Commanders’ Ron Rivera addresses Week 17 QB1 question after benching Sam Howell for Jacoby Brissett

The Washington Commanders nearly pulled off a comeback win against the New York Jets as a result of benching Sam Howell for Jacoby Brissett in the second half, and head coach Ron Rivera spoke about the decision and whether or not he will stick with Brissett for the final three games of the season.

“I would say a little more about veteran experience,” Ron Rivera said, via Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post. “I would say a little bit more of the fact that he’s been through these types of things and Sam’s still learning and growing. Again it was my decision. I let EB know, and he was fine, and we went ahead and did it. … Well we’re going to put everything, and evaluate everything. We’ll come into that conclusion very early in the week.”