The Washington Commanders beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 on Sunday night in Landover, Maryland, for their first win since Week 3. Jayden Daniels passed for 217 yards and a touchdown, and Drew Stevens kicked four field goals as Washington wiped out an early 10-point deficit and then kept Philadelphia scoreless for the rest of the night.
The result moved the Commanders to 2-4-1 and gave the Commanders a split of the season series after a 24-22 road loss to Philadelphia in Week 1. The Eagles fell to 2-6 with a sixth straight loss, their longest losing run since 2012, and dropped into last place in the NFC East while the New York Giants, at 4-2-1, were idle.
Eagles strike first in Landover
Philadelphia made the early running. Jake Elliott kicked a 40-yard field goal in the first quarter, and Saquon Barkley ran three yards for a touchdown to put the Eagles 10-0 ahead. Barkley’s score came after a fumble by Chig Okonkwo, only the third turnover of the season for Washington.
The fast start gave Philadelphia control of the game in the opening quarter, and the visitors had every reason to feel good about where the night was heading. Washington had gone without a win since Week 3, and the Eagles had scored on two of their early chances to build a double-digit lead.
Commanders hit back before halftime
The Commanders answered before the quarter was out. Stevens kicked a 56-yard field goal late in the first quarter to cut the gap to 10-3, and the home team tied the game on an 11-play, 89-yard drive finished by Daniels with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs. Stevens added a 39-yard kick with 19 seconds left in the half, sending Washington into the break with a 13-10 lead.
That closing stretch of the half changed the shape of the game. Washington had trailed by 10 points in the first quarter, and the home team went into the locker room ahead after scoring on three separate drives. The Eagles, who had started so well, went into the break behind for the first time in the night.
Commanders close the game out late
The third quarter brought the only points of the period, and they went to the Commanders. After Tanner McKee lost a fumble, Daniels threw a 53-yard pass to Treylon Burks to move the home team into range, and Stevens converted from 25 yards with 1 minute 33 seconds left in the quarter to make it 16-10.
Philadelphia had a chance to get back into the game in the fourth quarter, but a 15-play drive ended with nothing when Elliott’s 41-yard field goal attempt hit the left upright with 8 minutes 58 seconds to play. It was Elliott’s first missed kick of the season, and it left the Eagles still chasing a game that had moved away from them.
Eight plays later, Stevens kicked a 42-yard field goal to stretch the lead to 19-10 with 3 minutes 43 seconds left. The Commanders then scored the final points of the night on a 1-yard touchdown run by Rachaad White, followed by a two-point conversion run by Austin Ekeler with 1 minute 52 seconds to play. The closing run of 27 unanswered points covered the whole of the second half and most of the second quarter, since Philadelphia scored all of its points in the first quarter.
Daniels finished 16 of 29 passing for the game. Diggs caught the touchdown that tied the score, and Stevens finished with four field goals from 56, 39, 25 and 42 yards, accounting for 12 of the Commanders’ 27 points. White’s late touchdown run and Ekeler’s conversion run put the result beyond doubt in the final two minutes.
McKee, making his first career road start, completed 23 of 34 passes for 212 yards for Philadelphia. He lost a fumble, threw an interception and was sacked five times while under constant pressure, and the Eagles could not find a way back after their fast start. Barkley’s 3-yard touchdown run was Philadelphia’s only touchdown of the night.
The win also changed the shape of the NFC East. Washington gained ground on the idle Giants, who sit at 4-2-1, while Philadelphia fell into the division basement at 2-6. For a team that had not won since Week 3, the victory ended a long wait and gave the Commanders a split against a divisional rival they had lost to on the road in the season opener.