Monday Night Football has been good to San Francisco. The 49ers are 55-32 all-time on Mondays and can take sole possession of the NFL record for Monday night wins against the Commanders, according to 49ers.com’s five things to know.
Last weekend, the Seattle Seahawks held the San Francisco 49ers to 269 total yards, 14 first downs, and 4-of-12 on third downs. Those are numbers most teams, including Washington, would take any day of the week versus an undefeated football team in Week 5.
Washington Commanders fans looking for national support Monday night won’t find much. Fresh off a 27-27 tie with the Giants, Washington (1-3-1) heads to Santa Clara to face a 49ers team that is 5-0 and favored by 7.5 points at FanDuel.
Daron Payne received the franchise tag in 2023 before signing a long-term Commanders extension. The veteran defensive tackle has spent his entire career in Washington, but that may change soon.
How many of the quarterbacks who have thrown the second-most touchdowns for each NFL team can you name in five minutes?
Stefon Diggs has a legitimate chance to return for the Washington Commanders against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football, but his availability is not guaranteed.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Washington will be without its lead running back Monday night, while injury concerns for Rachaad White and Austin Ekeler could leave Jayden Daniels carrying an even bigger burden against San Francisco.
Running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt will miss the Washington Commanders’ Monday Night Football game against the San Francisco 49ers. This absence creates another setback for their backfield.
Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt (groin) did not practice all week and was ruled out Saturday for Monday night's away game against the San Francisco 49ers, coach Dan Quinn told reporters.
He is dealing with a groin injury that has lingered since training camp and was re-aggravated in Week 5.
Washington Commanders kicker Drew Stevens entered the year carrying the weight of kickers past with him after beating out Jake Moody in camp. This past weekend, Stevens missed an extra point against the Giants, bringing his season total to 8-for-11.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Washington Commanders have a pregame ritual that should be pretty unique. Pregame rituals vary across the NFL. And it’s likely that the Washington linebacker habit could be one of the most unusual, given that it involves alcohol. Second-year linebacker Kain Medrano disclosed it via The Banner this week.
Right now, I feel as if Stefon Diggs is one of the more underrated players in fantasy football. After signing with the Washington Commanders in the offseason, Diggs filled an immediate need for Washington and became an impact player early on.
Commanders HC Dan Quinn said that QB Jayden Daniels is mentally tough and knew he wanted to get back on the field quickly after last week’s end-of-game catastrophe.
The Giants-Commanders game ended in a masterclass on coaching failure. Washington should fire Dan Quinn after the overtime debacle that ended in a tie.
The Washington Commanders could turn to Austin Ekeler for a larger role if second-year running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt cannot play in Week 6. Commanders HC Dan Quinn must consider how to distribute the available touches if the second-year back is sidelined.
Jayden Daniels needed a couple of days to shake the end of the Washington Commanders’ 27-27 tie with the New York Giants. Marcus Mariota helped him get there, reminding the young quarterback that the best ones all carry a moment like Sunday’s botched overtime finish.
The Washington Commanders face a tough opponent, and Dan Quinn is done talking about last week. Furthermore, his receiver room still has a key injury.
It has been four days and the Washington Commanders overtime meltdown is still a big topic across the NFL.
It feels like we're living in a different world since we last visited the Washington Commanders Rookie Power Rankings, because so much has changed. We're now five games into the season and three games removed from the last edition, which has reshaped the order.
Per Nicki Jhabvala, the Commanders are designating LB Jordan Magee to return from injured reserve. Magee will have 21 days to practice and get activated to the 53-man roster or he will revert to injured reserve for the rest of the year. Magee, 25, was a fifth-round pick by the Commanders in the 2024 draft out of Temple.
This comes following the Commanders' time-management fiasco that resulted in the club's 27-27 tie against the rival New York Giants on Oct. 11.
Less than 24 hours after Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and head coach Dan Quinn were responsible for some mind-boggling clock management, chatter about Quinn's future grew louder.
It was Skattebo's fourth fumble (first lost) across the campaign's first five games.
If you told Washington Commanders fans during the preseason that the two most exciting young running backs in training camp would be completely off the active roster by Week 5, they probably would have laughed at you.
The statuses of Nabers and Skattebo for this Sunday's game between the 3-1 Giants and the 1-3 Washington Commanders at Washington's Northwest Stadium were somewhat up in the air as of Friday morning.
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