2023 Washington Commanders season

92nd season in franchise history

2023 Washington Commanders season

Owner| Josh Harris
President| Jason Wright
General manager| Martin Mayhew
Head coach| Ron Rivera
Offensive coordinator| Eric Bieniemy
Defensive coordinator|

* Jack Del Rio (fired)
* Ron Rivera (interim)

Home field| FedExField
Local radio| WBIG-FM (Big 100)
Results
Record| 4–13
Division place| 4th NFC East
Playoff finish| Did not qualify
Uniform

* <- 2022
* Commanders seasons
* 2024 ->

The 2023 season was the Washington Commanders' 92nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth and final under head coach Ron Rivera. It was the first season under owner Josh Harris, who headed a group in the offseason that bought the franchise from Daniel Snyder for $6.05 billion.

The team replaced offensive coordinator Scott Turner, who joined the team in 2020, with former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who was also named assistant head coach.[1] Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio and defensive backs coach Brent Vieselmeyer were fired following a 10–45 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving.[2]

Despite a 2–0 start for the first time since 2011, the Commanders finished 4–13 and allowed the most points in the league (518) and had the worst point differential (−189).[3] The team allowed 30 points per game on average, their worst since the 1954 season. It was the Commanders' seventh straight non-winning season and third straight missing the playoffs, with the team also going winless in the division for the first time since 2019. Rivera and his staff were fired following the season's end.

## Ownership change

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Daniel Snyder, whose ownership had been mired in controversy amid a lack of on-field success since buying the franchise in 1999, sold the team to a group headed by Josh Harris, co-founder of Apollo Global Management and owner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and NHL's New Jersey Devils, for $6.05 billion.[4] The group has 20 limited partners worth a combined $100 billion, the most in the NFL, which includes Danaher and Glenstone founder Mitchell Rales, Hall of Fame basketball player Magic Johnson, 76ers and Devils co-owner David Blitzer, D.C. entrepreneur Mark Ein, Maverick Capital founder Lee Ainslie, former Magic Johnson Enterprises president Eric Holoman, Blue Owl Capital founders Marc Lipschultz and Doug Ostrover, the Santo Domingo family, ProShares founder Michael Sapir, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and Cambridge Information Group CEO Andy Snyder.[5][6] The deal was the highest price ever paid for a sports team and was unanimously approved by the NFL on July 20, 2023.[7][4]

## Draft

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Main article: 2023 NFL draft

2023 NFL draft selections  Round | Pick | Player | Position | College

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1 | 16  | Emmanuel Forbes | CB | Mississippi State
2 | 47  | Quan Martin | CB | Illinois
3  | 97  | Ricky Stromberg | C | Arkansas
4 | 118  | Braeden Daniels | OT | Utah
5 | 137  | KJ Henry | DE | Clemson
6 | 193  | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB | Kentucky
7 | 233  | Andre Jones Jr. | DE | Louisiana
2023 Washington Commanders undrafted free agents  Name  | Position  | College  | Ref.

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Kazmeir Allen | WR | UCLA | [8]
Zion Bowens  | WR  | Hawaii
Mason Brooks | OL | Ole Miss
Tim DeMorat | QB | Fordham
Xavier Henderson  | S | Michigan State
Joshua Pryor | DE | Bowie State
Jalen Sample  | WR  | Minnesota State
Kendall Smith  | S  | Illinois
DJ Stirgus  | CB | Missouri Western
Mitchell Tinsley | WR  | Penn State
Brycen Tremayne | WR  | Stanford
Nick Whiteside | CB  | Saginaw Valley State

## Staff

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2023 Washington Commanders staff |

Front office

* Managing partner – Josh Harris
*     * Limited partners – Mitchell Rales, Magic Johnson, David Blitzer, Mark Ein,
* Lee Ainslie, Eric Holoman, Michael Li, Marc Lipschultz, Mitchell Morgan,
* Doug Ostrover, the Santo Domingo family, Michael Sapir, Eric Schmidt,
* Andy Snyder

* President – Jason Wright
* General manager – Martin Mayhew
* Executive vice president of football/player personnel – Marty Hurney
* Senior vice president of football administration – Rob Rogers
* Senior vice president of football strategy – Eugene Shen
* Senior director of player personnel – Eric Stokes
* Director of pro personnel – Chris Polian
* Director of college personnel – Tim Gribble
* Senior advisor – Doug Williams

Head coaches

* Head coach – Ron Rivera
* Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator – Eric Bieniemy

Offensive coaches

* Quarterbacks – Tavita Pritchard
* Assistant quarterbacks/offensive quality control – Luke Del Rio
* Run game coordinator – Juan Castillo
* Senior offensive assistant/running backs – Randy Jordan
* Assistant running backs – Jennifer King
* Wide receivers – Bobby Engram
* Tight ends – Todd Storm
* Offensive line – Travelle Wharton
* Offensive assistant – Tyrae Reid Jr.
* Offensive quality control – Shane Toub
* Senior offensive advisor/game management – Ken Zampese

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* Defensive coordinator – Ron Rivera (interim)
* Defensive line – Jeff Zgonina
* Assistant defensive line – Ryan Kerrigan
* Linebackers – Steve Russ
* Assistant linebackers – Vincent Rivera
* Defensive backs – Cristian Garcia
* Senior defensive assistant/safeties – Richard Rodgers Sr.
* Defensive quality control – Reggie Howard

