The Commanders used to be so good in one-score games, constantly finding ways to win late. Unfortunately for Washington, the team played that way back in 2024.
That’s sure not the case in 2026. The Commanders are 1-3-1 in one-score games.
That’s the difference between Washington being competitive and their current state.
They lead a second-half lead (albeit a small one) slip, couldn’t complete a late comeback and ended up losing to the Commanders 20-13 on Sunday at Northwest Stadium.
Let’s dive a little deeper into this difficult loss in this Week 9 report card:
Rushing offense
Commanders are normally super committed to running the football, even when the effort’s relatively inefficient.