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Key Players Returning:
RB/KR Antonio Gibson, RB Brian Robinson, WR Jahan Dotson, WR Terry McLaurin, WR Curtis Samuel, TE Logan Thomas, OG Sam Cosmi, OT Charles Leno, DE Montez Sweat, DE Efe Obada, DE Chase Young, DT Jonathan Allen, DT Da’Ron Payne, LB Jamin Davis, LB David Mayo, CB Kendall Fuller, C Benjamin St.-Juste, FS Darrick Forrest, SS Kamren Curl, PR Dax Milne, PK Joey Slye and PT Tress Way.
Key Players Departing:
QB Taylor Heinicke (Falcons), OC Chase Roullier (UFA), OG Wes Schweitzer (Jets), LB Cole Holcomb (Steelers) and DS Bobby McCain (Giants).
Key Players Added:
QB Jacoby Brissett (Browns), OC Nick Gates (Giants), OT Andrew Wylie (Chiefs) and LB Cody Barton (Seahawks).
Draft Picks:
Round 1: Pick 016 – CB Emmanuel Forbes (Mississippi State)
Round 2: Pick 047 – NB Jartavius Martin (Illinois)
Round 3: Pick 097 – OC Ricky Stromberg (Arkansas)
Round 4: Pick 118 – OT Braeden Daniels (Utah)
Round 5: Pick 137 – EDGE FJ Henry (Clemson)
Round 6: Pick 193 – RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. (Kentucky)
Round 7: Pick 233 – EDGE Andre Jones (Louisiana)
2022 Results:
W01 JAGUARS W 28-22
W02 @ Lions L 27-36
W03 EAGLES L 8-24
W04 @ Cowboys L 10-25
W05 TITANS L 17-21
W06 @ Bears | W 12-7
W07 PACKERS W 23-21
W08 @ Colts W 17-16
W09 VIKINGS L 17-20
W10 @ Eagles W 32-21
W11 @ Texans W 23-10
W12 Falcons W 19-13
W13 @ Giants T | OT 20-20
W15 GIANTS L 12-20
W16 @ 49ers L 20-37
W17 BROWNS L 10-24
W18 COWBOYS W 26-6
Team Info:
2022: 8-8-1 (4th in NFC West)
Home: 4-5
Away: 4-3-1
East: 2-3-1
NFC: 5-6-1
AFC: 3-2
Head Coach: Ron Rivera
Washington: 22-27-2
Career: 98-90-2
Playoffs: 3-5
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Sam Howell (11-19, 169 yards, 57.9%, 8.9 avg., 1 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing: Brian Robinson (205 car., 797 yards, 3.9 avg., 2 TD)
Receiving: Terry McLaurin (77 rec., 1191 yards, 15.5 avg., 5 TD)
Yards After Catch: Terry McLaurin (394)
TD’s Scored: Jahan Dotson (7)
Sacks: Daron Payne (11.5)
Tackles: Jamin Davis (104)
Interceptions: Darrick Forest (4)
Pass Deflections: Kendall Fuller (13)
Tackles For Loss: Daron Payne (18)
Forced Fumbles: Jonathan Allen/Darrick Forrest (2)
Kick Returns: Antonio Gibson (21 ret., 486 yards, 23.1 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Dax Milne (40 ret., 311 yards, 7.8 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Joey Slye (25-30 fg/fga., 83%, 24-28 xp/xpa., 99 pts.)
Punting: Tress Way (83 punts, 3885 yards, 46.8 avg., 37 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 14 Sam Howell
RB: 8 Brian Robinson Jr.
WR: 17 Terry McLaurin
WR: 1 Jahan Dotson
WR: 4 Curtis Samuel
TE: 82 Logan Thomas
LT: 72 Charles Leno Jr.
LG: 75 Chris Paul
OC: 63 Nick Gates
RG: 76 Sam Cosmi
RT: 71 Andrew Wylie
KR: 24 Antonio Gibson
PK: 6 Joey Slye
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 90 Montez Sweat
DT: 95 Daron Payne
DT: 93 Jonathan Allen
DE: 99 Chase Young
LB: 52 Jamin Davis
LB: 57 Cody Barton
NB: 20 Jartavius Martin |R|
CB: 29 Kendall Fuller
CB: 13 Emmanuel Forbes |R|
FS: 22 Darrick Forrest
SS: 31 Kamren Curl
PR: 15 Dax Milne
PT: 5 Tress Way
Team Grades
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: C
Defense
Defensive Line: A
Linebackers: A
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: B
Punt Returners: B
Kickers: B
Punters: A
Schedule:
09/10 CARDINALS | Washington trails the series 35-43-2. The Commanders are 3-3 since 2013 and their last series loss (26-33) was in 2020.
09/17 @ Broncos | Washington leads the series 9-5. The Commanders won (30-13) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
09/24 BILLS | Washington trails the series 6-10. The Commanders lost (21-43) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
10/01 @ Eagles | Washington leads the series 58-54-3. The Commanders are 8-12 since 2013 and their last series road loss (17-27) was in 2021.
10/05 BEARS | Washington leads the series 19-10. The Commanders are 4-1 since 2013 and their last series loss (15-31) was in 2019.
10/15 @ Falcons | Washington leads the series 17-10-1. The Commanders are 2-3 since 2013 and their last series loss (14-38) was in 2018.
10/22 @ Giants | Washington trails the series 50-61-2. The Commanders are 6-13-1 since 2013 and their last series road win (22-7) was in 2021.
10/29 EAGLES | The Commanders last series home win (27-17) was in 2020.
11/05 @ Patriots | Washington leads the series 6-5. The Commanders lost (7-33) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
11/12 @ Seahawks | Washington leads the series 13-9. The Commanders won (17-15) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
11/19 GIANTS | The Commanders last series home win (30-29) was in 2021.
11/23 @ Cowboys | Washington trails the series 43-72. The Commanders are 6-14 since 2013 and their last series road win (41-16) was in 2020.
12/03 DOLPHINS | Washington trails the series 6-9. The Commanders won (17-16) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
12/17 @ Rams | Washington leads the series 18-11-1. The Commanders lost (10-30) the last meeting between teams in 2020.
12/24 @ Jets | Washington leads the series 8-4. The Commanders lost (17-34) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
12/31 49ERS | Washington trails the series 11-19-1. The Commanders are 2-4 since 2013 and their last series win (23-15) was in 2020.
01/07 COWBOYS | The Commanders last series home loss (20-27) was in 2021.
Prediction:
Home: 4-4
Road: 4-5
East: 3-3
NFC: 7-5
AFC: 1-4
Overall: 8-9 (3rd in NFC East)
UFA: Unrestricted Free Agent
Series Histories: Histories are from the inception of the first Super Bowl season through present day. Meetings prior to 1966 are not included. Playoff wins are included in the year the season took place. For example, if a team won a wildcard game in January of 2023, the game will be listed under the 2022 season.
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