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NFC East · 2026

Washington Commanders

2-4-1 (1-2-1 NFC East · 2-3-1 NFC)3rd in the NFC East

Last: W 27-10 vs Philadelphia EaglesNext: vs Los Angeles RamsLine LA -5.5 · Model LA -4.2

Rating
-2.422
Adj Off
22.321
Adj Def
24.724
Playoffs
13%

Style profile

Style

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

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate36.1%2234.3%29
Early-down pass rate49.7%1958.2%4
Plays per game65.31365.415
Time of possession30:251431:0111
Yards per pass attempt5.7226.319
Yards per rush4.794.011
Starting field positionOwn 3116Own 3224

Efficiency and EPA

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

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play-0.00318+0.03320
Adj. EPA per play-0.01021+0.02622
Success rate41.4%2546.5%27
Passing EPA per play+0.06119+0.10021
Rushing EPA per play-0.11620-0.09616
CPOE2.394.129
Explosive play rate7.4%246.8%5

Situational

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

StatOffenseDefense
Points per game22.71726.026
Points per drive1.96252.4524
Red zone TD rate64.0%1580.8%31
3rd down conversion31.9%3142.7%25
Turnovers per game0.4311.4311
Sack rate5.5%155.3%20
Penalties per game7.9246.126

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 resultsProjected 6.2-9.8

DateOpponentResult / projectionOff EPADef EPA
Sep 13Wk 1@26Philadelphia EaglesDIVL22-24+0.06+0.03
Sep 20Wk 2@17Dallas CowboysDIVL20-37+0.03+0.23
Sep 27Wk 32Seattle SeahawksW33-31-0.02-0.03
Oct 4Wk 4N24Indianapolis ColtsL13-30-0.23-0.09
Oct 11Wk 520New York GiantsDIVT27-27OT+0.11+0.11
Oct 19Wk 6@4San Francisco 49ersL17-23-0.00+0.15
Nov 1Wk 826Philadelphia EaglesDIVW27-10+0.03-0.16
Nov 8Wk 95Los Angeles Rams+4.238%——
Nov 12Wk 10@20New York GiantsDIV+2.343%——
Nov 23Wk 118Cincinnati Bengals+3.440%——
Nov 29Wk 12@29Arizona Cardinals-0.351%——
Dec 6Wk 13@32Tennessee Titans-2.156%——
Dec 13Wk 1415Houston Texans+2.144%——
Dec 20Wk 1519Atlanta Falcons-0.652%——
Dec 27Wk 16@7Minnesota Vikings+7.030%——
Jan 3Wk 17@1Jacksonville Jaguars+10.421%——
Jan 10Wk 1817Dallas CowboysDIV0.050%——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings. How the ratings work.

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
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
5Jayden DanielsYr 363%91/14562.8%9766.760
8Marcus MariotaYr 1222%33/5164.7%3406.740
16Athan KaliakmanisR14%15/3345.5%1865.611

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
22Jacory Croskey-MerrittYr 235%672393.625
1Rachaad WhiteYr 525%472004.3116
30Austin EkelerYr 108%16674.204
26Jeremy McNicholsYr 105%10343.401

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
3Stefon DiggsWR Yr 1212%272529.35
14Antonio WilliamsWR R10%2325911.31
85Chig OkonkwoTE Yr 57%1718210.70
17Terry McLaurinWR Yr 86%1523015.31
13Treylon BurksWR Yr 55%1223319.42
6Dyami BrownWR Yr 64%99410.40

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckQBHFF
92Dorance ArmstrongDE Yr 91011.041
99Javon KinlawDT Yr 7821.030
96Shy TuttleDT Yr 8732.020
94Daron PayneNT Yr 9721.051
97Tim SettleDT Yr 9510.510
91Deatrich WiseDE Yr 10400.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
52Sonny StylesLB R2631.041
4Frankie LuvuLB Yr 91321.010
45K'Lavon ChaissonLB Yr 71143.500
98Odafe OwehLB Yr 6854.000
54Leo ChenalLB Yr 5910.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTFF
2Amik RobertsonCB Yr 731801
39Jeremy ReavesDB Yr 926300
29Rasul DouglasCB Yr 1021620
20Quan MartinSAF Yr 416000
25Nick CrossSAF Yr 515000
0Mike SainristilCB Yr 315000
24Fabian MoreauCB Yr 106100

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
19Drew StevensR14/1782%5711/1453

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
10Tress WayYr 143149.060102