Fresh off the bye week, the Washington Commanders are back at Northwest Stadium for a Week 13 matchup against the Denver Broncos.

The Broncos began their final four offensive possessions of regulation protecting either a 6- or 3-point lead. The results of those four possessions: interception, punt, punt, punt. The Broncos simply didn’t win enough early downs to stay on the field and put the game away.

In Sunday's 27-26 overtime win over the Washington Commanders, the Broncos (10-2) needed a batted pass from defensive end Nik Bonitto on a two-point conversion attempt to avoid an upset. Denver head coach Sean Payton insists it didn't escape with a win against a 3-9 team.

Despite a hot start, the Broncos' offense sputtered at times versus a beatable but keyed-up Commanders defense, playing under the bright lights of Sunday Night Football. They were held below 100 total rushing yards and went 7-of-15 on third down, and Nix had the aforementioned turnover.

Alex Singleton was all smiles after the Denver Broncos beat the Washington Commanders in a thriller on Sunday, but the linebacker was happy for more than one reason.