The Commanders twice trailed by 14 points and overcame five turnovers to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 36-33 at Northwest Stadium in Landover.
Here are some of the quick facts from the Commanders 10th win of the 2024 season:
- The Commanders’ win over the Eagles broke the Eagles’ 10-game winning streak.
- The Commanders pulled off a rarity on Sunday: They lost the turnover battle 5-1 and still won the game.
- The Commanders trailed 33-28 with 1:58 remaining when the Eagles lined up to kickoff to Washington. The Commanders then drove 57 yards in 9 plays, earning the victory.
- Third downs were crucial in this game. The Eagles converted only three of 16, while the Commanders converted seven of 13.
- Washington entered the game 0-4 against teams with a winning record. Thus, this is their first 2024 win against a winning team.
- The Commanders surrendered 211 Eagles rushing yards, including 5.4 yards per rushing attempt. Saquon Barkley rushed for 150 yards on 29 carries.
- Jalen Hurts ran for 41 yards on his first three rushing attempts, but on his third carry, he was injured and did not return.
- Jayden Daniels completed 24 of 39 passes for 258 yards, five touchdown passes and two interceptions. Daniels was also Washington’s leading rusher, running for 81 yards on nine rushes.
- Olamide Zaccheaus did not have a touchdown in the first 14 games. He had two touchdown receptions Sunday, finishing with five receptions for 70 yards.
- Receiver Jamison Crowder only had two receptions on Sunday. However, both were for Commanders’ touchdowns.
- With the Commanders’ win today, the Cowboys and 49ers were both eliminated from the playoffs.
- When Sonny Jurgensen was traded from Philadelphia to Washington, he threw five touchdowns against the Eagles in his first season in Washington (1964). Not until today did another Washington quarterback pass for five touchdowns against the Eagles.
- Jayden Daniels is the first Washington rookie quarterback to pass for five touchdowns in a game and the sixth NFL rookie quarterback to accomplish the feat (according to Washington PR).
- Jer’Zhan “Johnny” Newton produced three tackles for a loss, and Frankie Luvu had two as well.
- The Commanders were outplayed so badly by the Eagles in the first quarter that the Eagles generated 183 total yards of offense while Washington only produced 35.
- The 21 points the Commanders surrendered in the first quarter was the most they had given up this season.
- Frankie Luvu’s first-quarter interception was his first as a Commander.
- With his five receptions for 60 yards today, Terry McLaurin goes over 1,000 receiving yards for the fifth consecutive year. He has done it five times in his six NFL seasons.
- McClaurin’s touchdown reception was his 12th this season. He now has 37 touchdown receptions for Washington, which passed Ricky Sanders.