NFC East · 2018

Washington Commanders

7-9 (2-4 NFC East · 6-6 NFC)3rd in the NFC East

Last: L 0-24 vs Philadelphia Eagles

Rating: -3.526
Adj Off: 19.630
Adj Def: 23.219
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	37.6%15	36.8%19
Early-down pass rate	46.1%28	54.1%14
Plays per game	63.126	63.424
Time of possession	29:0926	30:5410
Yards per pass attempt	5.529	6.516
Yards per rush	4.422	4.718
Starting field position	Own 2914	Own 274

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.07226	+0.03521
Adj. EPA per play	-0.05527	+0.02222
Success rate	42.4%25	45.5%23
Passing EPA per play	-0.05727	+0.07917
Rushing EPA per play	-0.09617	-0.04126
CPOE	-2.926	0.817
Explosive play rate	8.3%23	9.6%19

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	17.629	22.415
Points per drive	—	2.1115
Red zone TD rate	56.0%22	60.0%13
3rd down conversion	36.4%24	43.9%29
Turnovers per game	1.2515	1.5610
Sack rate	7.0%22	7.2%5
Penalties per game	7.225	6.421

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 9Wk 1	@32Arizona Cardinals	W24-6	+0.18	-0.21	5.8 / 4.2	6-13 / 1-8	1 / 2
Sep 16Wk 2	12Indianapolis Colts	L9-21	-0.13	+0.08	4.8 / 4.9	5-15 / 9-16	1 / 2
Sep 23Wk 3	20Green Bay Packers	W31-17	+0.17	-0.10	7.3 / 5.2	5-11 / 6-14	1 / 1
Oct 8Wk 5	@2New Orleans Saints	L19-43	-0.15	+0.36	4.6 / 7.5	4-13 / 5-9	2 / 1
Oct 14Wk 6	16Carolina Panthers	W23-17	-0.06	+0.06	4.4 / 6.0	7-16 / 3-9	1 / 2
Oct 21Wk 7	13Dallas CowboysDIV	W20-17	-0.09	-0.11	5.3 / 5.3	3-12 / 5-14	0 / 2
Oct 28Wk 8	@22New York GiantsDIV	W20-13	+0.01	-0.12	5.6 / 4.5	6-15 / 2-14	1 / 2
Nov 4Wk 9	15Atlanta Falcons	L14-38	-0.06	+0.41	5.7 / 7.7	5-13 / 10-13	1 / 1
Nov 11Wk 10	@23Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W16-3	+0.06	-0.11	5.2 / 7.5	5-13 / 6-10	0 / 4
Nov 18Wk 11	14Houston Texans	L21-23	-0.17	-0.09	3.9 / 5.6	6-15 / 4-11	2 / 3
Nov 22Wk 12	@13Dallas CowboysDIV	L23-31	-0.07	+0.12	5.5 / 6.1	4-11 / 6-14	3 / 0
Dec 3Wk 13	@10Philadelphia EaglesDIV	L13-28	-0.12	+0.12	5.6 / 6.4	2-10 / 7-13	1 / 1
Dec 9Wk 14	22New York GiantsDIV	L16-40	-0.35	+0.11	5.0 / 6.5	2-11 / 4-13	3 / 1
Dec 16Wk 15	@21Jacksonville Jaguars	W16-13	-0.04	-0.33	4.1 / 3.9	7-15 / 5-13	0 / 2
Dec 22Wk 16	@17Tennessee Titans	L16-25	-0.01	+0.10	5.0 / 5.3	8-14 / 5-11	2 / 0
Dec 30Wk 17	10Philadelphia EaglesDIV	L0-24	-0.49	+0.18	2.0 / 5.3	0-9 / 8-14	1 / 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
11Alex SmithYr 14	64%	205/328	62.5%	2180	6.6	10	5	+0.01
8Josh JohnsonYr 11	18%	52/91	57.1%	590	6.5	3	4	-0.06
12Colt McCoyYr 9	11%	34/54	63.0%	372	6.9	3	3	-0.03

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
26Adrian PetersonYr 12	61%	251	1042	4.2	7	20	-0.08
25Chris ThompsonYr 6	10%	43	178	4.1	0	41	-0.13

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
86Jordan ReedTE Yr 6	11%	54	558	10.3	2	-0.01
18Josh DoctsonWR Yr 3	9%	44	532	12.1	2	+0.00
80Jamison CrowderWR Yr 4	6%	29	388	13.4	2	+0.22
13Maurice HarrisWR Yr 3	6%	28	304	10.9	0	-0.18
85Vernon DavisTE Yr 13	5%	25	367	14.7	2	+0.53
10Paul RichardsonWR Yr 5	4%	20	262	13.1	2	+0.21

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
93Jonathan AllenDE Yr 2	35	11	8.0	15	0
95Daron PayneNT R	35	6	5.0	8	1
91Ryan KerriganDE Yr 8	30	11	13.0	19	3
94Preston SmithDE Yr 4	30	4	4.0	16	0
98Matthew IoannidisDT Yr 3	23	6	7.5	11	1
92Stacy McGeeDT Yr 6	7	1	1.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
54Mason FosterILB Yr 8	81	3	1.0	4	2
53Zach BrownOLB Yr 7	69	9	1.0	1	0
51Shaun Dion HamiltonLB R	19	2	1.5	0	0
40Josh Harvey-ClemonsLB Yr 2	18	1	1.0	3	0
96Pernell McPheeLB Yr 8	8	3	0.0	2	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
20Ha Ha Clinton-DixS Yr 5	80	6	3	2
D.J. SwearingerFS	42	10	4	3
24Josh NormanCB Yr 7	39	9	3	3
31Fabian MoreauCB Yr 2	36	5	1	3
23Quinton DunbarCB Yr 4	35	9	2	0
37Greg StromanCB R	31	4	1	1
35Montae NicholsonFS Yr 2	29	1	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
3Dustin HopkinsYr 6	26/29	90%	56	25/26	103

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
5Tress WayYr 6	79	45.3	63	41	0