The Washington Commanders’ 2025 win total, 9½, is in the top half of the league and is the highest for the franchise at this point since 2001, its only season under then-coach Marty Schottenheimer. (The NFL still had a 16-game schedule in 2001, when Washington finished 8-8.)
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the Commanders face a tougher schedule in 2025, especially on the road. Five of Washington’s nine 2025 away opponents — the Green Bay Packers, Eagles, Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers and Minnesota Vikings — reached the playoffs last season. The Atlanta Falcons, another road opponent, were in the postseason mix until a late-season collapse, while the Miami Dolphins dealt with significant injuries in 2024 but made the playoffs the previous two seasons.