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The performance was quite good for the Washington Commanders' defense in Week 5 against the Cleveland Browns: 13 points allowed, one turnover forced, seven sacks (with another four QB hits) and seven tackles for loss all in a second-straight game with a twenty-point margin of victory.

"The thing that's so awesome was that we listened to coach [Dan] Quinn's speech, he always talks about brotherhood and playing together, right? Things that a lot of people overlook, but when you play a certain way, a lot of teams won't be able to last playing against that for a long time," Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen said during his weekly appearance Tuesday with 106.7 The Fan's The Sports Junkies, which is presented exclusively by our partners at MainStreet Bank — Cheer Local. Bank Local. Put Our Team in Your Office. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.

"So the way you see guys running to the ball, the way you see [Olamide Zaccheaus] run 56 yards and recover that fumble, the Austin Ekeler fumble, just the way that we play, a lot of teams won't be able to handle that. It's so exciting being a part of it," Allen continued. "Going into the game we were confident, you never want to be complacent in this league, every team has good players, but I liked the way we practiced, I liked the way we played and I like the energy we bring week in and week out, so I was excited going in."

Speaking of players who bring energy to every game, linebacker Frankie Luvu – signed this offseason as a free agent from the Carolina Panthers – has had a big impact through five games and had a monster performance on Sunday with seven tackles (four solo), two for loss and 2.5 sacks.

"Just the amount of energy he plays with, the enthusiasm, it's very exciting when you have a guy who can spread energy across the offense, defense, and special teams like that," Allen said about Luvu. "I think you see that every time it plays out when our special teams take the field, it's exciting. Every time our offense makes a play, he's one of the first guys up. I don't think a better guy could have a better game."

Looking back at the season, the defense has seen a good deal of improvement the last two weeks against Arizona and Cleveland, which led to Allen reiterating that the difference between having success in the NFL and not is a "razor-thin" margin.

"Even though we weren't having the success we wanted the first couple of weeks, we were doing the little things right and we just have to carry that over into the game," he told the Junkies. "But it also goes the same way, we're having a lot of success these last two weeks, but it's not time for us to be like 'alright, now we're good.'

"Every week you have to work on the little things, week in and week out. And I think the true character of a team is revealed when you see how they respond after playing well. I think anybody can respond after playing badly because you have a bad taste in your mouth, but when you're playing well and people are telling you how good you're playing and how good you look, that's when you find out about a real team."

Allen added that it is "easy not to do the little things" and complacency can creep in and now it is on the Commanders to responds regardless of how well they played the week prior.

On the other side of the ball, while rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has the headlines of impressing most this season on offense, Allen said there have been a lot of players who have surprised from rookie Luke McCaffrey, Austin Ekeler, Noah Brown and Zaccheaus.

"I would just say the intensity in which our offense plays with is exciting," Allen told the Junkies. "You see guys flying down the field dying to get a block, you see guys trying to do everything to make sure they can get the block to get their guy open. Just the effort and the energy the offense has played with is exciting. I really don't think I could choose one person. Like you said, every week it's always somebody new."

After winning a ton in college at Alabama, Allen hasn't had the same success in Washington but he is not surprised the team is 4-1 to start the season.

"I'm excited, I'm happy, not complacent," he said. "But surprised? No. If I were to say I was surprised that means I didn't believe that we could do this. And I knew we could do this, we just had to go out there and execute.

"But again, it's still early in the season. I know the D.C. fans have waited so long for this, but my job as a player is to make sure I remain humble, I remain focused and I focus on the little things. And I let you guys go out there and just have all the fun and be excited for all that we've done so far. But it's only so far, there's still so much football left to be played."

On the excitment of Washington's fan base, Allen added: "The fans of this team, they deserve it. They deserve it and I don't want to hear any other fans say anything to them. Enjoy it, they've been through a lot. Let the players focus on what we gotta do, we'll remain humble and let the fans go out there and have they fun."

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