NFL matchups/Commanders @ Falcons
Sun 28 Sep, 18:00 UK, Mercedes-Benz Stadium
27 – 34
Box score
Box score
| Team | Points | Passing yards | Rushing yards | Carries | Turnovers |
| Washington Commanders | 27 | 156 |
147 | 22 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 34 | 313 |
128 | 37 | 1 |
Washington Commanders
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SACKS |
| Marcus Mariota | 16/27 | 156 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
| Chris Rodriguez Jr. | 7 | 59 | 0 | 48 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 7 | 47 | 0 | 16 |
| Marcus Mariota | 2 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| Chris Moore | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeremy McNichols | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | TGT | YDS | TD | LONG |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 6 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 24 |
| Zach Ertz | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| Luke McCaffrey | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 16 |
| Jaylin Lane | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| Tay Martin | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Moore | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jeremy McNichols | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | LONG | XP |
| Matt Gay | 4/4 | 52 | 1/1 |
| Defence | TKL | SOLO | SACKS | INT | PD |
| Bobby Wagner | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Luvu | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Reaves | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sainristil | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quan Martin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorance Armstrong | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Amos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SACKS |
| Michael Penix Jr. | 20/26 | 313 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
| Bijan Robinson | 17 | 75 | 1 | 14 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 16 | 51 | 1 | 19 |
| Michael Penix Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | REC | TGT | YDS | TD | LONG |
| Drake London | 8 | 10 | 110 | 1 | 43 |
| Bijan Robinson | 4 | 5 | 106 | 0 | 69 |
| Kyle Pitts | 5 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 26 |
| Casey Washington | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Darnell Mooney | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud | 1 | 2 | -7 | 0 | -7 |
| Kicking | FG | LONG | XP |
| John Parker Romo | 2/2 | 38 | 4/4 |
| Defence | TKL | SOLO | SACKS | INT | PD |
| Jessie Bates | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Watts | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaden Elliss | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Divine Deablo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dee Alford | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Onyemata | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Floyd | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hughes | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Passing yards are before sacks. Defence shows each side's top tacklers.
Team comparison
Last 15 games before this one
CommandersFalcons
28
Points per game
21.3
25.8
Points allowed
24.5
231.9
Passing yards
236.3
141.9
Rushing yards
143.5
-0.07
Turnover margin
-0.33
Injuries
Out Noah BrownWAS, Groin
Out Percy ButlerWAS, Hip
Did Not Participate In Practice Daron PayneWAS, Not injury related - resting player
Did Not Participate In Practice Laremy TunsilWAS, Not injury related - resting player
Full Participation in Practice Trey AmosWAS, Calf
Did Not Participate In Practice Von MillerWAS, Not injury related - resting player
Did Not Participate In Practice Zach ErtzWAS, Not injury related - resting player
Out A.J. TerrellATL, Hamstring