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Which quarterbacks did the Commanders defeat in 2024?

A look at the quarterbacks the Commanders defeated in 2024.

The Team 980 morning host Kevin Sheehan Tuesday morning asked his listeners which quarterbacks the Commanders had beaten this season.

Yes, the Commanders won 12 games this season, and that is wonderful. But let’s also go through the list as Sheehan did, and you might be a bit surprised to be reminded. I don’t recall the order in which Sheehan unveiled the list, but here is the list:

  • First, the Commanders’ five losses this season came against Baker Mayfield (Bucs), Lamar Jackson (Ravens), Russell Wilson (Steelers), Jalen Hurts (Eagles) and Cooper Rush (Cowboys).
  • Four of those five teams to whom the Commanders lost are in the playoffs, which begins this weekend: Bucs, Ravens, Steelers, and Eagles.
  • The Commanders won NFC East games against Daniel Jones (Giants twice), Kenny Pickett (Eagles), and Trey Lance (Cowboys). The Giants finished 3-14, The Eagles’ Jalen Hurts was concussed in the first quarter, and Lance is the Cowboys’ third-string quarterback.
  • Other NFC games the Commanders won: Cardinals (Kyler Murray), Panthers (Andy Dalton), Bears (Caleb Williams), Saints (Jake Haener and Spencer Rattler), Falcons (Michael Penix). Dalton was later benched, Williams and the Bears lost ten straight during the season, Haener and Rattler were the Saints No. 2 and No. 3 quarterbacks behind Derek Carr, and Penix was playing his second NFL game.
  • In the AFC games, the Commanders won: the Bengals (Joe Burrow), Browns (Deshaun Watson), and Titans (Will Levis). Burrow is an All-Pro, Watson’s career has spiraled downward the last two seasons, and Levis, in his two NFL seasons, is 5-16 as a starter, including 2-10 this season.

Conclusion:

This should remind readers of the 2020 season, when Washington mainly defeated lower-tier quarterbacks on their way to a 7-9 season. However, the significant difference is this year’s Commanders had several games where their offense was explosive. Thus, the Commanders won 12 games. Washington’s offense can compete in the 2024 playoffs. The issue will be how well the defense plays against a quality quarterback(s).