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The Washington Commanders lost a bizarre game to the Indianapolis Colts in London 30- 13. The team statistics at the end of the game would lead you to believe this game was close; The Commanders out-gained the Colts 317 to 257 in total yards but had only 12 first downs (Colts had 17), both teams possessed the Football for approximately 30 minutes (1/2 the game each). Both place kickers were perfect on their attempts, Stephens 2-2 and Shrader 3-3 for the Colts. Early in the fi

The Washington Commanders broke their six-game home losing streak, defeating the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks 33 to 31 behind an inspirational effort by quarterback Marcus Marietta, who extended his personal winning streak over the Seahawks to three wins without a loss The Seahawks had won 12 consecutive games, including Super Bowl 60 last season, and dominated the game statistically. They had an 86th percentile offensive success rate –and 89th percentile de

Underdogs made their appearance in week 2 of the National Football League‼️ Seven visiting teams came away with victories and five of them were not expected to win. It took just 2 weeks for the madness to surface this season and I expect it to continue throughout the rest of this season. Heading into Week 3, eight teams have yet to win a game and eight teams have not lost a game. Five games this week feature those teams head on head; Texans (0-2) @ Colts (0-2) Chargers (0-2)

Six grueling weeks of training camp, which included three exhibition games, has led to this-- the start of the 2026–27 NFL regular season. Week one kicks off on Wednesday, September 9th, at 8:15 pm EST, featuring a rematch of Super Bowl LX with the defending Champion Seattle Seahawks, hosting the New England Patriots. The Seahawks defeated the Patriots 29 – 13 on February 8th earlier this year in Levi Stadium. Only 12 teams in NFL history have gone back to the Super Bowl in c

The Washington Nationals relied on some great relief pitching and timely hits to defeat the visiting Colorado Rockies 7 to 1. The two teams ended up splitting their four-game series. Washington starting pitcher Jake Irwin had a little trouble in the top of the 1st. He managed to walk the bases loaded, but the defense helped him out and the Rockies failed to score. The Nationals, however, did score a couple in the bottom of the inning. CJ Abrams and Dyland Crews started it off

In their first preseason game with the Dolphins, the Commanders controlled the line of scrimmage; that was not the case in their 17 - 13 loss to the Detroit Lions on Saturday August 22, in Detroit. The exhibition game could not have started any better for the Commanders. On the Lions’ initial series following the Kick off, Commanders Linebacker, Amik Robertson, forced a fumble when he came untouched on a blitz off the Left side and found a clear path to the Lions’ Quarterback

Friday, August 21st After leading most of the game, then losing the late lead, the Washington Nationals used a clutch hit in the ninth off the bat of Daylen Lile to tie the game with the Marlins. Then Miami closed it out in the bottom of the inning. Another tough loss for the Nats, but that’s just the way it’s been these past few weeks. Both teams started off slow, as neither ballclub scored during the first five innings. Brad Lord, Wil Dion, and Orlando Ribalta combined to s

The Washington Commanders played an outstanding game giving up just 7 points in their first exhibition game of the season, defeating the Dolphins on Friday, August 14, 20 – 7. The Dolphins scored their only points in the game on their opening drive, as they marched down the field, aided by 2 penalties and a spectacular one handed catch by Wide Receiver Caleb Douglas, on a pass from newly acquired Quarterback Malik Willis, to score a touchdown and their only points of the game

The road to the NFL regular season begins under the lights as teams take the field for their first exhibition test of the season. After 2 weeks of training camp the teams in the National Football League begin playing the first of their 3 exhibition games this week in preparation for the 2026 -27 regular season that begins on Wednesday September 9th . The excitement commences when the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks in a rematch of Super Bowl LX won by the

There are very few professional sports that created an infrastructure which by it’s very nature allows a team to go worst to first in a single season. Last season the New England Patriots did just that by winning their Division and the American Football Conference before losing 29-13 in Super Bowl LX to the Seattle Seahawks. Since 2002 with the new format, (8 - four team Divisions) twenty-seven teams have risen from last place to win their Division the following year. You mig

The National Football League training camps began this week with each team having a maximum of 90 players in camp looking to be on their team’s 53 man active roster in week 1 of this 2026 season. The 90 player’s on each team begin camp competing against each other in hope of impressing their coaches and earning a spot on the opening day roster. After 2 weeks of practice, teams begin playing exhibition games against an opponent whose players have similar aspirations, compet