The Washington Commanders have spent much of the week answering questions about how Sunday's game against the Giants ended, but now they have an unbeaten San Francisco 49ers team waiting on Monday night.
The Washington Commanders are heading into their Monday Night Football matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, facing another setback in their backfield.
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.
Dan Snyder owned the Washington Commanders for 24 seasons, and stories about how he ran the team keep surfacing. The latest comes from former NFL interim head coach Terry Robiskie, who says Snyder tried to keep a Super Bowl winner from collecting a $300K incentive.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.