NFC East · 2017

Washington Commanders

7-9 (1-5 NFC East · 5-7 NFC)3rd in the NFC East

Last: L 10-18 at New York Giants

Rating: -1.116
Adj Off: 21.716
Adj Def: 22.823
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	37.9%19	40.4%10
Early-down pass rate	50.9%15	48.8%24
Plays per game	62.829	67.76
Time of possession	29:5020	30:1215
Yards per pass attempt	6.512	6.015
Yards per rush	3.730	4.729
Starting field position	Own 2910	Own 3027

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.05119	-0.03714
Adj. EPA per play	-0.04720	-0.04311
Success rate	40.8%21	41.1%11
Passing EPA per play	+0.04114	-0.0518
Rushing EPA per play	-0.20330	-0.01731
CPOE	0.811	-3.65
Explosive play rate	9.1%10	9.0%22

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	21.416	24.327
Points per drive	2.0810	1.723
Red zone TD rate	56.1%20	54.5%11
3rd down conversion	32.4%31	36.7%8
Turnovers per game	1.5023	1.637
Sack rate	6.6%21	6.7%7
Penalties per game	5.85	6.327

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 10Wk 1	2Philadelphia EaglesDIV	L17-30	-0.24	-0.07	4.3 / 5.5	3-11 / 8-14	3 / 3
Sep 17Wk 2	@9Los Angeles Rams	W27-20	+0.14	-0.02	5.7 / 6.9	5-13 / 5-12	0 / 2
Sep 24Wk 3	23Las Vegas Raiders	W27-10	+0.06	-0.52	7.3 / 2.7	7-15 / 0-11	1 / 4
Oct 2Wk 4	@8Kansas City Chiefs	L20-29	+0.07	+0.19	6.8 / 6.0	4-11 / 8-13	1 / 0
Oct 15Wk 6	26San Francisco 49ers	W26-24	+0.04	+0.07	6.0 / 4.8	7-14 / 6-17	2 / 1
Oct 23Wk 7	@2Philadelphia EaglesDIV	L24-34	+0.06	+0.18	5.7 / 6.2	4-12 / 6-12	1 / 1
Oct 29Wk 8	13Dallas CowboysDIV	L19-33	-0.10	+0.00	4.9 / 4.9	4-13 / 5-14	3 / 1
Nov 5Wk 9	@14Seattle Seahawks	W17-14	-0.16	-0.08	4.1 / 5.8	4-13 / 5-14	1 / 2
Nov 12Wk 10	5Minnesota Vikings	L30-38	+0.04	+0.23	5.5 / 7.0	5-14 / 8-12	1 / 2
Nov 19Wk 11	@3New Orleans Saints	L31-34OT	+0.26	+0.21	6.8 / 8.1	4-12 / 4-12	0 / 1
Nov 23Wk 12	29New York GiantsDIV	W20-10	-0.15	-0.38	4.9 / 3.1	4-15 / 2-14	1 / 1
Nov 30Wk 13	@13Dallas CowboysDIV	L14-38	-0.15	+0.08	4.7 / 4.2	6-14 / 7-14	3 / 1
Dec 10Wk 14	@10Los Angeles Chargers	L13-30	-0.31	-0.02	4.0 / 6.9	2-12 / 6-15	1 / 1
Dec 17Wk 15	17Arizona Cardinals	W20-15	-0.14	-0.24	4.8 / 3.6	1-9 / 4-19	1 / 2
Dec 24Wk 16	25Denver Broncos	W27-11	-0.01	-0.23	6.1 / 4.7	5-13 / 5-17	2 / 3
Dec 31Wk 17	@29New York GiantsDIV	L10-18	-0.40	-0.09	3.5 / 5.3	1-13 / 4-16	3 / 1

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 6	100%	347/540	64.3%	4093	7.6	27	13	+0.03

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
32Samaje PerineR	44%	175	603	3.4	1	22	-0.13
25Chris ThompsonYr 5	16%	64	294	4.6	2	39	+0.14
20Rob KelleyYr 2	15%	62	194	3.1	3	4	-0.13
39Kapri BibbsYr 4	5%	21	79	3.8	0	14	+0.02

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
80Jamison CrowderWR Yr 3	12%	66	789	12.0	3	-0.04
14Ryan GrantWR Yr 4	8%	45	573	12.7	4	+0.39
85Vernon DavisTE Yr 12	8%	43	648	15.1	3	+0.15
18Josh DoctsonWR Yr 2	6%	35	502	14.3	6	-0.10
86Jordan ReedTE Yr 5	5%	27	211	7.8	2	+0.23
11Terrelle PryorWR Yr 7	4%	20	240	12.0	1	+0.23

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
91Ryan KerriganDE Yr 7	34	15	13.0	17	3
94Preston SmithDE Yr 3	31	10	8.0	21	1
92Stacy McGeeDT Yr 5	24	0	0.0	4	0
97Terrell McClainDT Yr 7	17	3	2.0	3	0
98Matthew IoannidisDT Yr 2	13	3	4.5	17	1
72Anthony LanierDE Yr 2	11	4	5.0	9	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
53Zach BrownOLB Yr 6	84	11	2.5	2	0
50Martrell SpaightLB Yr 3	45	4	0.0	2	0
56Zach VigilLB Yr 3	41	2	0.0	2	0
54Mason FosterILB Yr 7	22	1	0.5	1	1
58Junior GaletteLB Yr 8	14	2	3.0	2	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
36D.J. SwearingerFS Yr 5	61	10	4	1
24Josh NormanCB Yr 6	46	9	0	2
29Kendall FullerCB Yr 2	43	10	4	1
22Deshazor EverettDB Yr 3	41	5	0	1
26Bashaud BreelandCB Yr 4	37	19	1	0
47Quinton DunbarCB Yr 3	30	8	1	0
35Montae NicholsonFS R	18	2	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
3Dustin HopkinsYr 5	14/17	82%	49	18/19	60

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
5Tress WayYr 5	83	45.7	64	33	6