Special teams coaches

* Special teams coordinator – Nate Kaczor
* Assistant special teams – Ben Jacobs

Strength and conditioning

* Head athletic trainer – Al Bellamy
* Head strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart
* Director of player performance – Brett Nenaber

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## Roster

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2023 Washington Commanders final roster

| Quarterbacks

* 12 Jacoby Brissett
* 11 Jake Fromm
* 14 Sam Howell

Running backs

* 40 Alex Armah FB
* 24 Antonio Gibson
* 38 Derrick Gore
* 8 Brian Robinson Jr.
* 18 Jonathan Williams

Wide receivers

* 2 Dyami Brown
* 83 Jamison Crowder
* 1 Jahan Dotson
* 17 Terry McLaurin
* 3 Byron Pringle
* 4 Curtis Samuel
* 86 Mitchell Tinsley

Tight ends

* 87 John Bates
* 82 Logan Thomas
* 85 Cole Turner

|  | Offensive linemen

* 62 Alex Akingbulu T
* 77 Saahdiq Charles G
* 76 Sam Cosmi G
* 63 Nick Gates C
* 61 Julian Good-Jones G
* 78 Cornelius Lucas T
* 75 Chris Paul G
* 73 Trent Scott T
* 71 Andrew Wylie T

Defensive linemen

* 93 Jonathan Allen DT
* 92 Abdullah Anderson DT
* 56 Jalen Harris DE
* 55 KJ Henry DE
* 50 Andre Jones Jr. DE
* 98 Phidarian Mathis DT
* 94 Daron Payne DT
* 79 Benning Potoa'e DT
* 59 Joshua Pryor DE
* 91 John Ridgeway III DT
* 96 James Smith-Williams DE
* 95 Casey Toohill DE

|  | Linebackers

* 57 Cody Barton MLB
* 41 Jabril Cox OLB
* 45 De'Jon Harris OLB
* 47 Khaleke Hudson OLB
* 51 David Mayo MLB

Defensive backs

* 32 Terrell Burgess SS
* 31 Kamren Curl SS
* 13 Emmanuel Forbes CB
* 36 Kyu Blu Kelly CB
* 20 Quan Martin FS
* 25 Benjamin St-Juste CB

Special teams

* 58 Tucker Addington LS
* 6 Joey Slye K
* 5 Tress Way P

|  | Reserve lists

* 64 David Bada DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 68 Curtis Brooks DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 35 Percy Butler FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 26 Tariq Castro-Fields CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 79 Braeden Daniels G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 52 Jamin Davis MLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 46 Brandon Dillon TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 22 Darrick Forrest FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 29 Kendall Fuller CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 80 Curtis Hodges TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 34 Christian Holmes CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 69 Tyler Larsen C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 72 Charles Leno T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 15 Dax Milne WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 97 Efe Obada DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 39 Jeremy Reaves SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 23 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 88 Armani Rogers TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 53 Ricky Stromberg C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 58 Shaka Toney DE (Suspended)

Practice squad

* 10 Kazmeir Allen WR
* 46 Brandon Bouyer-Randle OLB
* 64 Mason Brooks G
* 36 Sean Chandler SS
* 84 Davion Davis WR
* 60 Jaryd Jones-Smith G
* 30 Joshua Kalu SS
* 74 Nolan Laufenberg C
* 16 D'Angelo Mandell CB
* 32 Jaret Patterson RB
* 89 Brycen Tremayne WR
* 37 Nick Whiteside CB
* 0 Jace Whittaker CB

Rookies in italics
53 active, 20 inactive, 13 practice squad

## Schedule

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### Preseason

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Recap

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1  | August 11 | at Cleveland Browns | W 17–15  | 1–0  | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap
2  | August 21 | Baltimore Ravens | W 29–28  | 2–0  | FedExField | Recap
3  | August 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 21–19  | 3–0  | FedExField  | Recap

### Regular season

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Recap

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1 | September 10  | Arizona Cardinals | W 20–16  | 1–0  | FedExField | Recap
2 | September 17  | at Denver Broncos | W 35–33  | 2–0  | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap
3 | September 24  | Buffalo Bills | L 3–37  | 2–1  | FedExField  | Recap
4 | October 1  | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 31–34 (OT) | 2–2  | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap
5 | October 5 | Chicago Bears | L 20–40  | 2–3  | FedExField  | Recap
6 | October 15  | at Atlanta Falcons | W 24–16  | 3–3  | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap
7 | October 22  | at New York Giants | L 7–14  | 3–4  | MetLife Stadium | Recap
8 | October 29  | Philadelphia Eagles | L 31–38  | 3–5  | FedExField  | Recap
9 | November 5  | at New England Patriots | W 20–17  | 4–5  | Gillette Stadium | Recap
10 | November 12  | at Seattle Seahawks | L 26–29  | 4–6  | Lumen Field | Recap
11 | November 19  | New York Giants | L 19–31  | 4–7  | FedExField  | Recap
12 | November 23 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 10–45  | 4–8  | AT&T Stadium | Recap
13 | December 3  | Miami Dolphins | L 15–45  | 4–9  | FedExField  | Recap
14  | Bye
15 | December 17  | at Los Angeles Rams | L 20–28  | 4–10  | SoFi Stadium | Recap
16 | December 24  | at New York Jets | L 28–30  | 4–11  | MetLife Stadium  | Recap
17 | December 31  | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–27  | 4–12  | FedExField  | Recap
18 | January 7  | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–38  | 4–13  | FedExField  | Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries

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#### Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Cardinals | 3 | 10 | 3| 0| 16
Commanders | 7 | 3 | 0| 10| 20

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

* Date: September 10
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,693
* Referee: Alan Eck
* TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 7-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 4:15. Commanders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 3:20.
* ARI – Matt Prater 28-yard field goal, 0:53. Commanders 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:22.

