Daniels, Commanders Pull Away Late to Defeat Visiting Eagles Sunday
SUMMERFIELD, Md. (Interstat) — Jayden Daniels threw a touchdown pass and Washington scored the final 11 points to beat Philadelphia 27-10 on Sunday in a National Football League game at Northwest Stadium. An announced attendance of 64,195 saw the Commanders improve to 2-4-1 while the Eagles fell to 2-6. Washington avenged a 24-22 loss at Philadelphia earlier this season. Philadelphia entered on a five-game losing streak and has now lost six straight, while Washington had gone 0-2-1 in its previous three games.
Washington won for the first time since beating Seattle earlier this season. The Commanders had gone 0-2-1 in their previous three games, including a tie with the New York Giants and losses to Indianapolis and San Francisco. Philadelphia’s skid includes losses to Dallas, Carolina, Jacksonville, the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago. The Eagles last won at Tennessee before their current six-game slide.
Philadelphia struck first. Jake Elliott capped the opening drive with a 40-yard field goal with 6:10 remaining in the first quarter. After a direct snap, Saquon Barkley ran 3 yards for a touchdown, and Elliott’s extra point gave the Eagles a 10-0 lead with 4:27 left in the quarter. Washington answered before the end of the period on Drew Stevens’ 56-yard field goal with 28 seconds remaining.
Washington tied the game in the second quarter when Daniels found Stefon Diggs for an 8-yard touchdown on a short pass to the right. Stevens converted the extra point to make it 10-10 with 4:56 remaining in the half. Stevens added a 39-yard field goal with 19 seconds left before halftime, sending the Commanders into the break with a 13-10 lead. Washington extended the advantage on Stevens’ 25-yard field goal with 1:33 remaining in the third quarter, making it 16-10.
Philadelphia appeared to cut into the lead with 9:04 remaining in the fourth quarter, but Jake Elliott’s 36-yard field goal was nullified by a penalty. Washington then extended its lead on Stevens’ 42-yard field goal with 3:43 left. Rachaad White scored on a 1-yard run up the middle with 1:52 remaining, and Austin Ekeler rushed left guard for a successful two-point conversion to complete the scoring.
Washington led 13-10 at halftime and 16-10 after three quarters. Elliott’s nullified 36-yard attempt would have trimmed the margin to 16-13. Stevens’ field goals covered 56, 39, 25 and 42 yards. Washington’s scoring included Stevens’ four field goals, Daniels’ touchdown pass to Diggs, White’s 1-yard run and Ekeler’s two-point conversion. Philadelphia scored all 10 of its points in the first quarter, and Washington scored 27 unanswered points after falling behind 10-0. The Commanders held Philadelphia scoreless over the final three quarters.
Daniels completed 16 of 29 passes for 217 yards and a touchdown and ran for 23 yards on two carries. Tanner McKee led Philadelphia by completing 23 of 34 passes for 212 yards and adding 25 yards on four carries. K’Lavon Chaisson had four tackles and one sack for Washington. Treylon Burks had three catches for 81 yards, Antonio Williams had five receptions for 54 yards, Diggs had three catches for 38 yards and a touchdown, and Chig Okonkwo added two catches for 32 yards.
Charles Omenihu had four tackles and a sack, Nick Cross made nine tackles, Sonny Styles and Frankie Luvu each had eight, Dorance Armstrong had seven tackles and a sack, Jeremy Reaves had seven, Shy Tuttle had six tackles and a sack, and Amik Robertson had six. Ekeler ran eight times for 36 yards, Trey Amos and Quan Martin each had four tackles, Tim Settle and Odafe Oweh had two tackles apiece, with Oweh adding a sack, and Colson Yankoff had two tackles. Rasul Douglas had one tackle and one interception, John Bates, Mike Sainristil, Joshua Josephs, Dyami Brown, Kain Medrano and Jordan Magee each had one tackle, Luke McCaffrey returned a kickoff 44 yards and a punt 27 yards, Stevens made four of five field goals, and Tress Way punted three times for 153 yards.
For Philadelphia, Quinyon Mitchell had three tackles, Elijah Mitchell ran 11 times for 34 yards and caught four passes for 3 yards, Saquon Barkley ran 13 times for 30 yards and caught one pass for 24 yards and a touchdown, Dallas Goedert had four catches for 30 yards, Makai Lemon had six catches for 57 yards, Eli Stowers had three catches for 53 yards, Darius Cooper had two catches for 19 yards, Hollywood Brown had two catches for 17 yards, and Jaydon Blue had one catch for 9 yards and returned six kickoffs for 144 yards. Zack Baun had seven tackles, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. made 10 tackles, Andrew Mukuba had nine, Jalen Carter had five tackles and a sack, Kenny Moore II and Riq Woolen each had three tackles, Jeremy McNichols ran five times for 21 yards and caught one pass for 7 yards, Nolan Smith Jr. had three tackles and a sack, and Moro Ojomo had three tackles.
Washington’s leading rusher was Ekeler with 36 yards on eight carries. Washington is scheduled to host the Los Angeles Rams next before visiting the New York Giants. Philadelphia is scheduled to host the New York Giants next. Washington finished with 217 passing yards to Philadelphia’s 212.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Washington 28, Philadelphia 27. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Washington with a 55.2 percent probability to win.