Nik Bonitto rose and tipped Marcus Mariota’s two-point conversion pass to the Northwest Stadium turf, and the Denver Broncos held on for a 27-26 overtime win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football. It was Denver’s ninth straight victory of the 2025 NFL season and their eighth one-score escape — the kind of result that separates good teams from pretenders.
RJ Harvey put Denver up seven on the Broncos’ first overtime possession, finishing a five-play, 76-yard drive with a five-yard touchdown run. Washington answered with an 11-play, 65-yard march, Mariota hitting Terry McLaurin at the three-yard line to pull within one. Dan Quinn sent his offense back out for the conversion. Bonitto read the play, extended his right arm, and that was the game.
Bo Nix threw for 321 yards with one touchdown and one interception for the AFC West-leading Broncos, who moved to 10-2. Mariota — starting in place of Jayden Daniels, who had been sidelined since Week 9 with a dislocated left elbow — passed for 294 yards and two touchdowns. Washington outgained Denver 419 yards to 402 and controlled the ball for more than 35 minutes, but the Commanders fell to 3-9 and a seventh consecutive defeat.
Table of Contents
Game Information
Final Score: Denver Broncos 27, Washington Commanders 26 (OT)
Terry McLaurin 3-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (two-point pass failed) — 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:12
27
26
Team Stats
Stat
Denver Broncos
Washington Commanders
Total Yards
402
419
Net Passing Yards
315
276
Rushing Yards
87
143
Total Plays
69
85
Yards per Play
5.8
4.9
First Downs
23
30
Passing First Downs
18
19
Rushing First Downs
5
8
Penalty First Downs
0
1
Third Down Conv.
7/15 (47%)
8/17 (44%)
Fourth Down Conv.
1/1 (100%)
3/3 (100%)
Red Zone (Scores/Att)
5/5 (100%)
5/6 (83%)
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Sacks Allowed – Yards
1 – 6
2 – 18
Penalties – Yards
5 – 33
5 – 35
Total Possessions
10
11
Avg Plays per Drive
7.6
8.2
Avg Yards per Drive
36.5
34.8
Time of Possession
32:13
35:00
Avg EPA per Play (PFF)
+0.160
–0.032
Passing Stats
Bo Nix and Marcus Mariota – Box Score
Player
Team
CMP
ATT
CMP%
YDS
TD
INT
SK
SK YDS
LNG
RTG
QBR
Bo Nix
DEN
29
45
64.4%
321
1
1
1
6
41
83.7
62.8
Marcus Mariota
WAS
28
50
56.0%
294
2
1
2
18
38
78.2
55.8
Advanced Passing Stats
Player
Team
Adj CMP%
aDOT
Air Yds
YAC
YAC/CMP
Drops
Bad Throws
Scrambles
Scrm Yds
Pressures
Prss%
TTT
Bo Nix
DEN
85.4%
5.0
125
196
6.8
6
3
2
16
7
14.6%
3.21s
Marcus Mariota
WAS
66.7%
11.9
213
82
2.9
1
9
3
27
8
14.5%
2.63s
Source: Pro Football Reference, PFF. TTT = time to throw.
Rushing Stats
Denver Broncos
Player
Pos
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
YBC/Att
YAC/Att
1D
RJ Harvey
RB
13
35
2.7
2
11
1.6
1.1
3
Jaleel McLaughlin
RB
6
24
4.0
0
14
2.5
1.5
1
Bo Nix
QB
2
16
8.0
0
11
8.0
0.0
1
Marvin Mims Jr.
