The Jets, a team that came in with two wins, had its way with the Redskins’ defense on Sunday, jumping out to a 20-3 halftime and cruising to a 34-17 victory. Washington’s defense made multiple mistakes and the Jets took advantage.



On their first drive of the game, the Jets appear to run a version of the spacing concept, meaning they’re spacing out the defense with receivers evenly spread out. The Redskins cover the routes well initially, but quarterback Sam Darnold does a great job of not panicking. He rolls out to his left to buy time and extends the play, allowing his receivers to go into the scramble drill. Tight end Daniel Brown, working in the flat, took off down the sideline and was left uncovered as Darnold found him for a 20-yard touchdown. The Redskins appeared to be in a form of Tampa 2 coverage with an extra defender dropping back to take the underneath portion of the middle of the field. In that coverage, cornerback Josh Norman is responsible for...