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Commanders players reveal bizarre pregame parking lot ritual

The Commanders players described a pregame routine in the stadium parking lot, and the sports site says it may help explain the team's recent form.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on The Weekend Shift
Published 10:25 AM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

Photo: Maryland GovPics · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 10:25 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yardbarker's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: Northwest Stadium — Photo: Maryland GovPics · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

At a glance

First reported by Yardbarker: “Washington Commanders Players Reveal Bizarre Pregame Parking Lot Ritual That Could Explain A Lot”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 10:25 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Commanders, Washington.
BBN covered this story before: Commanders try to move past tie before unbeaten 49ers (October 15).

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What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYardbarker reports that Washington Commanders players have revealed a bizarre pregame ritual in the parking lot, and the headline says it could explain a lot.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA lot is exactly right, Kenji, because a parking lot is spiritually Florida, and everything that goes wrong in Florida starts in one.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's in Washington. The lot is in Washington.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSpiritually, it has the humidity. I say forget the coaches and the front office, the ritual is the entire problem.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe headline said it could explain a lot. You've taken the word could and quietly deleted it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRepave the lot and the season is saved.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI give it one alligator, because the alligators at least have a front office.

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