WR
1
9
9.0
0
9
9.0
0.0
0
Adam Prentice
FB
1
3
3.0
0
3
1.0
2.0
1
TEAM
23
87
3.8
2
14
6
Washington Commanders
Player
Pos
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
YBC/Att
YAC/Att
1D
Marcus Mariota
QB
10
55
5.5
0
19
4.9
0.6
5
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
RB
11
41
3.7
1
11
1.1
2.6
2
Jeremy McNichols
RB
6
30
5.0
0
16
1.0
4.0
2
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB
4
20
5.0
0
12
3.3
1.8
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
2
–3
–1.5
0
–1
–1.5
0.0
0
TEAM
33
143
4.3
1
19
10
Receiving Stats
Denver Broncos
Player
Pos
TGT
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
YAC
1D
DROP
ADOT
Evan Engram
TE
9
6
79
13.2
0
41
61
3
2
4.4
Courtland Sutton
WR
6
5
62
12.4
1
31
9
3
0
10.5
Adam Trautman
TE
4
3
47
15.7
0
22
28
3
1
3.5
Pat Bryant
WR
7
3
42
14.0
0
21
18
2
1
8.9
RJ Harvey
RB
4
3
27
9.0
0
12
28
2
1
–0.5
Troy Franklin
WR
3
2
21
10.5
0
17
0
1
1
6.3
Tyler Badie
RB
5
3
18
6.0
0
13
25
1
0
0.4
Adam Prentice
FB
1
1
11
11.0
0
11
9
1
0
2.0
Marvin Mims Jr.
WR
2
2
8
4.0
0
6
10
1
0
–1.0
Jaleel McLaughlin
RB
1
1
6
6.0
0
6
8
0
0
–2.0
Lil’Jordan Humphrey
WR
1
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
TEAM
43
29
321
11.1
1
41
196
17
6
Washington Commanders
Player
Pos
TGT
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
YAC
1D
DROP
ADOT
Zach Ertz
TE
13
10
106
10.6
0
21
35
6
0
8.3
Terry McLaurin
WR
14
7
96
13.7
1
20
8
6
1
15.1
Deebo Samuel
WR
7
5
64
12.8
0
38
21
3
0
8.7
Colson Yankoff
TE
1
1
14
14.0
0
14
1
1
0
13.0
John Bates
TE
2
2
9
4.5
0
7
8
0
0
0.5
Treylon Burks
WR
4
1
5
5.0
1
5
0
1
0
17.5
Jeremy McNichols
RB
2
2
0
0.0
0
0
9
0
0
–4.5
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
RB
1
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
12.0
Jaylin Lane
WR
1
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
29.0
TEAM
45
28
294
10.5
2
38
82
17
1
Defensive Stats
Denver Broncos Defense
Player
Pos
TOT
SOLO
AST
SACKS
TFL
PD
INT
INT YDS
QBH
FF
Talanoa Hufanga
S
13
10
3
0.0
2
1
0
—
0
0
Brandon Jones
S
8
6
2
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Alex Singleton
LB
6
4
2
0.0
0
2
0
—
1
0
Jonathon Cooper
ED
6
4
2
0.0
1
0
0
—
0
0
Ja’Quan McMillian
CB
6
4
2
0.0
0
1
0
—
0
0
Dre Greenlaw
LB
5
2
3
0.0
0
1
1
27
0
0
Malcolm Roach
DI
5
2
3
0.0
1
0
0
—
0
0
Pat Surtain II
CB
4
4
0
0.0
0
1
0
—
0
0
Riley Moss
CB
4
3
1
0.0
0
2
0
—
0
0
Dondrea Tillman
ED
4
1
3
1.0
1
0
0
—
2
0
Nik Bonitto
ED
3
2
1
1.0
1
0
0
—
1
1
Eyioma Uwazurike
DI
3
1
2
0.0
1
0
0
—
0
0
D.J. Jones
DI
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
—
1
0
Zach Allen
DI
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
—
1
0
Devon Key
S
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
1
Quandarrius Robinson
ED
1
1
0
0.0
1
0
0
—
0
0
Jahdae Barron
CB
1
1
0
0.0
0
1
0
—
0
0
JL Skinner
S
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
John Franklin-Myers
DI
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
TEAM
83
52
31
2.0
8
9
1
27
6
2
Washington Commanders Defense
Player
Pos
TOT
SOLO
AST
SACKS
TFL
PD
INT
INT YDS
QBH
FF
Bobby Wagner
LB
8
3
5
0.0
0
1
1
6
0
0
Mike Sainristil
CB
7
4
3