Second quarter

* ARI – Matt Prater 54-yard field goal, 13:26. Commanders 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:20.
* ARI – Cameron Thomas 2-yard fumble return (Matt Prater kick), 0:55. Cardinals 13–7.
* WAS – Joey Slye 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 0:55.

Third quarter

* ARI – Matt Prater 37-yard field goal, 10:09. Cardinals 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:51.

Fourth quarter

* WAS – Sam Howell 6-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 11:48. Commanders 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:14.
* WAS – Joey Slye 33-yard field goal, 2:23. Commanders 20–16. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:15.

Top passers

* ARI – Joshua Dobbs – 21/30, 132 yards
* WAS – Sam Howell – 19/31, 202 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

* ARI – James Conner – 14 rushes, 62 yards
* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 19 rushes, 59 yards

Top receivers

* ARI – Rondale Moore – 3 receptions, 33 yards
* WAS – Curtis Samuel – 5 receptions, 54 yards

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#### Week 2: at Denver Broncos

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Week 2: Washington Commanders at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Commanders | 3 | 11 | 7| 14| 35
Broncos | 14 | 7 | 3| 9| 33

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

* Date: September 17
* Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/2:25 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,108
* Referee: Brad Rogers
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* DEN – Jaleel McLaughlin 5-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 6:14. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 4:05.
* WAS – Joey Slye 44-yard field goal, 0:24. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:50.
* DEN – Marvin Mims 60-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Wil Lutz kick), 0:12. Broncos 14–3. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:12.

Second quarter

* DEN – Brandon Johnson 16-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Wil Lutz kick), 9:01. Broncos 21–3. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 5:01.
* WAS – Logan Thomas 4-yard pass from Sam Howell (Brian Robinson Jr. run), 1:47. Broncos 21–11. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:47.
* WAS – Joey Slye 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 1:20.

Third quarter

* WAS – Terry McLaurin 30-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 11:47. Tied 21–21. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:01.
* DEN – Wil Lutz 31-yard field goal, 2:11. Broncos 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 5:21.

Fourth quarter

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 2-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 13:25. Commanders 28–24. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:46.
* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 15-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 7:11. Commanders 35–24. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 5:11.
* DEN – Wil Lutz 32-yard field goal, 1:50. Commanders 35–27. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 5:21.
* DEN – Brandon Johnson 50-yard pass from Russell Wilson (pass failed), 0:00. Commanders 35–33. Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 0:48.

Top passers

* WAS – Sam Howell – 27/39, 299 yards, 2 TD
* DEN – Russell Wilson – 18/32, 308 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 18 rushes, 87 yards
* DEN – Russell Wilson – 6 rushes, 56 yards

Top receivers

* WAS – Terry McLaurin – 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD
* DEN – Marvin Mims – 2 receptions, 113 yards, TD

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#### Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills

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Week 3: Buffalo Bills at Washington Commanders – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Bills | 10 | 6 | 0| 21| 37
Commanders | 0 | 0 | 0| 3| 3

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

* Date: September 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Rain, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,291
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* BUF – Tyler Bass 36-yard field goal, 9:29. Bills 3-0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:31.
* BUF – Gabe Davis 35-yard pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass kick), 0:41. Bills 10-0. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:06.

Second quarter

* BUF – Tyler Bass 54-yard field goal, 1:55. Bills 13-0. Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 9:47.
* BUF – Tyler Bass 32-yard field goal, 0:19. Bills 16-0. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

* No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

* BUF – Josh Allen 10-yard run (Tyler Bass kick), 10:37. Bills 23-0. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:28.
* BUF – A. J. Epenesa 32-yard interception return (Tyler Bass kick), 10:01. Bills 30-0.
* BUF – Latavius Murray 2-yard run (Tyler Bass kick), 2:15. Bills 37-0. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:57.
* WAS – Joey Slye 51-yard field goal, 0:46. Bills 37-3. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 1:29.

Top passers

* BUF – Josh Allen – 20/32, 218 yards, TD, INT
* WAS – Sam Howell – 19/29, 170 yards, 4 INT

Top rushers

* BUF – James Cook – 15 rushes, 98 yards
* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 10 rushes, 70 yards

Top receivers

* BUF – Stefon Diggs – 8 receptions, 111 yards
* WAS – Curtis Samuel – 2 receptions, 54 yards

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#### Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Week 4: Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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Commanders | 7 | 10 | 0| 14| 0| 31
Eagles | 7 | 3 | 11| 10| 3| 34

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* Date: October 1
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 69,879
* Referee: Ronald Torbert
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* WAS – Curtis Samuel 1-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 7:52. Commanders 7-0. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:08.
* PHI – D'Andre Swift 5-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 1:17. Tied 7-7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:35.

