Sunday started with a pretty solid drive for the visiting Panthers, who trekked up to the Commanders’ 25-yard line less than four minutes into the game. But on a third-and-9, quarterback Andy Dalton—on an attempted screen pass to running back Miles Sanders—all but handed the ball to Washington linebacker Dante Fowler Jr.

Following the Washington Commanders' dominant 40-7 win over the Carolina Panthers, head coach Dave Canales stated that he is "committed to Andy (Dalton)"