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Jeremy Reaves
S
7
3
4
0.0
0
1
0
—
0
0
Quan Martin
S
7
2
5
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Jonathan Jones
CB
6
5
1
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Will Harris
S
6
4
2
0.0
0
1
0
—
0
0
Noah Igbinoghene
CB
6
3
3
0.0
0
1
0
—
0
0
Jordan Magee
LB
6
3
3
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Daron Payne
DI
5
2
3
0.0
1
0
0
—
0
0
Frankie Luvu
LB
4
1
3
1.0
1
1
0
—
2
1
Eddie Goldman
DI
4
1
3
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Kain Medrano
LB
3
1
2
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Preston Smith
ED
2
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
—
1
0
Percy Butler
S
2
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Von Miller
ED
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
—
1
0
Antonio Hamilton
CB
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Jacob Martin
ED
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
T.J. Maguranyanga
ED
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
—
0
0
TEAM
79
35
44
1.0
2
5
1
6
4
1
Pass Rush Stats (PFF)
Denver Broncos Pass Rush
Player
Pos
Pressures
Sacks
Hits
Hurries
Rush Snaps
PR%
Dondrea Tillman
ED
2
1
1
0
10
20.0%
John Franklin-Myers
DI
2
0
0
2
29
6.9%
Zach Allen
DI
2
0
1
1
42
4.8%
Alex Singleton
LB
1
0
1
0
6
16.7%
D.J. Jones
DI
1
0
1
0
8
12.5%
Eyioma Uwazurike
DI
1
0
0
1
9
11.1%
Quandarrius Robinson
ED
1
0
0
1
13
7.7%
Nik Bonitto
ED
1
0
0
1
39
2.6%
Washington Commanders Pass Rush
Player
Pos
Pressures
Sacks
Hits
Hurries
Rush Snaps
PR%
Preston Smith
ED
5
0
1
4
19
26.3%
Frankie Luvu
LB
2
1
1
0
13
15.4%
Von Miller
ED
2
0
0
2
22
9.1%
Jer’Zhan Newton
DI
1
0
0
1
11
9.1%
Sheldon Day
DI
1
0
0
1
14
7.1%
Javon Kinlaw
DI
2
0
0
2
31
6.5%
Jacob Martin
ED
2
0
0
2
33
6.1%
Coverage Stats (PFF)
Denver Broncos Coverage
Player
Pos
TGT
REC
CMP%
Yds Allowed
INT
PBU
Passer RTG
Riley Moss
CB
8
4
50.0%
65
0
2
117.2
Talanoa Hufanga
S
5
4
80.0%
55
0
0
112.5
Brandon Jones
S
5
4
80.0%
47
0
0
105.8
Alex Singleton
LB
6
5
83.3%
48
0
2
100.0
Pat Surtain II
CB
9
4
44.4%
35
0
0
92.4
Ja’Quan McMillian
CB
7
5
71.4%
30
0
1
79.5
Jahdae Barron
CB
2
1
50.0%
8
0
0
60.4
Dre Greenlaw
LB
2
1
50.0%
7
1
0
18.8
Washington Commanders Coverage
Player
Pos
TGT
REC
CMP%
Yds Allowed
INT
PBU
Passer RTG
Will Harris
S
5
4
80.0%
62
0
0
157.9
Bobby Wagner
LB
8
4
50.0%
75
1
0
43.2
Jonathan Jones
CB
6
6
100%
55
0
0
104.9
Noah Igbinoghene
CB
5
4
80.0%
46
0
1
105.0
Mike Sainristil
CB
4
4
100%
22
0
0
89.6
Jordan Magee
LB
3
2
66.7%
14
0
0
77.1
Quan Martin
S
2
1
50.0%
16
0
0
77.1
Jacob Martin
ED
2
1
50.0%
12
0
0
68.8
Jeremy Reaves
S
2
1
50.0%
8
0
0
60.4
Frankie Luvu
LB
2
1
50.0%
5
0
0
56.3
Von Miller
ED
1
1
100%
6
0
0
91.7
Special Teams
Field Goals and Extra Points
Player
Team
FGM
FGA
FG%
Long
XPM
XPA
Pts
Wil Lutz
DEN
2
2
100%
33
3
3
9
Jake Moody
WAS
2
2
100%
38
2
2
8
Punting
Player
Team
Punts
Yds
Avg
Long
TB
Inside 20
Jeremy Crawshaw
DEN
4
181
45.3
50
1
1
Tress Way
WAS
4
169
42.3
56
0
2
Kick Returns
Player
Team
Ret
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Deebo Samuel
WAS
4
114
28.5
35
0
Marvin Mims Jr.
