Washington Commanders — 2026 season outlook, updated Aug 16, 2026.
Washington Commanders finished the 2025 season 5-12 · Missed the playoffs.
Washington Commanders: 5-12 regular season.
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2025 · Missed the playoffs
Where they rank — 2025
- #5Regression Flags
- #6Play-Action Rate
- #7Team Pace
- #10Team Success Rate and Explosive Play Rate
- #17Defensive Blitz Rate
- #18Team Expected Points Added
- #18Pre-Snap Motion Rate
- #19Pass Rate Over Expected
- #21Team Air Yards and Passing Volume
- #24Goal-Line Usage
- #27Goal-Line Usage
- #75Goal-Line Usage
- #140Goal-Line Usage
- #157Goal-Line Usage
2026 schedule
- Bye week 7 — see all 2026 byes.
- 7th-hardest schedule — opponents average 8.85 projected wins.
- Commanders backfield and handcuffs — depth chart, refreshed daily.
Commanders players we cover
Washington Commanders Camp Update — August 16: Mariota's MCL Leaves Daniels Without a Net
Marcus Mariota's sprained MCL leaves developmental arms behind Jayden Daniels — the one conditional the July projection cannot afford to test — the same week Stefon Diggs answered the WR2 question from outside the building. Washington won its opener 20 to 7 while holding out 26 players, and the win is not the story.
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More episodes
- Camp · Aug 9, 2026
Washington Commanders Camp Update — August 9: Jayden Daniels Is Further Ahead Than Expected
Dan Quinn's words, not ours — and the padded practices backed him: four touchdown throws Wednesday, red-zone command, and an install with visible Ben Johnson fingerprints. The bounce the market already priced needed one thing to be true. It's checking out.
- 2026 Preview
Washington Commanders 2026 Season Preview — The Bounce Is Already Priced In
Washington's 5-and-12 fires both of our bounce-back rules and the injury excuse is half true — but the market already banked the luck at seven and a half, and the team handed both coordinator jobs to first-timers.
- Season Review
Commanders 2025 Season in Review
5-12 regular season
- Draft Recap
6 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft
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