Coming into the game, Washington was finally getting healthy. After playing most of the season with one of either quarterback Jayden Daniels or wide receivers Terry McLaurin and Stefon Diggs injured, all three were available for the Commanders’ Monday Night Football matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.
The Washington Commanders will enter their bye week on a somber note. Not only did Washington lose on Monday Night Football, but they saw a veteran player suffer a brutal injury.
The Washington Commanders were already in a tough spot with needing to figure out how to build any consistent rhythm on offense. Now, that task might get a bit more difficult as in their Week 6 loss to the San Francisco 49ers they may have lost their top wide receiver for the rest of the season.
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The Washington Commanders' last three weeks of winless football have provided far more pockets of hope than the results would imply, just enough to continually suck the fan base back into this frustrating product.
Washington spent the first half looking overmatched and the second half looking like it could win. The Washington Commanders lost 23-17 to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football, falling to 1-4-1 heading into their bye.
Washington gave the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers everything they could handle in the second half Monday night. The Washington Commanders still lost 23-17 at Levi’s Stadium, falling to 1-4-1 a week after a 27-27 tie with the Giants they couldn’t close out.
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This came eight days after Quinn and Daniels were responsible for a time-management fiasco late in the club's 27-27 Week 5 tie against the rival New York Giants.
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin was carted off the field on Monday due to a left knee injury that coach Dan Quinn said "could be significant.
After the Washington Commanders succumbed to defeat against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football, the NFC East has made some unwanted history.
The San Francisco 49ers stayed unblemished on Monday, beating the Washington Commanders, 23-17, at Levi’s Stadium to improve to 6-0. The Commanders, on the other hand, fell to 1-4-1.
Dan Quinn has addressed the viral clip of him seemingly making a critical mistake during Monday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Washington Commanders had 4th-and-2 at the 49ers’ 13 early in the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
The Washington Commanders’ 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football did more than deepen their early-season struggles. It completed one of the most embarrassing stretches in NFC East history.
After making headlines with the first tie of the 2026 NFL season, the Washington Commanders once again failed to meet fans’ expectations in Week 6, suffering a 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
The Washington Commanders seemingly made a major gaffe in the first half on Monday Night Football against the San Francisco 49ers. Coach Dan Quinn seemingly didn’t realize that it had been 4th down until after they turned the ball over on downs.
The Washington Commanders faced the 5-0 49ers in San Francisco that led to a wild error in judgment by coach Dan Quinn in the second quarter. Quarterback Jayden Daniels threw the ball away on fourth down, causing an unnecessary turnover on a day when two key offensive players were hurt, including guard Sam Cosmi.
The Week 6 game against the San Francisco 49ers has kept the Washington Commanders on their toes right from the beginning, as the Niners secured a 10-point lead (13-3) within the first quarter.
Coach Dan Quinn’s injury-plagued Washington Commanders looked left-for-dead against the 49ers on Monday Night Football, but drew back to within six points in the fourth quarter on a Jayden Daniels touchdown pass to Rachaad White.
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Ahead of their matchup with the 49ers tonight, the Commanders have announced a handful of roster moves. Most notably, the team has placed running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt on injured reserve.