Washington Commanders

Updated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT

1–3–1, 4th in the NFC East; offense middle of the league, defense bottom 10.

The Commanders are 1–3–1 in 2026, 0–2–1 against the NFC East.

By opponent-adjusted EPA per play the Commanders' offense ranks 21st (−0.04) and their defense 25th (+0.06 allowed); 26th of 32 by net (−0.09).

Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it Tue, Oct 13 · 11:56 AM CT.

Next game

at San Francisco 49ers

Week 6 · Mon, Oct 19 · 7:15 PM CT on ESPN and ABC

Our call: 49ers Strong

5 of 5 models favor the 49ers. On average the models have the 49ers by 10.9 points, a 82% win chance.

Every model, the quarterbacks and the matchup →

TV listings: ESPN

Latest news

Commanders Not Expected To Fire HC Dan Quinn
Dan Quinn’s name was mentioned in chatter surrounding in-season firings prior to yesterday’s Commanders-Giants tie. His job security has naturally become even more of a talking point given how that game ended.

ProFootballRumors · Mon, Oct 12 · 11:09 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Commanders CB Trey Amos, RB Jeremy McNichols Return To Practice; DE Deatrich Wise Activated
OCTOBER 10: Washington will unfortunately only see one of the three return for Week 5. The Commanders announced today that Wise has been activated from the reserve/PUP list, while Amos and McNichols remain out for now.

ProFootballRumors · Sat, Oct 10 · 3:42 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Commanders Keeping Lucas Patrick As Starting C
For the second year in a row, Commanders interior offensive lineman Nick Allegretti has been demoted from a starting role in Washington. Allegretti started his 2026 campaign as the team’s preferred option to replace free agency casualty Tyler Biadasz at center.

ProFootballRumors · Fri, Oct 9 · 8:31 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Jayden Daniels To Return In Week 5; Marcus Mariota Sprains MCL
OCTOBER 9: Quinn confirmed Daniels will make his return Sunday against the Giants. OCTOBER 8: When speaking to reporters on Thursday, offensive coordinator David Blough confirmed (via ESPN’s John Keim) Daniels is “full go” as he prepares to play this week.

ProFootballRumors · Fri, Oct 9 · 2:30 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Commanders Waive RB Kaytron Allen
The Commanders brought back Austin Ekeler recently and have Jeremy McNichols moving close to returning from injured reserve. Rather than a McNichols activation ballooning Washington’s running back room to five on the 53-man roster, the team cut one of its backs.

ProFootballRumors · Thu, Oct 8 · 7:50 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors

Headlines and a line or two from each outlet's own feed, linked to the original; the stories are theirs, not ours. League-wide news →

NFC East

Team	Record	In the division
New York Giants	3–1–1	1–0–1
Philadelphia Eagles	2–3	1–0
Dallas Cowboys	2–3	1–1
Washington Commanders	1–3–1	0–2–1

By winning percentage (a tie counts half), then the NFL's division tiebreakers as our standings apply them.

Full standings and playoff picture →

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result	Our call
Week 1Sun, Sep 13 · Fox	at Eagles	L 22–24	Eagles Lean · ✓	Game page
Week 2Sun, Sep 20 · Fox	at Cowboys	L 20–37	Cowboys Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 3Sun, Sep 27 · Fox	vs Seahawks	W 33–31	Seahawks Lean · ✗	Game page
Week 4Sun, Oct 4 · NFL Network	vs Coltsneutral site	L 13–30	Colts Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 5Sun, Oct 11 · Fox	vs Giants	T 27–27 (OT)	Commanders Toss-up · ½	Game page
Week 6Mon, Oct 19 · ESPN and ABC	at 49ers	—	49ers Strong	Game page
Week 7	Bye
Week 8Sun, Nov 1 · NBC	vs Eagles	—	Eagles Toss-up	Game page
Week 9Sun, Nov 8 · Fox	vs Rams	—	Rams Lean	Game page
Week 10Thu, Nov 12 · Prime Video	at Giants	—	Giants Toss-up	Game page
Week 11Mon, Nov 23 · ESPN	vs Bengals	—	Bengals Lean	Game page
Week 12Sun, Nov 29 · Fox	at Cardinals	—	Cardinals Toss-up	Game page
Week 13Sun, Dec 6 · CBS	at Titans	—	Commanders Toss-up	Game page
Week 14Sun, Dec 13 · CBS	vs Texans	—	Texans Toss-up	Game page
Week 15Sun, Dec 20 · Fox	vs Falcons	—	Falcons Toss-up	Game page
Week 16Sun, Dec 27	at Vikings	—	Vikings Strong	Game page
Week 17Sun, Jan 3	at Jaguars	—	Jaguars Strong	Game page
Week 18Sun, Jan 10	vs Cowboys	—	Cowboys Toss-up	Game page

Our call is the team the consensus of our models favored before kickoff, never changed after it; ✓ when that team won, ✗ when it lost. Each game page shows every model.

