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Commanders have issues on each side of the ball after losing back-to-back games to fall to 7-4
Leading at halftime for a second consecutive game against an opponent that looks playoff-bound, the Washington Commanders were doing a lot of things right, especially on defense at Philadelphia. “We just made our tackles,” linebacker Bobby Wagner said. “We were able to get a...
Pittsburgh visits Washington in a clash of teams that are on unexpected playoff tracks
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The odds were against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders making the playoffs before the season started, for various reasons on either side. They meet up just past the midway point in a showdown of first-place teams that have exceeded expectations...
Balanced offense and improved defense got the Washington Commanders to 7-2
Jayden Daniels threw the ball just three times in the second quarter during the Washington Commanders' victory at the New York Giants that got them to 7-2 this season. The rookie quarterback was unbothered. “Sometimes that’s how it’s got to be,” Daniels said....
Bears visit the Commanders looking to extend their winning streak to 4 games
Chicago (4-2) at Washington (5-2) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Bears by 2 1/2 Against the spread: Bears 4-1-1; Commanders 5-2 Series record: Washington leads 27-26-1 Last meeting: Bears beat Commanders 40-20...
Daniels and the Commanders host the Panthers in a matchup of teams going in different directions
Years of losing snowballed into a carousel of coaches rotating through the Carolina Panthers, who traded up for the first pick in the 2023 NFL draft and selected Bryce Young to be their franchise quarterback. Years of losing brought a wholesale regime change to the Washington...
Defense delivers the Commanders a fourth consecutive victory. The Ravens will be a bigger test
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Frankie Luvu sacked Deshaun Watson twice by himself, shared another sack and recovered a fumble. After he and the Washington Commanders' revamped defense had by far their best game of the season, he was not taking a victory lap. “There’s still a lot of...
Cardinals rebuild goes backward in a humbling 42-14 loss to the Commanders
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyler Murray only had a few moments to look downfield early in the third quarter before he was mauled by Washington's Bobby Wagner and Daron Payne, taking another sack during a miserable day for the Arizona Cardinals. One ineffective play later, the...
Daniel Jones and the Giants visit Washington looking to bounce back from their rough season opener
Daniel Jones looked out of sorts in the New York Giants' season opener, his first game back from ACL surgery. One of his two interceptions was a pick-6, and home fans showered him with boos. It could not have gone much worse. He also could not have picked a better opponent to bounce...
Commanders turn to Jayden Daniels to quarterback a new era for Washington football
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (4-13) EXPECTATIONS: It is a whole new era for Washington football, with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels at the forefront. The No. 2 pick and 2023 Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU is set to be the team's eighth different starter at football's most important...
Rams' Ernest Jones has been given permission to seek a trade amid contract impasse, AP source says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rams linebacker Ernest Jones has been given permission to seek a trade amid an impasse with Los Angeles on a contract extension, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Sunday because...
