The Washington Commanders have hit that point in the season where, at 2-5-1, it's over unless they start winning, and the Giants and Cowboys have a massive fallout.
Washington’s receiver room looked different Sunday, and Van Jefferson was the reason. With Dyami Brown ruled out and headed to injured reserve, Jefferson played 36 of 62 offensive snaps (58%) in the 20-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams after playing 12% in Week 8.
The Washington Commanders suffered a tough loss to the Rams. And the boneheaded final play added to the pain. And here are the Commanders who are most to blame for the Week 9 loss.
For years, the debate surrounding Washington’s former Redskins name has largely focused on the franchise, the logo, and the eventual rebrand. But the family connected to one of the most recognizable symbols in that history believes its voice has been missing from the conversation.
While speaking with reporters on Monday, Harbaugh offered positive updates on those two key offensive players regarding the upcoming "Thursday Night Football" game between 5-2-1 New York and the 2-5-1 Washington Commanders in East Rutherford, NJ, on Nov. 12.
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Every Washington Commanders loss this season seems to end with a debate about one play, and Sunday’s was no different. Lost in the argument over the final snap of the 20-13 loss to the Rams was the player who looked most dangerous with the ball in his hands: Rachaad White.
A game like Sunday’s tends to blur together for Washington Commanders fans. The defense kept making stops, the offense kept stalling, and a 20-13 loss to the Rams ended with a fumbled lateral at the Los Angeles 21.
File the Washington Commanders' 20-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams away with the growing annals of painfully close defeats lining their 2-5-1 campaign,
Short weeks don’t leave much time to fix anything. The Washington Commanders get a few days between a 20-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams and a Thursday night trip to the first-place Giants, and the most pressing question is who snaps the ball to Jayden Daniels.
After Washington fell to 2-5-1, Dan Quinn’s postgame comments offered little reassurance to a fan base looking for accountability and answers about a season slipping away.
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For a quarter and change Sunday, the Washington Commanders looked like the team that beat the Eagles a week ago. Jayden Daniels hit Van Jefferson for a 7-yard touchdown early in the second quarter, and Washington led the Los Angeles Rams 10-3 at Northwest Stadium.
LANDOVER, Md. — The Washington Commanders offense lacked balance, and the Los Angeles Rams capitalized, escaping with a 20-13 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Washington Commanders fans at Northwest Stadium watched their defense do almost everything asked of it Sunday, and it still wasn’t enough. Nick Cross was everywhere for Washington, but a 20-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams dropped the Commanders to 2-5-1 with a Thursday night trip to the first-place Giants up next.
The Washington Commanders led 10-6 at halftime Sunday and scored just three points the rest of the way, losing 20-13 to the Los Angeles Rams at Northwest Stadium.
Burgundy and Gold fans spent the week enjoying a division win. Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders scored 27 straight points in the 27-10 win over Philadelphia, and now the 4-4 Los Angeles Rams come to Northwest Stadium with injuries of their own to manage.
Jer’Zhan Newton’s 2026 debut is coming soon. Missing the first half of the season due to a pectoral tear, the third-year defensive tackle is coming back from IR.
The Washington Commanders will activate defensive tackle Jer'Zhan "Johnny" Newton from injured reserve this weekend, NFL Network reported on Saturday. Newton has worked his way back from a torn pectoral muscle he suffered in the preseason.
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin's season-ending torn patellar tendon has created a larger opportunity for Antonio Williams and a greater need for the rookie receiver to continue building trust with quarterback Jayden Daniels.
Coach Dan Quinn’s Washington Commanders are 2-4-1 on the season with a crucial game up next against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 9 that will come without injured, star receiver Terry McLaurin.
Washington Commanders defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw will miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury, ESPN reported Wednesday. Kinlaw, 29, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after he underwent surgery to repair an MCL injury.
The Commanders have placed defensive linemen Daron Payne and Javon Kinlaw and running back Jeremy McNichols on injured reserve, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network relays.
The Eagles are a mess of a team in the middle of an injury crisis, but it was the Commanders that seemed to be the flatter side for the bulk of the game's opening quarter.