Week 8 – Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders

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November 2, 2026

By Noonefromtampa

First Quarter

Eagles won the coin toss and elected to defer to the second half. Luke McCaffrey returned the kickoff 44 yards to midfield. Washington opened with three straight runs for 15 yards and a first. Jayden Daniels missed Treylon Burks on his first throw but found Antonio Williams for 4 yards on his second throw. The Eagles committed one 5-yard penalty, but the Commanders committed two, giving them a third and 11. The failed to convert and Matt Stevens missed a 55 yard field goal wide right.

Saquon Barkley gained two yards on his first carry and Tanner McKee scrambled for 4 yards. Pressure on third down forced an incompletion leading to a punt which went out of bounds inside the twenty at the twelve yard line.

Austin Ekeler ran for 7 yards, but Daniels missed Stefon Diggs on second down. Burks dropped a first catch down forcing a Tress Way punt.

Makai Lemon caught a 20 yard pass from McKee to start the drive. After a 5 yard Barkley run, Darius Copper had an 11 yard reception. Washington’s defense held the Eagles to 4 yards on two rushes and pressure forces an incompletion on third down. Jake Elliot made a 40 yard field to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead.

After two consecutive 5-yard penalties, Daniels found Chig Okonkwo for 11 yards but fumbled the ball when hit which was recovered by Zack Braun.

Barkley caught a 24 yard pass over Sonny Styles and went out at the 2 yard line. He scored the touchdown two plays later. The extra point was good, making the lead 10-0.

Washington picked up a first down behind a 4-yard run by Rachaad White and a Burks 7-yard catch. White was able to convert another first down on a short catch, but Washington failed to convert a third and four. Stevens was able to put the 56-yard field goal attempt to cut the lead to 10-3.

Elijah Mitchell gained 5 yards on a run up middle to end the quarter.

Second Quarter

Mitchell picked up the first down with a run of 7 yards. After an incompletion, Cooper has an 8-yard catch and then Mitchell ran for 3 yards to convert. After another 5-yard run by Mitchell, Shy Tuttle sacked McKee for a 7-yard loss. The Eagles gained only three yards on a checkdown when McKee was pressured out of the pocket. The Eagles punt was downed at the Washington 11 yard line.

Ekeler ran for 4 yards and then Burks had a 21 yard reception.

After a short run by Ekeler, Williams caught consecutive passes for the first down. Williams had a 10 yard catch and Daniels scrambled for 14 yards. Ekeler ran for 18 yards around left end then Diggs caught an 8 yard touchdown on a rub play. The extra point was successful after another false start tying the game at 10 apiece.

After K’Lavon Chaisson was called for roughing the passer, Barkley was tackled for a 4 yard loss, and the Eagles were called for delay of game putting them in a second and 19 which they were unable to convert. Washington was called for a penalty on the punt which went into the end zone.

Starting at their own 10, White ran for 2 yards and the Eagles defense went offside for a free 5 yards making it second and three going into the two-minute warning. White ran twice for an apparent first down which was overturned on review. Way punted the ball away.

Washington was able to force a three and out. McCaffrey returned the punt 27 yards to midfield.

Daniels found Diggs on a crossing route for 20 yards. Daniels scrambled for 9 yards and then took a hard hit on an incomplete deep throw. Another incompletion forced a 39 yard field goal attempt which was good, giving Washington a 13-10 lead.

The Eagles got the ball back with 12 seconds left in the half. Barkley ran for 3 yards to end the half.

Third Quarter

The Eagles were able to move the ball out to midfield behind combinations short runs and passes. They picked up two first downs, before Nick Cross tackled Mitchell for a 3 yard loss on third and short. The punt rolled down the Washington 4 yard line.

Jeremy McNichols ran for four yards and Daniels was forced to throw the ball away on second down. Okonkwo made a one-handed catch for 21 yards to convert the first own. After McNichols had a 7 yard reception, Washington lost yards and was forced to punt it away.

Charles Omenihu sacked McKee for a 5 yard loss to start the next drive. McKee then hit Lemon for 8 yards and Dallas Goedert for 16 yards. After stopping Mitchell for no gain, McKee hit Godert for 6 yards but was sacked by Dorance Armstrong on third which was recovered by Omenihu at Washington’s 40 yard line.

Daniels hit Burks for 53 yards down to the Eagles 7 yard line. Washington was unable to punch the ball into the end zone from there a settled for a 25 yard Stevens field goal to push the lead to 16-10.

After stopping the Eagles for two short gains, Trey Amos intercepted a tipped ball, but Chassion was called for roughing the passer again. Chassion stopped Barkley for no gain to end the quarter.

Fourth Quarter

Lemon caught a 6 yard pass and McKee ran for 16 yards. Washington got the Eagles into a third and eight, but Hollywood Brown caught an 8-yard pass for first down. The Eagles also converted a third and short to the Washington 21 yard line.  McKee threw an incompletion and Mitchell ran for 6 yards. Styles tackled Mitchell for no gain on the third down checkdown. Consecutive penalties on the Eagles backed the Eagles up 10 yards and took a successful field goal off the board. The second attempt by Elliot clanged off the left upright and was not good.

After a two yard run by White, Daniels hit Williams for 30 yards down the middle of the field.  After a no gain run, Diggs caught a 10 yard pass. Washington only gained 4 more yards and Stevens came on to make a 42 yard field goal, extending the lead to 19-10. More importantly, it was now a two-score game for the Eagles.

Amik Robertson tackled Mitchell for a 4 tard loss on first down and McKee threw it away on second down. Chassion sacked McKee on third down on a quick whistle. Fourth down saw an interception by Rasul Douglas on a desperation throw by McKee.

White ran for 33 yards down to the Eagles 4-yard line. He scored two plays later. Ekeler ran in the two-point attempt to make the score 27-10 with 1:52 left to play.

Washington let the Eagles throw all they wanted underneath and they picked up 69 meaningless yards to end the game.

Thoughts

The stupid penalties and mental mistakes continue after the bye week which is inexcusable.  Chassion with 30 yards of penalties and negated a turnover.

Washington won mostly because they made fewer mistakes than the Eagles.

They did get 10 points off of turnovers which always helps. They also had no scores negated by a penalty in this game.

I expected a more polished performance after the bye week and Dan Quinn’s claim on renewed focus to reduce error, but the team looked very rusty in the first quarter but “dominated” the rest of the game, outscoring the Eagles 27-0.

Best run of the night…

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