B Ron Rivera News Today

So where did Ron Rivera go wrong? You could make the case that it was the minute he accepted a phone call from Washington owner Dan Snyder.

Another season, another quarterback carousel in Washington. With two games to go in the season, the Commanders are switching to veteran backup Jacoby Brissett for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers, coach Ron Rivera said Wednesday. The move sends Sam Howell to the bench.

The Washington Commanders players will return to the building on Wednesday, and learn who will be the quarterback for this week's game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Now it is just down to the dwindling days of bad football and bad coaching, with the countdown until the season ends on Jan. 7 and Ron Rivera, Eric Bieniemy and the rest of staff that has directed this team to a 4-10 record are gone on Jan. 8.

Amid a rough season that will almost certainly be his last in Washington, Commanders coach Ron Rivera has repeatedly pointed to one bright spot. Now even that one point of light has dimmed.

Earlier this season, as it became increasingly clear that Commanders long snapper Camaron Cheeseman was struggling, coach Ron Rivera took a nonchalant attitude toward the problem.

Washington Commanders linebacker Jamin Davis will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury he suffered during a loss to the Miami Dolphins.

There is a small club that can empathize with the stretch of football that Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera is about to go through. Rivera seems particularly set on fighting to the finish.

Commanders coach Ron Rivera will take over defensive play-calling on Sunday after firing Jack Del Rio last week. Rivera was asked if he likes calling the plays. "When it works," he joked. Welcome to the big leagues, Coach. His first task will be to tame one of the NFL's most potent offenses in the Dolphins.

Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera was asked last week what he appreciated about playing in the Thanksgiving Day game. He cited the downtime that would come on the other side.