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Commanders Might Start QB Sam Howell Instead of Jacoby Brissett vs. 49ers

Jacoby Brissett was initially going to start against the 49ers, but it looks like the Commanders have to go with Sam Howell.
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Commanders Might Start QB Sam Howell Instead of Jacoby Brissett vs. 49ers
Commanders Might Start QB Sam Howell Instead of Jacoby Brissett vs. 49ers

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A last minute change up.

The Washington Commanders are reportedly going to start quarterback Sam Howell against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC Houston. 

Initially, it was going to be Jacoby Brissett as the starter. However, Brissett injured his hamstring on Friday, so Howell regained his reins as the starter against the 49ers. The Commanders appeared to be done with Howell by switching to his backup in Brissett this week. Now they are forced to start him after he got hardly any reps with the starters in practice this week.

The 49ers will have zero complaints about facing Howell since Brissett was the tougher matchup. Howell is a turnover machine as he leads the league with the most interceptions (17). It should be an easy outing for the 49ers defense since they lead the league with interceptions hauled in with 19 tallied. Call me crazy, but I think the chances of the 49ers intercepting Howell once or twice are looking extremely likely. 

He's reckless with the football and will look to sling it even when a receiver is draped with several defenders. Opportunities should be in abundance for the 49ers in this game. The Commanders also do not have an efficient running game, which was looking like a weakness of the 49ers defense recently. That shouldn't be a worry for them at all in this game. 

Points are going to come at a premium for the Commanders. I'd expect no more than 14 points out of them, especially since their motivation for trying in the game is questionable. This game presents itself as a perfect "get right" game for the 49ers defense. 

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Jose Luis Sanchez III
JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III

Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.

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