Second quarter

* WAS – Terry McLaurin fumble recovery in the end zone (Joey Slye kick), 12:56. Commanders 14-7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:21.
* WAS – Joey Slye 27-yard field goal, 1:39. Commanders 17-7. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:27.
* PHI – Jake Elliott 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Commanders 17-10. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 1:39.

Third quarter

* PHI – Jake Elliott 47-yard field goal, 11:38. Commanders 17-13. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:22.
* PHI – A. J. Brown 59-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Kenneth Gainwell run), 7:11. Eagles 21-17. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 2:13.

Fourth quarter

* PHI – Jake Elliott 36-yard field goal, 14:15. Eagles 24-17. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:59.
* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 15-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 8:01. Tied 24-24. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:14.
* PHI – A. J. Brown 28-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick), 1:43. Eagles 31-24. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:37.
* WAS - Jahan Dotson 10-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 0:00. Tied 31-31. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 1:43.

Overtime

* PHI – Jake Elliott 54-yard field goal, 3:58. Eagles 34-31. Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards, 4:28.

Top passers

* WAS – Sam Howell – 29/41, 290 yards, TD
* PHI – Jalen Hurts – 25/37, 319 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 14 rushes, 45 yards, TD
* PHI – D'Andre Swift – 14 rushes, 56 yards, TD

Top receivers

* WAS – Terry McLaurin – 8 receptions, 86 yards
* PHI – A. J. Brown – 9 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TD

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#### Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week 5: Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Bears | 10 | 17 | 0| 13| 40
Commanders | 0 | 3 | 11| 6| 20

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

* Date: October 5
* Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,727
* Referee: Scott Novak
* TV announcers (WTTG/Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* CHI – D. J. Moore 20-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 12:04. Bears 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:56.
* CHI – Cairo Santos 20-yard field goal, 4:18. Bears 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:33.

Second quarter

* CHI – D. J. Moore 11-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 14:15. Bears 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:37.
* WAS – Joey Slye 51-yard field goal, 8:33. Bears 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:42.
* CHI – Cairo Santos 36-yard field goal, 2:24. Bears 20–3. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 6:09.
* CHI – Cole Kmet 4-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 00:24. Bears 27–3. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:55.

Third quarter

* WAS – Logan Thomas 2-yard pass from Sam Howell (Sam Howell run), 12:00. Bears 27–11. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.
* WAS – Joey Slye 32-yard field goal, 3:17. Bears 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:23.

Fourth quarter

* CHI – Cairo Santos 43-yard field goal, 14:09. Bears 30–14. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:08.
* WAS – Curtis Samuel 3-yard pass from Sam Howell (pass failed), 10:51. Bears 30–20. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:18.
* CHI – D. J. Moore 56-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 4:09. Bears 37–20. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:02.
* CHI – Cairo Santos 37-yard field goal, 1:56. Bears 40–20. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:34.

Top passers

* CHI – Justin Fields – 15/29, 282 yards, 4 TD
* WAS – Sam Howell – 37/51, 388 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

* CHI – Khalil Herbert – 10 rushes, 76 yards
* WAS – Sam Howell – 4 rushes, 19 yards

Top receivers

* CHI – D. J. Moore – 8 receptions, 230 yards, 3 TD
* WAS – Logan Thomas – 9 receptions, 77 yards, TD

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#### Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons

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Week 6: Washington Commanders at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Commanders | 3 | 14 | 7| 0| 24
Falcons | 7 | 3 | 0| 6| 16

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

* Date: October 15
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 69,921
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* WAS – Joey Slye 37-yard field goal, 8:45. Commanders 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:15.
* ATL – Kyle Pitts 9-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Younghoe Koo kick), 2:46. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:59.

Second quarter

* WAS – Antonio Gibson 1-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 11:47. Commanders 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:30.
* WAS – Curtis Samuel 7-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 5:18. Commanders 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:02.
* ATL – Younghoe Koo 47-yard field goal, 1:31. Commanders 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 3:47.

Third quarter

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 24-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 12:03. Commanders 24–10. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:52.

Fourth quarter

* ATL – Jonnu Smith 2-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (run failed), 12:38. Commanders 24–16. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:53.

Top passers

* WAS – Sam Howell – 14/23, 151 yards, 3 TD
* ATL – Desmond Ridder – 28/47, 307 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 10 rushes, 31 yards
* ATL – Tyler Allgeier – 13 rushes, 51 yards

Top receivers

* WAS – Terry McLaurin – 6 receptions, 81 yards
* ATL – Drake London – 9 receptions, 125 yards

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#### Week 7: at New York Giants

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Week 7: Washington Commanders at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Commanders | 0 | 0 | 7| 0| 7
Giants | 0 | 14 | 0| 0| 14

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

* Date: October 22
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 81,671
* Referee: John Hussey
* TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* No scoring plays.

Second quarter

* NYG – Darren Waller 15-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Graham Gano kick), 14:18. Giants 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 4:33.
* NYG – Saquon Barkley 32-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Graham Gano kick), 8:56. Giants 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:38.

Third quarter

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 4-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 10:21. Giants 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

* No scoring plays.

Top passers

* WAS – Sam Howell – 22/42, 249 yards, INT
* NYG – Tyrod Taylor – 18/29, 279 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 8 rushes, 23 yards, TD
* NYG – Saquon Barkley – 21 rushes, 77 yards

Top receivers

* WAS – Terry McLaurin – 6 receptions, 90 yards
* NYG – Darren Waller – 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD

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#### Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7| 21| 38
Commanders | 7 | 10 | 0| 14| 31

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

* Date: October 29
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,653
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* WAS – Terry McLaurin 26-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 7:13. Commanders 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yard, 0:54.
* PHI – Jake Elliott 51-yard field goal, 2:11. Commanders 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:02.

Second quarter

* WAS – Jahan Dotson 21-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 12:40. Commanders 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yard, 4:31.
* PHI – A. J. Brown 16-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick), 0:34. Commanders 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:14.
* WAS – Joey Slye 61-yard field goal, 0:01. Commanders 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 0:33.

Third quarter

* PHI – A. J. Brown 25-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick), 4:17. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:30.

Fourth quarter

* WAS – Logan Thomas 7-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 12:03. Commanders 24–17. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:14.
* PHI – DeVonta Smith 38-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick), 8:47. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:16.
* PHI – Julio Jones 8-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick), 7:17. Eagles 31–24. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:45.
* PHI – D'Andre Swift 7-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 1:50. Eagles 38–24. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:23.
* WAS – Jamison Crowder 26-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 1:01. Eagles 38–31. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 0:49.

Top passers

* PHI – Jalen Hurts – 29/38, 319 yards, 4 TD
* WAS – Sam Howell – 39/52, 397 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

* PHI – D'Andre Swift – 16 rushes, 57 yards, TD
* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 10 rushes, 59 yards

Top receivers

* PHI – A. J. Brown – 8 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
* WAS – Jahan Dotson – 8 receptions, 108 yards, TD

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#### Week 9: at New England Patriots

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Week 9: Washington Commanders at New England Patriots – Game summary

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Commanders | 3 | 7 | 10| 0| 20
Patriots | 0 | 14 | 3| 0| 17

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

* Date: November 5
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,628
* Referee: Adrian Hill
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* WAS – Joey Slye 37-yard field goal, 3:14. Commanders 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 5:20.

Second quarter

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 9-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 12:05. Commanders 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:16.
* NE – Hunter Henry 14-yard pass from Mac Jones (Chad Ryland kick), 9:26. Commanders 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:59.
* NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 64-yard run (Chad Ryland kick), 6:06. Patriots 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 0:35.

Third quarter

* NE – Chad Ryland 43-yard field goal, 10:14. Patriots 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 4:46.
* WAS – Jahan Dotson 33-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 6:51. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:23.
* WAS – Joey Slye 30-yard field goal, 1:49. Commanders 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:50.

Fourth quarter

* No scoring plays.

Top passers

* WAS – Sam Howell – 29/45, 325 yards, TD, INT
* NE – Mac Jones – 24/44, 240 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 18 rushes, 63 yards, TD
* NE – Rhamondre Stevenson – 9 rushes, 87 yards, TD

Top receivers

* WAS – Terry McLaurin – 5 receptions, 73 yards
* NE – Demario Douglas – 5 receptions, 55 yards

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#### Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 10: Washington Commanders at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

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Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 7| 13| 29

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

* Date: November 12
* Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/1:25 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,721
* Referee: Alex Kemp
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 51-yard pass from Sam Howell (kick failed), 13:26. Commanders 6–0. Drive: 4 play, 65 yards, 1:34.
* SEA – Jason Myers 45-yard field goal, 8:43. Commanders 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:43.

Second quarter

* WAS – Joey Slye 49-yard field goal, 12:06. Commanders 9–3. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:15.
* SEA – Jason Myers 43-yard field goal, 9:12. Commanders 9–6. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 2:54.
* SEA – Jason Myers 33-yard field goal, 1:47. Tied 9–9. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 3:02.

Third quarter

* WAS – Joey Slye 47-yard field goal, 10:32. Commanders 12–9. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:24.
* SEA – Kenneth Walker III 64-yard pass from Geno Smith (Jason Myers kick), 9:43. Seahawks 16–12. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:49.

Fourth quarter

* SEA – Jason Myers 45-yard field goal, 12:14. Seahawks 19–12. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:47.
* WAS – Antonio Gibson 19-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 8:00. Tied 19–19. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:14.
* SEA – Tyler Lockett 5-yard pass from Geno Smith (Jason Myers kick), 3:49. Seahawks 26–19. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:13.
* WAS – Dyami Brown 35-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 0:52. Tied 26–26. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 2:55.
* SEA – Jason Myers 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Seahawks 29–26. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 0:52.

Top passers

* WAS – Sam Howell – 29/44, 312 yards, 3 TD
* SEA – Geno Smith – 31/47, 369 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 8 rushes, 38 yards
* SEA – Kenneth Walker III – 19 rushes, 63 yards

Top receivers

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD
* SEA – Tyler Lockett – 8 receptions, 92 yards, TD

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#### Week 11: vs. New York Giants

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Week 11: New York Giants at Washington Commanders – Game summary

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Commanders | 3 | 6 | 3| 7| 19

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

* Date: November 19
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,714
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* NYG – Saquon Barkley 24-yard pass from Tommy DeVito (Randy Bullock kick), 6:29. Giants 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:10.
* WAS – Joey Slye 23-yard field goal, 2:12. Giants 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:17.

Second quarter

* NYG – Darius Slayton 40-yard pass from Tommy DeVito (Randy Bullock kick), 5:58. Giants 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:45.
* WAS – Sam Howell 7-yard run (kick failed), 1:32. Giants 14–9. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:26.

Third quarter

* WAS – Joey Slye 42-yard field goal, 5:43. Giants 14–12. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:37.

Fourth quarter

* NYG – Saquon Barkley 5-yard pass from Tommy DeVito (Randy Bullock kick), 13:32. Giants 21–12. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:10.
* NYG – Randy Bullock 36-yard field goal, 6:48. Giants 24–12. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 4:23.
* WAS – Jahan Dotson 8-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 2:16. Giants 24–19. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:32.
* NYG – Isaiah Simmons 54-yard interception return (Randy Bullock kick), 0:16. Giants 31–19.

Top passers

* NYG – Tommy DeVito – 18/26, 246 yards, 3 TD
* WAS – Sam Howell – 31/45, 255 yards, TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

* NYG – Saquon Barkley – 14 rushes, 83 yards
* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 17 rushes, 73 yards

Top receivers

* NYG – Darius Slayton – 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD
* WAS – Logan Thomas – 5 receptions, 58 yards

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The Commanders' offense committed six turnovers throughout the game. With a chance to win the game, Isaiah Simmons intercepted Sam Howell for a touchdown that put the game away. The Commanders fall to 4–7.

#### Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys

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Thanksgiving Day games

Week 12: Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

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Commanders | 0 | 10 | 0| 0| 10
Cowboys | 7 | 13 | 0| 25| 45

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

* Date: November 23
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 93,711
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* DAL – Rico Dowdle 15-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 0:46. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:07.

Second quarter

* WAS – Joey Slye 43-yard field goal, 11:27. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:19.
* DAL – Brandin Cooks 31-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 8:27. Cowboys 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.
* WAS – Sam Howell 1-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 1:51. Cowboys 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:36.
* DAL – Tony Pollard 7-yard run (kick failed), 0:26. Cowboys 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:25.

Third quarter

* No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

* DAL – Brandon Aubrey 52-yard field goal, 13:36. Cowboys 23–10. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:17.
* DAL – CeeDee Lamb 15-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dak Prescott-CeeDee Lamb pass), 10:32. Cowboys 31–10. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:24.
* DAL – KaVontae Turpin 34-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 5:59. Cowboys 38–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:51.
* DAL – DaRon Bland 63-yard interception return (Brandon Aubrey kick), 4:39. Cowboys 45–10.

Top passers

* WAS – Sam Howell – 28/44, 300 yards, INT
* DAL – Dak Prescott – 22/32, 331 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 15 rushes, 53 yards
* DAL – Tony Pollard – 13 rushes, 79 yards, TD

Top receivers

* WAS – Curtis Samuel – 9 receptions, 100 yards
* DAL – Tony Pollard – 6 receptions, 24 yards

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With the blowout loss, the Commanders were eliminated from NFC East contention. After the game, the team fired defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio and defensive backs coach Brent Vieselmeyer.

#### Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins

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Week 13: Miami Dolphins at Washington Commanders – Game summary

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Dolphins | 17 | 14 | 7| 7| 45
Commanders | 0 | 7 | 8| 0| 15

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

* Date: December 3
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,459
* Referee: Tra Blake
* TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* MIA – Tyreek Hill 78-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jason Sanders kick), 9:28. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:28.
* MIA – Jason Sanders 49-yard field goal, 3:39. Dolphins 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:15.
* MIA – Andrew Van Ginkel 33-yard interception return (Jason Sanders kick), 0:20. Dolphins 17–0.

Second quarter

* WAS – Sam Howell 1-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 11:18. Dolphins 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:37.
* MIA – Tyreek Hill 60-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jason Sanders kick), 9:14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:04.
* MIA – Raheem Mostert 1-yard run (Jason Sanders kick), 0:20. Dolphins 31–7. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:35.

Third quarter

* MIA – De'Von Achane 4-yard run (Jason Sanders kick), 9:36. Dolphins 38–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:24.
* WAS – Sam Howell 13-yard run (Sam Howell-Logan Thomas pass), 4:31. Dolphins 38–15. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:05.

Fourth quarter

* MIA – De'Von Achane 2-yard run (Jason Sanders kick), 1:57. Dolphins 45–15. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:50.

Top passers

* MIA – Tua Tagovailoa – 18/24, 280 yards, 2 TD
* WAS – Sam Howell – 12/23, 127 yards, INT

Top rushers

* MIA – De'Von Achane – 17 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD
* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 7 rushes, 53 yards

Top receivers

* MIA – Tyreek Hill – 5 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD
* WAS – Curtis Samuel – 4 receptions, 65 yards

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#### Week 15: at Los Angeles Rams

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Week 15: Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

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Rams | 3 | 10 | 7| 8| 28

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

* Date: December 17
* Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C) (retractable roof open)
* Game attendance: 72,035
* Referee: Alan Eck
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, James Lofton, Jay Feely and Tiffany Blackmon
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* LAR – Lucas Havrisik 22-yard field goal, 7:39. Rams 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:32.

Second quarter

* LAR – Kyren Williams 1-yard run (Lucas Havrisik kick), 2:19. Rams 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:11.
* LAR – Lucas Havrisik 27-yard field goal, 0:03. Rams 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 6 yards, 0:31.

Third quarter

* LAR – Cooper Kupp 62-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Lucas Havrisik kick), 14:07. Rams 20–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:53.
* WAS – Curtis Samuel 19-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 6:25. Rams 20–7. Drive: plays, 48 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

* LAR – Demarcus Robinson 23-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Kyren Williams run), 13:25. Rams 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:51.
* WAS – Terry McLaurin 29-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Joey Slye kick), 7:17. Rams 28–14. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:48.
* WAS – Curtis Samuel 3-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (kick blocked), 1:46. Rams 28–20. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:17.

Top passers

* WAS – Sam Howell – 11/26, 102 yards, TD, INT
* LAR – Matthew Stafford – 25/33, 258 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* WAS – Chris Rodriguez Jr. – 10 rushes, 35 yards
* LAR – Kyren Williams – 27 rushes, 152 yards, TD

Top receivers

* WAS – Terry McLaurin – 6 receptions, 141 yards, TD
* LAR – Cooper Kupp – 8 receptions, 111 yards, TD

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Despite the Commanders reaching the one yard line with just under five minutes left, just under two minutes remained when they finally scored.[9]

#### Week 16: at New York Jets

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Week 16: Washington Commanders at New York Jets – Game summary

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Jets | 17 | 10 | 0| 3| 30

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

* Date: December 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 67,470
* Referee: Clay Martin
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* NYJ – Greg Zuerlein 13-yard field goal, 13:00. Jets 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yard, 1:50.
* NYJ – Jason Brownlee 8-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Greg Zuerlein kick), 11:26. Jets 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yard, 0:29.
* NYJ – Breece Hall 36-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 9:37. Jets 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 42 yard, 0:41.

Second quarter

* NYJ – Greg Zuerlein 27-yard field goal, 9:10. Jets 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yard, 2:29.
* WAS – Chris Rodriguez Jr. 12-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 6:38. Jets 20–7. Drive: 1 plays, 12 yards, 0:10.
* NYJ – Breece Hall 2-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 1:35. Jets 27–7. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yard, 5:03.

Third quarter

* WAS – Logan Thomas 15-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Joey Slye kick), 3:26. Jets 27–14. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:17.

Fourth quarter

* WAS – Chris Rodriguez Jr. 1-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 9:33. Jets 27–21. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:37.
* WAS – Antonio Gibson 2-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 4:52. Commanders 28–27. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 3:03.
* NYJ – Greg Zuerlein 54-yard field goal, 0:05. Jets 30–28. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 1:36.

Top passers

* WAS – Sam Howell – 6/22, 56 yards, TD, 2 INT
* NYJ – Trevor Siemian – 27/49, 217 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

* WAS – Chris Rodriguez Jr. – 10 rushes, 58 yards, 2 TD
* NYJ – Breece Hall – 20 rushes, 95 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

* WAS – Logan Thomas – 5 receptions, 36 yards, TD
* NYJ – Breece Hall – 12 receptions, 96 yards

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#### Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week 17: San Francisco 49ers at Washington Commanders – Game summary

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Commanders | 0 | 10 | 0| 0| 10

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

* Date: December 31
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,424
* Referee: Ronald Torbert
* TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* SF — Jake Moody 38-yard field goal, 8:10. 49ers 3-0. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:54.
* SF — Deebo Samuel 2-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 1:35. 49ers 10-0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:38.

Second quarter

* WAS — Joey Slye 47-yard field goal, 12:10. 49ers 10-3. 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:26.
* WAS — Terry McLaurin 3-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 4:37. Tied 10-10. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 5:18.
* SF — Jake Moody 22-yard field goal, 0:22. 49ers 13-10. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:14.

Third quarter

* SF — Elijah Mitchell 2-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 5:46. 49ers 20-10. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 7:15.

Fourth quarter

* SF — Brandon Aiyuk 17-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 9:30. 49ers 27-10. Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 5:33.

Top passers

* SF — Brock Purdy — 22/28, 230 yards, 2 TD
* WAS — Sam Howell — 17/28, 169 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* SF — Elijah Mitchell — 17 rushes, 80 yards, TD
* WAS — Brian Robinson Jr. — 9 rushes, 44 yards

Top receivers

* SF — Brandon Aiyuk — 7 receptions, 114 yards, TD
* WAS — Terry McLaurin — 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD

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#### Week 18: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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Week 18: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders – Game summary

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Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 14| 3| 38
Commanders | 0 | 10 | 0| 0| 10

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

* Date: January 7
* Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,645
* Referee: Shawn Smith
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
* Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

* DAL – Jalen Tolbert 3-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 6:26. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:47.

Second quarter

* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 1-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 14:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:24.
* WAS – Joey Slye 36-yard field goal, 7:04. Commanders 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:26.
* DAL – Tony Pollard 1-yard run (Brandon Aubrey kick), 4:12. Cowboys 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:52.
* DAL – CeeDee Lamb 4-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 0:23. Cowboys 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:17.

Third quarter

* DAL – CeeDee Lamb 6-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 8:28. Cowboys 28–10. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:32.
* DAL – Jalen Brooks 5-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 4:06. Cowboys 35–10. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:54.

Fourth quarter

* DAL – Brandon Aubrey 50-yard field goal, 1:06. Cowboys 38–10. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 4:05.

Top passers

* DAL – Dak Prescott – 31/36, 279 yards, 4 TD, INT
* WAS – Sam Howell – 19/27, 153 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* DAL – Tony Pollard – 17 rushes, 70 yards, TD
* WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 9 rushes, 25 yards

Top receivers

* DAL – CeeDee Lamb – 13 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD
* WAS – Terry McLaurin – 6 receptions, 56 yards

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With the loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the commanders lost their 8th straight game in a row since beating the New England Patriots in Week 9.

### Standings

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#### Division

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NFC East

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK
(2) Dallas Cowboys | 12  | 5  | 0  | .706  | 5–1  | 9–3  | 509  | 315  | W2
(5) Philadelphia Eagles | 11  | 6  | 0  | .647  | 4–2  | 7–5  | 433  | 428  | L2
New York Giants | 6  | 11  | 0  | .353  | 3–3  | 5–7  | 266  | 407  | W1
Washington Commanders | 4  | 13  | 0  | .235  | 0–6  | 2–10  | 329  | 518  | L8

#### Conference

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#  | Team  | Division  | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK
Division leaders
1[a] | San Francisco 49ers | West  | 12  | 5  | 0  | .706  | 5–1  | 10–2  | .509  | .475  | L1
2[a][b] | Dallas Cowboys | East  | 12  | 5  | 0  | .706  | 5–1  | 9–3  | .446  | .392  | W2
3[a][b] | Detroit Lions | North  | 12  | 5  | 0  | .706  | 4–2  | 8–4  | .481  | .436  | W1
4[c] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South  | 9  | 8  | 0  | .529  | 4–2  | 7–5  | .481  | .379  | W1
Wild cards
5  | Philadelphia Eagles | East  | 11  | 6  | 0  | .647  | 4–2  | 7–5  | .481  | .476  | L2
6  | Los Angeles Rams | West  | 10  | 7  | 0  | .588  | 5–1  | 8–4  | .529  | .453  | W4
7[d][e] | Green Bay Packers | North  | 9  | 8  | 0  | .529  | 4–2  | 7–5  | .474  | .458  | W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[d][e] | Seattle Seahawks | West  | 9  | 8  | 0  | .529  | 2–4  | 7–5  | .512  | .392  | W1
9[c][d] | New Orleans Saints | South  | 9  | 8  | 0  | .529  | 4–2  | 6–6  | .433  | .340  | W2
10[f][g] | Minnesota Vikings | North  | 7  | 10  | 0  | .412  | 2–4  | 6–6  | .509  | .454  | L4
11[g][h] | Chicago Bears | North  | 7  | 10  | 0  | .412  | 2–4  | 6–6  | .464  | .370  | L1
12[f][h] | Atlanta Falcons | South  | 7  | 10  | 0  | .412  | 3–3  | 4–8  | .429  | .462  | L2
13  | New York Giants | East  | 6  | 11  | 0  | .353  | 3–3  | 5–7  | .512  | .353  | W1
14[i] | Washington Commanders | East  | 4  | 13  | 0  | .235  | 0–6  | 2–10  | .512  | .338  | L8
15[i] | Arizona Cardinals | West  | 4  | 13  | 0  | .235  | 0–6  | 3–9  | .561  | .588  | L1
16  | Carolina Panthers | South  | 2  | 15  | 0  | .118  | 1–5  | 1–11  | .522  | .500  | L3
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1. ^ a b c San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record.
2. ^ a b Dallas finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.
3. ^ a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.)
4. ^ a b c Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.
5. ^ a b Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.
6. ^ a b Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below).
7. ^ a b Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.)
8. ^ a b Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory.
9. ^ a b Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory.
10. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

## References

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1. ^ "Commanders hire Eric Bieniemy as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
2. ^ "Commanders fire defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio in wake of blowout loss to Cowboys". NFL.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
3. ^ "2023 NFL Offense Total Team Stat Leaders". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
4. ^ a b Maske, Mark; Jhabvala, Nicki (July 20, 2023). "NFL owners approve sale of Commanders from Daniel Snyder to Josh Harris". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
5. ^ Ozanian, Mike (July 20, 2023). "Here's How Much Josh Harris Expects To Earn On $6 Billion Purchase Of The Washington Commanders". Forbes. Retrieved August 20, 2023. "Harris has 20 limited partners in his group, including Mitchell Rales, Magic Johnson, Eric Schmidt and Mark Ein, the most in the NFL."
6. ^ "Josh Harris Announces Acquisition of Washington Commanders" (Press release). Washington Commanders. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
7. ^ Jhabvala, Nicki (July 20, 2023). "The Commanders sale was so complicated, it was 'like 20 deals in one'". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
8. ^ Selby, Zach (May 2, 2023). "Here's a look at all 12 of the Commanders' UDFAs". commanders.com.
9. ^ Five takeaways from Washington's Week 15 loss to the Rams, WashingtonCommanders.com, December 18, 2023

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