Commanders HC Ron Rivera suggests QB change could happen after 49ers game

Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera is sticking with quarterback Taylor Heinicke for this Saturday's game at the 10-4 San Francisco 49ers. 

Heinicke may be playing for his job on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. 

"I think the biggest thing, more than anything else, is sticking with Taylor and what we're trying to establish," Rivera responded when asked Monday if he was considering making a quarterback change, per Michael Phillips of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. "(A switch) is something that obviously is talked about, obviously out there. It is something that, you know, to be quite frank, I do have to think about at some point.

"But if we can continue to get back on track and play the way we've played and do things that we've done, then we'll stick with where we are."

Heinicke lost a pair of fumbles and gifted the New York Giants with a defensive touchdown in Sunday's 20-12 loss that dropped Washington to 7-6-1 on the season: