NFC East · 2016

Washington Commanders

8-7-1 (3-3 NFC East · 6-6 NFC)3rd in the NFC East

Last: L 10-19 vs New York Giants

Rating: +0.318
Adj Off: 24.19
Adj Def: 23.818
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	35.6%23	38.0%12
Early-down pass rate	55.6%11	52.9%18
Plays per game	65.319	68.38
Time of possession	30:0521	30:559
Yards per pass attempt	7.62	6.623
Yards per rush	4.69	4.625
Starting field position	Own 2724	Own 2814

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.1145	+0.07027
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0634	+0.04727
Success rate	48.0%4	47.0%29
Passing EPA per play	+0.1995	+0.15627
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0385	-0.07122
CPOE	5.12	2.427
Explosive play rate	10.5%3	9.5%23

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	24.812	23.919
Points per drive	2.416	2.1720
Red zone TD rate	51.2%28	61.8%21
3rd down conversion	45.2%5	46.6%32
Turnovers per game	1.2513	1.3117
Sack rate	3.4%4	5.6%10
Penalties per game	6.920	6.325

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 12Wk 1	4Pittsburgh Steelers	L16-38	-0.01	+0.32	7.0 / 6.5	3-10 / 9-14	2 / 1
Sep 18Wk 2	9Dallas CowboysDIV	L23-27	+0.06	+0.19	6.8 / 5.9	5-12 / 6-12	1 / 1
Sep 25Wk 3	@20New York GiantsDIV	W29-27	+0.15	+0.03	6.2 / 7.5	7-16 / 4-9	0 / 4
Oct 2Wk 4	32Cleveland Browns	W31-20	+0.16	+0.01	5.4 / 5.6	4-8 / 8-12	1 / 3
Oct 9Wk 5	@14Baltimore Ravens	W16-10	-0.05	-0.15	5.2 / 4.4	3-12 / 3-15	2 / 0
Oct 16Wk 6	11Philadelphia EaglesDIV	W27-20	+0.13	-0.13	7.5 / 5.1	7-13 / 4-12	1 / 0
Oct 23Wk 7	@24Detroit Lions	L17-20	+0.10	+0.13	5.9 / 6.8	9-15 / 3-9	2 / 0
Oct 30Wk 8	N10Cincinnati Bengals	T27-27OT	+0.21	+0.14	6.3 / 5.1	8-17 / 8-15	1 / 2
Nov 13Wk 10	13Minnesota Vikings	W26-20	+0.11	+0.05	6.4 / 5.2	6-12 / 5-11	1 / 1
Nov 20Wk 11	8Green Bay Packers	W42-24	+0.44	+0.18	8.3 / 6.5	9-14 / 7-15	0 / 2
Nov 24Wk 12	@9Dallas CowboysDIV	L26-31	+0.31	+0.30	6.9 / 6.9	8-15 / 4-8	0 / 0
Dec 4Wk 13	@6Arizona Cardinals	L23-31	+0.07	+0.19	6.0 / 5.3	5-11 / 10-16	2 / 0
Dec 11Wk 14	@11Philadelphia EaglesDIV	W27-22	+0.24	-0.02	7.5 / 5.0	2-7 / 9-18	1 / 2
Dec 19Wk 15	11Carolina Panthers	L15-26	-0.26	+0.04	5.6 / 6.2	2-12 / 4-15	3 / 0
Dec 24Wk 16	@29Chicago Bears	W41-21	+0.38	-0.01	7.6 / 6.8	8-13 / 7-10	0 / 5
Jan 1Wk 17	20New York GiantsDIV	L10-19	-0.32	-0.11	5.3 / 4.8	4-12 / 6-17	3 / 0

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
8Kirk CousinsYr 5	100%	406/606	67.0%	4917	8.1	25	12	+0.17

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
32Rob KelleyR	44%	168	704	4.2	6	12	-0.04
31Matt JonesYr 2	26%	99	460	4.6	3	8	-0.02
25Chris ThompsonYr 4	18%	68	356	5.2	3	49	+0.08

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
88Pierre GarconWR Yr 9	13%	79	1041	13.2	3	+0.47
80Jamison CrowderWR Yr 2	11%	67	847	12.6	7	+0.28
86Jordan ReedTE Yr 4	11%	66	686	10.4	6	+0.34
11DeSean JacksonWR Yr 9	9%	56	1005	17.9	4	+0.33
85Vernon DavisTE Yr 11	7%	44	583	13.3	2	+0.19

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
93Trent MurphyDE Yr 3	28	10	9.0	24	3
92Chris BakerDT Yr 8	29	7	3.5	10	2
91Ryan KerriganDE Yr 6	25	13	11.0	20	2
94Preston SmithDE Yr 2	22	8	4.5	12	0
99Ricky Jean FrancoisDT Yr 8	17	3	1.5	2	0
90Ziggy HoodDT Yr 8	17	4	1.0	6	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
54Mason FosterILB Yr 6	89	8	1.0	3	0
51Will ComptonILB Yr 4	61	5	0.0	5	1
50Martrell SpaightLB Yr 2	20	0	0.0	1	1
52Terence GarvinLB Yr 4	10	0	0.5	0	0
96Houston BatesLB Yr 2	5	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
26Bashaud BreelandCB Yr 3	61	11	3	2
29Duke IhenachoFS Yr 5	54	2	0	0
24Josh NormanCB Yr 5	52	19	3	2
39Donte WhitnerS Yr 11	48	0	0	1
38Kendall FullerCB R	32	2	0	0
41Will BlackmonFS Yr 11	25	3	1	1
36Su'a CravensDB R	24	5	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
3Dustin HopkinsYr 4	34/42	81%	53	36/39	138

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
5Tress WayYr 4	49	45.1	61	15	4