn’t enough to get the Redskins a victory, falling 37-27 to the Eagles. Washington is now 3-11 on the season. Haskins has thrown for 1,232 yards, five touchdowns and seven interceptions this season. He’s completing 57 percent of his passes.
Washington closes the season with a home game against the New York Giants and a trip to Texas to end the year against the Dallas Cowboys.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB