Josh Johnson was 39 years old, Washington’s third-string quarterback only because both Jayden Daniels and Marcus Mariota were on the injured list, and he scored the winning touchdown with 2:32 remaining to give the Commanders a 24-17 win at Lincoln Financial Field. His 1-yard rush capped a nine-play, 77-yard drive, completing a fourth-quarter comeback from a 17-10 deficit.
Philadelphia rested Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, A.J. Brown and Dallas Goedert. Tanner McKee started in place of Hurts, finishing 21 of 40 for 241 yards with one touchdown and one interception behind a line that surrendered three sacks. The Eagles were penalised nine times for 123 yards, failed all three fourth-down attempts, and held the ball for just 25:51 against Washington’s 34:09.
Detroit beat Chicago 19-16 the same afternoon. That result, alongside Washington’s win, dropped Philadelphia from the NFC’s second seed to the third, setting up a wild-card home game against San Francisco rather than the possibility of two home playoff rounds.
Table of Contents
Box Score
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Washington Commanders (5-12)
0
10
0
14
24
Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)
0
7
10
0
17
Statistical Leaders
Category
Player
Team
Line
Passing
Josh Johnson
WAS
14/22, 131 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 76.1 rating
Passing
Tanner McKee
PHI
21/40, 241 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 68.9 rating
Rushing
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
WAS
16 car, 65 yds, 4.1 avg, 1 TD
Rushing
Tank Bigsby
PHI
16 car, 75 yds, 4.7 avg, 1 TD
Receiving
Terry McLaurin
WAS
4 rec (4 tgt), 57 yds, 14.3 avg
Receiving
DeVonta Smith
PHI
3 rec, 52 yds, 17.3 avg
Tackles
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
PHI
12 combined (5 solo)
Tackles
Jonathan Jones / Jeremy Reaves
WAS
7 combined each
Sacks
D. Payne / V. Miller / N. Igbinoghene
WAS
1.0 each
Interception
Jeremy Reaves
WAS
1 INT, 28 return yds
Interception
Jalyx Hunt
PHI
1 INT, 0 return yds
PFF Grade — Offense
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
WAS
87.1 (29 snaps)
PFF Grade — Defense
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
PHI
90.1 (69 snaps)
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
Drive
Score
2nd
13:37
PHI
Grant Calcaterra 15-yd reception from Tanner McKee (Jake Elliott kick)
9 plays, 80 yds, 3:56
WAS 0, PHI 7
2nd
9:03
WAS
Chris Rodriguez Jr. 1-yd rush (Jake Moody kick)
8 plays, 65 yds, 4:34
WAS 7, PHI 7
2nd
0:00
WAS
Jake Moody 56-yd field goal
5 plays, 33 yds, 0:48
WAS 10, PHI 7
3rd
6:27
PHI
Tank Bigsby 2-yd rush (Jake Elliott kick)
8 plays, 28 yds, 4:25
WAS 10, PHI 14
3rd
0:30
PHI
Jake Elliott 39-yd field goal
10 plays, 52 yds, 4:19
WAS 10, PHI 17
4th
9:35
WAS
John Bates 2-yd reception from Josh Johnson (Jake Moody kick)
9 plays, 65 yds, 5:55
WAS 17, PHI 17
4th
2:32
WAS
Josh Johnson 1-yd rush (Jake Moody kick)
9 plays, 77 yds, 6:05
WAS 24, PHI 17
Josh Johnson’s aborted-snap fumble, recovered by Jalyx Hunt at the Washington 28 with 10:57 left in the third quarter, put Philadelphia in possession at the Washington 28. The Eagles scored eight plays later on Bigsby’s 2-yard rush to lead 14-10.
Kelee Ringo’s 32-yard defensive pass interference penalty on the opening play of Washington’s final drive, called with 8:37 left in the fourth quarter, moved the Commanders from their own 23 to the Philadelphia 45 and began the nine-play, 77-yard sequence that ended with Johnson’s winning rush.
Team Statistics
Washington
Philadelphia
Total Yards
274
307
Total Plays
63
62
Yards per Play
4.3
5.0
1st Downs
25
18
Passing 1st Downs
9
13
Rushing 1st Downs
10
5
Penalty 1st Downs
6
0
Net Pass Yards
131
227
Comp / Att
14/22
21/40
Yards per Pass Attempt
6.0
5.3
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Sacks Allowed / Yards Lost
0 / 0
3 / 14
Net Rush Yards
143
80
Rush Attempts
41
19
Yards per Rush
3.5
4.2
3rd Down Conversions
6/11 (55%)
6/14 (43%)
4th Down Conversions
1/1 (100%)
0/3 (0%)
Red Zone (Scored / Att)
3/4 (75%)
2/3 (67%)
Penalties / Yards
4 / 19
9 / 123
Total Turnovers
2
1
Fumbles Lost
1
0
Total Drives
11
10
Avg Yards per Drive
21.7
26.6
Avg Points per Drive
2.0
1.6
Time of Possession
34:09
25:51
Quarterback Stats: Josh Johnson and Tanner McKee
Player
Team
Cmp
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
INT
Sk
Yds Lost
Rate
QBR
Josh Johnson
WAS
14
22
131
6.0
1
1
0
0
76.1
88.8
Tanner McKee
PHI
21
40
241
6.0
1
1
3
14
68.9
22.2
Advanced Passing
Player
Team
Adj Cmp%
ADOT
IAY/PA
CAY/Cmp
YAC/Cmp
Bad Th%
Drop%
Pressures
Prss%
Scrambles
Scr Yds
Avg TTT
Josh Johnson
WAS
73.7%
6.0
5.5
3.2
6.1
20.0%
0.0%
4
14.3%
6
44
3.01s
Tanner McKee
PHI
69.7%
9.7
9.6
7.0
4.5
28.6%
5.7%
11
24.4%
2
3
2.93s
ADOT = Average Depth of Target | IAY/PA = Intended Air Yards per attempt | CAY/Cmp = Completed Air Yards per completion | YAC/Cmp = Yards After Catch per completion | Prss% = pressure rate | TTT = time to throw
Rushing Stats
Player
Team
Car
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
YBC/Car
YAC/Car
Broken Tkl
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
WAS
16
65
4.1
1
12
2.3
1.8
2
Josh Johnson
WAS
9
45
5.0
1
13
3.3
1.7
0
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
WAS
13
29
2.2
0
8
1.4
0.8
0
Jeremy McNichols
WAS
1
3
3.0
0
3
1.0
2.0
0
Deebo Samuel
WAS
2
1
0.5
0
1
0.5
0.0
0
WAS Total
41
143
3.5
2
13
Tank Bigsby
PHI
16
75
4.7
1
13
2.8
1.9
1
Tanner McKee
PHI
2
3
1.5
0
2
1.0
0.5
0
Will Shipley
PHI
1
2
2.0
0
2
0.0
2.0
0
PHI Total
19
80
4.2
1
13
YBC/Car = Yards Before Contact per carry | YAC/Car = Yards After Contact per carry
Receiving Stats
Player
Team
Tgt
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
YAC
ADOT
Drop
Terry McLaurin
WAS
4
4
57
14.3
0
25
12
11.3
0
Deebo Samuel
WAS
5
2
20
10.0
0
16
28
3.0
0
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
WAS
1
1
18
18.0
0
18
17
1.0
0
John Bates
WAS
2
2
13
6.5
1
11
15
-1.0
0
Treylon Burks
WAS
4
2
12
6.0
0
6
9
11.5
0
Jeremy McNichols
WAS
1
1
8
8.0
0
8
2
6.0
0
Ben Sinnott
WAS
2
2
3
1.5
0
2
3
0.0
0
WAS Total
19
14
131
9.4
1
25
DeVonta Smith
PHI
4
3
52
17.3
0
27
5
15.5
0
Jahan Dotson
PHI
8
3
40
13.3
0
16
3
17.5
0
Darius Cooper
PHI
5
3
33
11.0
0
17
4
13.6
0
Tank Bigsby
PHI
1
1
31
31.0
0
31
30
1.0
0
Kylen Granson
PHI
5
4
30
7.5
0
12
9
6.0
0
Grant Calcaterra
PHI
3
2
21
10.5
1
15
3
8.0
0
Britain Covey
PHI
4
2
20
10.0
0
12
20
2.0
1
Will Shipley
PHI
3
2
11
5.5
0
12
23
-1.7
1
AJ Dillon
PHI
1
1
3
3.0
0
3
0
3.0
0
PHI Total
34
21
241
11.5
1
31
DeVonta Smith entered the game 44 yards short of 1,000 receiving yards for the season. His third catch, a 27-yarder in the first quarter, pushed his season total to 1,008 — his third career 1,000-yard season. He was removed from the game immediately after.
Defensive Stats: Washington Commanders
Player
Pos
Comb
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL
INT
INT Yds
PD
QB Hits
Jonathan Jones
CB
7
6
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Jeremy Reaves
S
7
6
1
0.0
0
1
28
2
0
Mike Sainristil
CB
6
3
3
0.0
0
0
–
1
0
Bobby Wagner
LB
5
1
4
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Daron Payne
DT
4
3
1
1.0
1
0
–
0
2
Javon Kinlaw
DT
4
2
2
0.0
1
0
–
0
0
Jordan Magee
LB
4
3
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Noah Igbinoghene
CB
3
2
1
1.0
0
0
–
0
1
Will Harris
S
3
2
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Von Miller
LB
2
1
1
1.0
1
0
–
0
1
Frankie Luvu
LB
1
1
0
0.0
1
0
–
0
1
Jacob Martin
DE
1
0
1
0.0
1
0
–
0
1
Ale Kaho
LB
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Antonio Hamilton
CB
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Quan Martin
S
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Preston Smith
DE
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Shy Tuttle
DT
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Drake Jackson
DE
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Nick Bellore
LB
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Deebo Samuel
WR
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
TEAM
55
33
3.0
3
1
28
3
6
Defensive Stats: Philadelphia Eagles
Player
Pos
Comb
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL
INT
INT Yds
PD
QB Hits
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB
12
5
7
0.0
1
0
–
0
2
Jihaad Campbell
LB
10
6
4
0.0
0
0
–
1
0
Michael Carter II
CB
9
2
7
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Sydney Brown
S
7
4
3
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Byron Young
DT
7
2
5
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Kelee Ringo
CB
5
4
1
0.0
1
0
–
1
0
Joshua Uche
ED
5
3
2
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Brandon Graham
DE
4
1
3
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Nolan Smith
ED
3
1
2
0.0
1
0
–
0
1
Ty Robinson
DT
3
0
3
0.0
0
0
–
0
1
Jalyx Hunt
ED
2
2
0
0.0
0
1
0
1
0
Brandon Johnson
S
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
–
1
0
Jordan Davis
DT
2
0
2
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Jakorian Bennett
CB
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Cameron Latu
TE
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Smael Mondon
LB
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Moro Ojomo
DT
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
Kylen Granson
TE
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
–
0
0
TEAM
76
33
0.0
2
1
0
5
4
Pass Rush
Washington Commanders
Player
Pos
Total Prss
Sacks
Hits
Hurries
Rush Snaps
Unblocked
PR%
Frankie Luvu
LB
6
1
1
4
17
2
35.3%
Daron Payne
DI
4
1
0
3
33
1
12.1%
Von Miller
ED
3
1
0
2
19
0
15.8%
Jacob Martin
ED
3
0
1
2
34
1
8.8%
Javon Kinlaw
DI
2
0
0
2
35
1
5.7%
Bobby Wagner
LB
1
0
0
1
5
0
20.0%
Drake Jackson
ED
1
0
0
1
7
0
14.3%
Jer’Zhan Newton
DI
1
0
0
1
23
0
4.3%
Preston Smith
ED
0
0
0
0
6
0
0.0%
Ricky Barber
DI
0
0
0
0
7
0
0.0%
Shy Tuttle
DI
0
0
0
0
5
0
0.0%
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
Pos
Total Prss
Sacks
Hits
Hurries
Rush Snaps
Unblocked
PR%
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB
3
0
2
1
4
2
75.0%
Joshua Uche
ED
3
0
0
3
8
0
37.5%
Jihaad Campbell
LB
2
0
0
2
3
1
66.7%
Nolan Smith
ED
2
0
0
2
11
1
18.2%
Byron Young
DI
2
0
1
1
17
0
11.8%
Brandon Graham
ED
1
0
0
1
11
0
9.1%
Jordan Davis
DI
1
0
0
1
15
0
6.7%
Ty Robinson
DI
1
0
0
1
16
1
6.3%
Jalyx Hunt
ED
0
0
0
0
9
0
0.0%
Moro Ojomo
DI
0
0
0
0
18
0
0.0%
PR% = pressure rate per pass rush snap. Source: Pro Football Focus.
PFF Grades
Initial grades from Pro Football Focus, subject to full review.
Offense
Player
Team
Pos
Grade
Snaps
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
WAS
HB
87.1
29
Tyler Steen
PHI
G
84.2
28
John Bates
WAS
TE
80.2
41
Terry McLaurin
WAS
WR
77.6
48
Cameron Williams
PHI
T
71.8
51
Defense
Player
Team
Pos
Grade
Snaps
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
PHI
LB
90.1
69
Jalyx Hunt
PHI
ED
87.9
36
Michael Carter II
PHI
CB
79.5
65
Joshua Uche
PHI
ED
76.2
40
Noah Igbinoghene
WAS
CB
73.2
36
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FGM/FGA
FG%
Long
XPM/XPA
Pts
Jake Moody
WAS
1/2
50.0%
56
3/3
6
Jake Elliott
PHI
1/1
100.0%
39
2/2
5
Moody missed a 24-yard attempt late in the first quarter, then connected from 56 yards on the final play of the first half.
Punting
Player
Team
Punts
Yards
Avg
Long
Inside 20
Tress Way
WAS
3
159
53.0
71
1
Braden Mann
PHI
3
115
38.3
44
1
Kick Returns
Player
Team
Ret
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Will Shipley
PHI
2
55
27.5
29
0
Treylon Burks
WAS
1
22
22.0
22
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
Ret
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Britain Covey
PHI
2
20
10.0
12
0
River Cracraft
WAS
1
1
1.0
1
0
Turnovers and Fumbles
Turnovers
Qtr
Time
Team
Player
Type
Recovered / Returned By
Return Yds
2nd
2:00
WAS
Josh Johnson
Interception
Jalyx Hunt (PHI)
0
2nd
1:00
PHI
Tanner McKee
Interception
Jeremy Reaves (WAS)
28
3rd
10:57
WAS
Josh Johnson
Fumble (aborted snap)
Jalyx Hunt (PHI)
–
Fumbles
Player
Team
Fumbles
Lost
Recovered
Josh Johnson
WAS
1
1
1
Deebo Samuel
WAS
1
0
1
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
WAS
1
0
0
Jalyx Hunt
PHI
0
0
1
Drive Summaries
Washington Commanders
Drive
Qtr
Time
LOS
Plays
Length
Yds
Result
1
1st
12:21
WAS 15
17
9:48
79
Missed FG
2
2nd
13:37
WAS 35
8
4:34
65
Touchdown
3
2nd
4:43
WAS 6
5
2:50
18
Interception
4
2nd
0:48
WAS 29
5
0:48
33
Field Goal
5
3rd
15:00
WAS 26
3
1:13
2
Punt
6
3rd
11:38
WAS 33
2
0:46
-3
Fumble Lost
7
3rd
6:27
WAS 35
3
1:38
3
Punt
8
3rd
0:30
WAS 35
9
5:55
65
Touchdown
9
4th
8:37
WAS 23
9
6:05
77
Touchdown
10
4th
1:17
WAS 31
3
0:24
8
Punt
11
4th
0:08
PHI 21
1
0:08
-1
End of Game
Philadelphia Eagles
Drive
Qtr
Time
LOS
Plays
Length
Yds
Result
1
1st
15:00
PHI 32
4
2:39
18
Punt
2
1st
2:33
PHI 20
9
3:56
80
Touchdown
3
2nd
9:03
PHI 35
8
4:20
59
Downs
4
2nd
1:53
WAS 22
4
1:05
2
Interception
5
3rd
13:47
PHI 9
5
2:09
15
Punt
6
3rd
10:52
WAS 28
8
4:25
28
Touchdown
7
3rd
4:49
PHI 27
10
4:19
52
Field Goal
8
4th
9:35
PHI 35
3
0:58
6
Punt
9
4th
2:32
PHI 35
8
1:15
34
Downs
10
4th
0:53
PHI 28
4
0:45
-7
Downs
Snap Counts
Washington Commanders — Offense
Player
Pos
Off Snaps
Off%
ST Snaps
ST%
Josh Johnson
QB
69
100%
0
0%
Nick Allegretti
G
69
100%
5
23%
Andrew Wylie
G
69
100%
5
23%
Brandon Coleman
T
69
100%
5
23%
Josh Conerly
T
69
100%
5
23%
Chris Paul
G
69
100%
5
23%
Deebo Samuel
WR
49
71%
0
0%
Terry McLaurin
WR
48
70%
0
0%
Treylon Burks
WR
47
68%
4
18%
John Bates
TE
41
59%
12
55%
Ben Sinnott
TE
38
55%
5
23%
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
RB
29
42%
0
0%
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB
25
36%
0
0%
Chris Moore
WR
23
33%
7
32%
Jeremy McNichols
RB
15
22%
0
0%
Colson Yankoff
TE
13
19%
14
64%
Trenton Scott
T
10
14%
5
23%
River Cracraft
WR
7
10%
3
14%
Washington Commanders — Defense
Player
Pos
Def Snaps
Def%
ST Snaps
ST%
Jeremy Reaves
S
64
100%
6
27%
Bobby Wagner
LB
64
100%
3
14%
Frankie Luvu
LB
64
100%
0
0%
Will Harris
S
64
100%
0
0%
Mike Sainristil
CB
63
98%
7
32%
Jonathan Jones
CB
63
98%
0
0%
Jacob Martin
DE
49
77%
3
14%
Javon Kinlaw
DT
45
70%
3
14%
Daron Payne
DT
42
66%
3
14%
Jer’Zhan Newton
DT
38
59%
3
14%
Noah Igbinoghene
CB
36
56%
3
14%
Jordan Magee
LB
28
44%
17
77%
Von Miller
LB
25
39%
0
0%
Ricky Barber
DT
17
27%
0
0%
Drake Jackson
DE
13
20%
0
0%
Preston Smith
DE
12
19%
0
0%
Shy Tuttle
DT
11
17%
0
0%
Quan Martin
S
6
9%
7
32%
Tyler Owens
S
0
0%
17
77%
Nick Bellore
LB
0
0%
17
77%
Kain Medrano
LB
0
0%
14
64%
Percy Butler
S
0
0%
14
64%
Ale Kaho
LB
0
0%
14
64%
Antonio Hamilton
CB
0
0%
11
50%
Jake Moody
K
0
0%
9
41%
Tyler Ott
LS
0
0%
8
36%
Tress Way
P
0
0%
8
36%
Philadelphia Eagles — Offense
Player
Pos
Off Snaps
Off%
ST Snaps
ST%
Tanner McKee
QB
64
100%
0
0%
Drew Kendall
C
64
100%
3
14%
Fred Johnson
T
64
100%
3
14%
Matt Pryor
T
64
100%
3
14%
Jahan Dotson
WR
60
94%
0
0%
Darius Cooper
WR
54
84%
11
50%
Cameron Williams
T
51
80%
3
14%
Kylen Granson
TE
49
77%
15
68%
Brett Toth
G
49
77%
3
14%
Tank Bigsby
RB
38
59%
0
0%
Britain Covey
WR
35
55%
7
32%
Grant Calcaterra
TE
28
44%
6
27%
Tyler Steen
G
28
44%
3
14%
Will Shipley
RB
26
41%
14
64%
Cameron Latu
TE
19
30%
14
64%
DeVonta Smith
WR
9
14%
0
0%
AJ Dillon
RB
2
3%
10
45%
Philadelphia Eagles — Defense
Player
Pos
Def Snaps
Def%
ST Snaps
ST%
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB
69
100%
19
86%
Kelee Ringo
CB
69
100%
15
68%
Sydney Brown
S
69
100%
14
64%
Jakorian Bennett
CB
69
100%
9
41%
Michael Carter II
CB
65
94%
12
55%
Jihaad Campbell
LB
62
90%
0
0%
Byron Young
DT
54
78%
5
23%
Ty Robinson
DT
51
74%
5
23%
Joshua Uche
ED
40
58%
4
18%
Jalyx Hunt
ED
36
52%
6
27%
Moro Ojomo
DT
35
51%
5
23%
Jordan Davis
DT
34
49%
8
36%
Nolan Smith
ED
34
49%
0
0%
Brandon Graham
DE
28
41%
5
23%
Brandon Johnson
DB
23
33%
0
0%
Mac McWilliams
CB
21
30%
7
32%
Smael Mondon
LB
0
0%
14
64%
Jake Elliott
K
0
0%
7
32%
Braden Mann
P
0
0%
6
27%
Charley Hughlett
LS
0
0%
6
27%
Starting Lineups
Washington Commanders
Offense
Player
Pos
Josh Johnson
QB
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB
Deebo Samuel
WR
Terry McLaurin
WR
Treylon Burks
WR
John Bates
TE
Nick Allegretti
G
Andrew Wylie
OL
Brandon Coleman
OT
Josh Conerly
OT
Chris Paul
G
Defense
Player
Pos
Jacob Martin
DE
Javon Kinlaw
DT
Jer’Zhan Newton
DT
Daron Payne
DT
Bobby Wagner
MLB
Frankie Luvu
LB
Jordan Magee
LB
Jonathan Jones
CB
Mike Sainristil
CB
Will Harris
FS
Jeremy Reaves
S
Philadelphia Eagles
Offense
Player
Pos
Tanner McKee
QB
Tank Bigsby
RB
DeVonta Smith
WR
Jahan Dotson
WR
Grant Calcaterra
TE
Kylen Granson
TE
Brett Toth
OL
Tyler Steen
OL
Matt Pryor
OL
Drew Kendall
C
Fred Johnson
T
Defense
Player
Pos
Moro Ojomo
DT
Jordan Davis
DT
Jalyx Hunt
OLB
Nolan Smith
OLB
Jihaad Campbell
LB
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB
Jakorian Bennett
CB
Kelee Ringo
CB
Michael Carter II
CB
Brandon Johnson
DB
Sydney Brown
S
Game Information
Date
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Kickoff
4:25 PM ET
Venue
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
Attendance
69,879
Weather
35°F, humidity 47%, wind 9 mph
Surface
Grass (outdoors)
Duration
3:02
Vegas Line
Eagles -4.5
Over/Under
39.0 (over)
Broadcast
CBS
Coin Toss
Commanders (deferred)
Officials
Role
Name
Referee
Shawn Hochuli
Umpire
Larry Smith
Down Judge
Patrick Holt
Line Judge
Tim Podraza
Back Judge
Jimmy Russell
Side Judge
Jim Quirk
Field Judge
Jason Ledet
Washington closed the year 5-12, with a top-10 selection secured in the 2026 NFL Draft. Johnson’s touchdown pass to Bates was his first since 2021, coming in the final week of a Commanders season that had opened with Jayden Daniels leading genuine Super Bowl expectations and closed with a 39-year-old third-string quarterback starting back-to-back games because everyone ahead of him on the depth chart was hurt.
Philadelphia finished 11-6 as NFC East champions and entered the postseason at home against San Francisco as the NFC’s third seed. The second seed slipped away when Washington’s backup quarterback outplayed Philadelphia’s backup quarterback at Lincoln Financial Field.
Stats sourced from Pro Football Reference, ESPN, and Pro Football Focus.
Cornelia Lindqvist is a Swedish-American sports journalist with 4 years of experience covering professional athletics. She previously worked at Sports Illustrated before joining Newzire. Cornelia reports on the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, international football, and cricket, covering game results, roster moves, trade deals, playoff standings, and player statistics. Her sports analysis background helps readers understand the strategies and numbers behind wins and losses.