DEN
3
68
22.7
26
0
Tyler Badie
DEN
2
50
25.0
27
0
Jeremy McNichols
WAS
1
15
15.0
15
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
Ret
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Marvin Mims Jr.
DEN
1
10
10.0
10
0
Jaylin Lane
WAS
1
0
0.0
0
0
Player Snap Counts
Denver Broncos
Player
Pos
Off Snaps
Off %
Def Snaps
Def %
ST Snaps
ST %
Bo Nix
QB
70
100%
—
—
—
—
Garett Bolles
T
70
100%
—
—
—
—
Alex Palczewski
G
70
100%
—
—
5
17%
Mike McGlinchey
T
70
100%
—
—
5
17%
Quinn Meinerz
G
70
100%
—
—
5
17%
Luke Wattenberg
C
70
100%
—
—
5
17%
Courtland Sutton
WR
57
81%
—
—
—
—
Pat Bryant
WR
49
70%
—
—
—
—
Adam Trautman
TE
41
59%
—
—
5
17%
Evan Engram
TE
38
54%
—
—
—
—
Troy Franklin
WR
37
53%
—
—
—
—
RJ Harvey
RB
33
47%
—
—
—
—
Marvin Mims Jr.
WR
23
33%
—
—
9
31%
Tyler Badie
RB
18
26%
—
—
18
62%
Adam Prentice
FB
16
23%
—
—
16
55%
Lil’Jordan Humphrey
WR
14
20%
—
—
2
7%
Jaleel McLaughlin
RB
13
19%
—
—
—
—
Frank Crum
T
11
16%
—
—
9
31%
Pat Surtain II
CB
—
—
90
100%
—
—
Talanoa Hufanga
S
—
—
90
100%
4
14%
Alex Singleton
LB
—
—
89
99%
—
—
Brandon Jones
S
—
—
89
99%
—
—
Riley Moss
CB
—
—
77
86%
4
14%
Zach Allen
DI
—
—
73
81%
4
14%
Jonathon Cooper
ED
—
—
65
72%
—
—
Dre Greenlaw
LB
—
—
65
72%
—
—
Nik Bonitto
ED
—
—
64
71%
—
—
Ja’Quan McMillian
CB
—
—
64
71%
—
—
Malcolm Roach
DI
—
—
46
51%
6
21%
John Franklin-Myers
DI
—
—
44
49%
4
14%
Quandarrius Robinson
ED
—
—
26
29%
22
76%
Dondrea Tillman
ED
—
—
25
28%
20
69%
Jahdae Barron
CB
—
—
25
28%
—
—
Eyioma Uwazurike
DI
—
—
20
22%
6
21%
D.J. Jones
DI
—
—
19
21%
2
7%
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB
—
—
12
13%
8
28%
Justin Strnad
LB
—
—
3
3%
19
66%
Devon Key
S
—
—
2
2%
24
83%
JL Skinner
S
—
—
1
1%
17
59%
Washington Commanders
Player
Pos
Off Snaps
Off %
Def Snaps
Def %
ST Snaps
ST %
Marcus Mariota
QB
90
100%
—
—
—
—
Laremy Tunsil
T
90
100%
—
—
4
14%
Josh Conerly Jr.
