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In Command: Defensive collapse has forced Dan Quinn’s hand One of the worst defenses in the NFL, the Washington Commanders now turn to head coach Dan Quinn to solve recent defensive troubles this season.

My Commanders notebook from Monday:

- Injuries keep piling up
- Quinn takes over defensively
- Belief remains among those still healthy

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Commanders lose fifth-straight game as struggles continue LANDOVER, Md. — Nothing has gone right for the Washington Commanders since October 5.

Five-straight losses.

First NFL team with four-straight 20+ losses since 2022.

The Commanders' spiral continues

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FINAL | Lions 44, Commanders 22

That was a beatdown. Fourth-straight 20+ point loss for the Commanders, who fall to 3-7 ahead of their trip to Spain to play the Dolphins.

Jake Bates has had a fantastic kicking performance for the Lions. 4/4 on field goals, including a 48-yarder to make it 44-22 Detroit

TOUCHDOWN COMMANDERS

Mariota finds Ben Sinnott for a 4-yard touchdown to cut the lead to...19. He also pulled out the dance in the end zone

41-22 Detroit | 6:57 4Q

The Jahmyr Gibbs Game

3rd touchdown of the night. Second rushing TD of the night. 143 rushing yards, 30 receiving yards

Detroit up big, 41-16

Third FG of the night for Jake Bates and Detroit goes up 35-16 w/ 2:30 left in the third quarter

TOUCHDOWN COMMANDERS

Marcus Mariota finds Deebo Samuel Sr. for a 4-yard TD. On Fox, POTUS helped to call the TD. I have no clue what's going on anymore

32-16 Detroit | 7:05 3Q

Jameson Williams, 14-yard TD reception

It's 32-10 Lions. Woof

HALF | Lions 25, Commanders 10

Surprisingly, Washington is not out of this game quite yet. Commanders down two scores going into the half

Commanders CB Trey Amos, who injured his ankle earlier, has been downgraded to out

Jake Bates hit his second field goal of the game

Commanders trail 25-10 w/ 11 seconds left in the half

POTUS is here at Northwest Stadium and let's just say there were a lot more boos than cheers as he was shown on the jumbotron

TOUCHDOWN COMMANDERS

Chris Rodriguez Jr. runs it in from 1 yard out and the Commanders have a little bit of life here in the 2nd quarter

22-10 Detroit | 3:39 2Q

Looks like someone tried to get on the field and just got taken off by security

Things might get crazy as this game continues

END 1Q | Lions 14, Commanders 3

Not a great start at all for Washington, struggling mightily against Detroit through 15 minutes of play

Goff to Amon-Ra St. Brown, a 9-yard TD reception. Lions strike again in the 1st quarter

14-3 Detroit | 1:54 1Q

43-yard field goal from Matt Gay gets Washington on the board here in the 1st quarter

7-3 Lions | 5:43 1Q

Enhanced security measures all around Northwest Stadium due to POTUS being in attendance

This is what gates still look like to get in midway through the 1st quarter

TOUCHDOWN LIONS

14-yard touchdown pass to Jahmyr Gibbs. Lions strike first here midway through the first quarter

7-0 Detroit | 8:24 1Q

Today's Commanders/Lions inactives

WAS
- QB Jayden Daniels
- WR Terry McLaurin
- LB Kain Medrano
- T: Trent Scott, George Fant
- DE Jalyn Holmes

DET
- RB Jacob Saylors
- S: Kerby Joseph, Erick Hallett II
- DL: Quinton Jefferson. Mekhi Wingo, Pat O’Connor

Back-to-back Sundays in Landover

Northwest Stadium might be a growing sea of light blue, but the Washington Commanders are on the hot seat right now

Washington (3-6) takes on the Detroit Lions (5-3) in an hour

Thought this was an interesting compilation of quotes from Commanders players following what happened on Sunday night

Will be interesting to see how the team responds against Detroit this weekend

No shocker here

Eli Willits remains the No. 1 prospect for the Nationals according to @baseballamerica.com

Commanders news that came down this morning

- Luke McCaffrey has a broken collarbone and is feared to be out for the season
- Marshon Lattimore is feared to have torn his ACL
- X-rays on Jayden Daniels' left arm/elbow are negative, which means there isn't a break

#NFL

Daniels severely injured as Commanders fall apart in loss against Seahawks Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels reportedly dislocated his left elbow as Washington was blown out by the Seattle Seahawks, 38-14, on Sunday night.

I guess Murphy's Law was in full effect last night in Landover

Anything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Commanders

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FINAL | Seahawks 38, Commanders 14

Washington gets blown out, but that's not the story of the night. Jayden Daniels is, a horrifying arm injury that could've jeopardized the rest of his 2025 season

Commanders fall to 3-6 overall. They've lost four-straight.

Jayden Daniels went back out in the 4th quarter down 38-7

Seemed like a perplexing choice at the time and it immediately backfired

Very preventable injury that will sideline Washington’s QB once again this season

Daniels walks off the field with trainers, but I don’t think he’s gonna play for a while

That was a gruesome injury