LAS VEGAS - In the locker room after the win, Ron Rivera paced in front of his players and coaches, growling that everyone they needed was in this room, that the Washington Football Team controlled its own destiny, that he wanted to see defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio. "Where you at, Jack?" the head coach barked on a video the team posted to social media. "Come on, Jack!" From the circle, Del Rio stepped forward. He had, in the 17-15 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, beaten the team he rooted for growing up in Northern California, the quarterback he helped mold over three seasons as head coach in Oakland (Derek Carr) and the owner who in 2017 sent him teary-eyed and alone to a news conference to announce his own firing (Mark Davis). On Sunday afternoon, as Del Rio threw a stone at the wall - a tradition during this four-game winning streak, an echo of David vs. Goliath - the roar of his players suggested that beating the Raiders meant more to him than he had let on during … [Read more...]