T
90
100%
—
—
4
14%
Sam Cosmi
G
90
100%
—
—
4
14%
Chris Paul
G
90
100%
—
—
4
14%
Tyler Biadasz
C
90
100%
—
—
—
—
Deebo Samuel
WR
63
70%
—
—
7
24%
Zach Ertz
TE
60
67%
—
—
—
—
Treylon Burks
WR
59
66%
—
—
—
—
John Bates
TE
46
51%
—
—
15
52%
Terry McLaurin
WR
46
51%
—
—
—
—
Jeremy McNichols
RB
44
49%
—
—
10
34%
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
RB
37
41%
—
—
—
—
Jaylin Lane
WR
35
39%
—
—
4
14%
Chris Moore
WR
25
28%
—
—
2
7%
Ben Sinnott
TE
15
17%
—
—
14
48%
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB
13
14%
—
—
—
—
Colson Yankoff
TE
4
4%
—
—
19
66%
Brandon Coleman
G
3
3%
—
—
4
14%
Mike Sainristil
CB
—
—
70
100%
11
38%
Bobby Wagner
LB
—
—
70
100%
6
21%
Frankie Luvu
LB
—
—
70
100%
1
3%
Jonathan Jones
CB
—
—
69
99%
1
3%
Quan Martin
S
—
—
67
96%
10
34%
Will Harris
S
—
—
55
79%
1
3%
Jacob Martin
ED
—
—
50
71%
6
21%
Javon Kinlaw
DI
—
—
46
66%
6
21%
Noah Igbinoghene
CB
—
—
46
66%
4
14%
Daron Payne
DI
—
—
44
63%
5
17%
Preston Smith
ED
—
—
31
44%
—
—
Jeremy Reaves
S
—
—
29
41%
17
59%
Von Miller
ED
—
—
25
36%
1
3%
Jordan Magee
LB
—
—
24
34%
21
72%
Sheldon Day
DI
—
—
22
31%
—
—
Eddie Goldman
DI
—
—
21
30%
—
—
Jer’Zhan Newton
DI
—
—
20
29%
5
17%
T.J. Maguranyanga
ED
—
—
11
16%
—
—
PFF Player Grades
Initial grades, subject to review.
Offense – Top Grades
Player
Team
Pos
PFF Grade
Snaps
Quinn Meinerz
DEN
G
89.1
70
Terry McLaurin
WAS
WR
82.5
46
Sam Cosmi
WAS
G
80.2
90
Mike McGlinchey
DEN
T
80.0
70
Garett Bolles
DEN
T
75.3
70
Defense – Top Grades
Player
Team
Pos
PFF Grade
Snaps
Dre Greenlaw
DEN
LB
91.2
65
Dondrea Tillman
DEN
ED
89.1
25
Noah Igbinoghene
WAS
CB
77.0
46
Ja’Quan McMillian
DEN
CB
76.2
64
Riley Moss
DEN
CB
75.2
77
Stats sourced from Pro Football Reference, ESPN, and Pro Football Focus. Advanced passing and pass-rush metrics per PFF.
Denver finished the night at 10-2 — one of the most complete records in football through that point of the 2025 season — with eight of those ten wins decided by one score or less. Washington dropped to 3-9, seven losses straight, the product of a roster hammered by injuries all autumn: its starting quarterback, its top wide receiver for much of the year, its primary running back, its best pass rusher. On paper, the Commanders had no business making Bonitto’s final act the one play that separated the teams. That they came within a deflected pass of sending it to a second overtime is the only postscript that matters.
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