TV listings: ESPN

Player stats

Jayden Daniels 459 passing yards, Jacory Croskey-Merritt 239 rushing yards, Terry McLaurin 203 receiving yards

2026 regular season through Week 5, from nflverse's player stats: the Commanders players above the leaders page's marks per team game.

Quarterbacks

Washington Commanders, Quarterbacks
Player	Yardspassing	Attempts	Completedof attempts	TD	INT	EPAper dropback
Jayden DanielsQB	459	76	61%	3	0	+0.02

Running backs

Washington Commanders, Running backs
Player	Yardsrushing	Carries	Yardsper carry	TDrushing	Targets	Share ofteam targets
Jacory Croskey-MerrittRB	239	67	3.6	2	7	4.6%

Wide receivers

Washington Commanders, Wide receivers
Player	Yardsreceiving	Catches	Targets	Share ofteam targets	Air yards	TD
Terry McLaurinWR	203	14	26	17%	324	1
Stefon DiggsWR	170	18	31	20%	280	3
Antonio WilliamsWR	155	15	22	14%	239	1

Defense

Washington Commanders, Defense
Player	Tackles	For loss	Sacks	INT	Passesdefended	Fumblesforced
Jeremy ReavesDB	34	0	0	0	2	0
Amik RobertsonCB	33	0	0	0	8	1
Sonny StylesLB	33	3	1	1	3	1
Quan MartinSAF	23	1	0	0	0	0
Rasul DouglasCB	23	2	0	1	4	0
Frankie LuvuLB	18	2	1	0	0	0
Leo ChenalLB	18	1	0	0	0	0
Mike SainristilCB	16	1	0	0	0	0
Daron PayneNT	11	1	1	0	0	1
Javon KinlawDT	11	2	1	0	2	0

Top 10 by tackles.

Kickers

Washington Commanders, Kickers
Player	FG made	FG tried	Longestyards	Extra pointsmade	Extra pointstried
Drew StevensK	9	11	57	8	11

Every team's leaders →

Offense

21st in EPA per play; passing 19th, rushing 23rd

Opponent-adjusted, from nflverse play-by-play, 2026 regular season to date; league rank of 32 beside each.

	Commanders	Rank
Offense, EPA per play	−0.04	21st
Offense, success rate	40%	28th
Passing offense, EPA per dropback	+0.03	19th
Rushing offense, EPA per run	−0.14	23rd

Every team's efficiency →

Defense

25th in EPA per play allowed; passing 26th, rushing 6th

What the defense allowed, opponent-adjusted, 2026 regular season to date; 1st allowed the least. Net is offense minus defense.

	Commanders	Rank
Defense, EPA per play allowed	+0.06	25th
Defense, success rate allowed	47%	28th
Pass defense, EPA per dropback allowed	+0.16	26th
Run defense, EPA per run allowed	−0.15	6th
Net EPA per play (offense minus defense)	−0.09	26th

Every team's efficiency →

Injuries

6 out, 4 questionable, 2 more on the practice report

Week 5 report (last filed); Week 6 not filed yet

The official injury report, as of Tue, Oct 13 · 9:57 AM CT: players with a game status or a missed or limited practice.

Marcus Mariota QB · Knee · practice: Did not practiceOut
Stefon Diggs WR · Hamstring · practice: Did not practiceOut
Charles Omenihu DE · Groin · practice: Did not practiceOut
Nick Cross S · Illness · practice: LimitedOut
Percy Butler S · Hamstring · practice: Did not practiceOut
Tyler Owens S · Hamstring · practice: Did not practiceOut
Jeremy McNichols RB · Quadricep · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Terry McLaurin WR · Hamstring · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Deatrich Wise DE · Quadricep · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Trey Amos CB · Ankle · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Rachaad White RB · practice: Limited—
K'Lavon Chaisson LB · practice: Did not practice—

Full league injury report →

Our record on Commanders games

Our call had the winner in 3.5 of 5

Our call had the winner in 3.5 of 5 Commanders games (70%).

Model	Games	Winner right	Rate	Average miss
Consensus (our call)	5	3.5 of 5	70%	8.2
Our model Experimental	5	4.5 of 5	90%	6.1
Elo	5	2.5 of 4	62%	9.6
SRS	5	3.5 of 5	70%	9.2
ESPN FPI	5	3.5 of 5	70%	9.2
Record	5	2.5 of 5	50%	—

Winner right: games where the model favored the team that won (a tie counts half). Average miss: points between the model's margin and the final margin. Weeks 1–4 reconstructed: worked out afterwards from data before each week. Every game, every team →

Playoff chances

A long shot: the Commanders reach the playoffs in 9% of our 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season and win the NFC East in 7%; their average finish is 6–10–1.

Playoffs 9%Win the NFC East 7%No. 1 seed <1%Average finish 6–10–1

In the race for the 2027 draft: the Commanders get the #1 pick in 2% of the simulations and a top-5 pick in 31%. Draft order →

After Week 5's games; simulated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT. The rest of the season is played out 20,000 times, each game with our call's win chance; the NFL's tiebreakers are applied in simplified form (no points or touchdown steps). How the simulation works →