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In the final game of the season, the Washington Commanders take on the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.
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Dec 25, 2025; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt (22) avoids a tackle by Dallas Cowboys safety Malik Hooker (28) to score a touchdown in the second quarter at Northwest Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images
Dec 25, 2025; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt (22) avoids a tackle by Dallas Cowboys safety Malik Hooker (28) to score a touchdown in the second quarter at Northwest Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images | Amber Searls-Imagn Images

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Washington Commanders

In the final game of the season, the Washington Commanders will face the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.

With the Eagles likely locked into the No. 3 seed in the playoffs, starters such as Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley are expected to have limited snaps. As a result, this matchup is less about the opponent and more about what the Commanders can show.

After a disappointing season, Sunday’s game serves as an audition for several Washington players hoping their performance will be enough to keep them in burgundy and gold next season.

PREGAME

Commanders inactives: QB Jayden Daniels, QB Marcus Mariota, QB Sam Hartman (emergency 3rd quarterback), RB Chase Edmonds, T Laremy Tunsil, DE Jaylen Holmes, DT Sheldon Day

Eagles inactives: Nakobe Dean, Marcus Epps, Jaelen Phillips, Lane Johnson, Landon Dickerson, Dallas Goedert, Jalen Carter

1st Quarter

  • Washington won the toss and have elected to defer to the Eagles. The final game of the season is underway. Shipley on the return for 29 yard return before being taken down by Quan Martin.
  • McKee will fake and go to the air on 1st and 10 and finds Devontae Smith for a gain of 17 yards. Whistle on the snap of the play. Flag against the Eagles for false start. Here comes the rush and Payne sacks McKee. McKee hand off to Bigsby for 13 yards. McKee to the air but its incomplete. Eagles will punt the ball away.
  • Josh Johnson under center, Samuel in motion. That catch and run was a pick up of 18 yards. Hand off to Bill to get about 3. 2nd and 7, Johnson slips a tackle, scrambles and then meets Eagles Trotter. He picks up 3. 3rd and 5, Johnson outside to Burks. He gets the first down before being pushed out of bounds. Bill on the run for a gain of 3. Josh pressured throws the ball intended for McLaurin. Flag on the play against Eagles for holding.
  • Commanders with the flee flicker but fails and Johnson will have to scramble. Once again Bill with a pick up 3rd down. Dump to Samuel for 3 yards and shy of the first down. Commanders go for it on 4th down. Johnson in the air to McLaurin for the first down. Then Bill on the run for a yard. Next pass to McLaurin with a gain of 13. Bill on the run for 6 yards. Bill on the run but is quickly brought down. WAS calls a timeout.
  • Johnson in the air to the back of the endzone to Burks but it falls incomplete. Commanders will settle for a field goal and its NO GOOD.
  • McKee is pressured, tries to scramble and is taken down. Hand off to Bigsby with a run of 8 yards. McKee outside to Smith for a gain of 8 yards. McKee pressured again and moves ahead and tries to get the first down but is a yard shy. Fake to Bigsby, McKee with a deep throw to Smith for 27 yards. End of the first quarter.

2nd Quarter

  • McKee downfield to Dotson, inside the 20 for a 16 yard catch and a first down. Bigsby up the middle for 3 a yards. Pass to Shipley goes through his hands and falls incomplete. McKee to the endzone to Calcaterra for a TOUCHDOWN. The extra point is GOOD. Eagles on the board first.
  • Touchback on the kick to the Commanders. Johnson outside to Sinnott for a gain of 1. Johnson in the air to Sinnott again for 2 yards. Johnson looking goes in the air to McLaurin for a big pick up of 25 yards. Rodriguez on the run for a first down. Deebo on the run, fumbles, and recovers it. Johnson looking for Samuel, ball is deflected and almost intercepted.
  • Johnson to the endzone looking for Burks but falls incomplete. Flag on the play, against the Eagles for pass interference. 1st and Goal, hand off to Rodriguez as he tries to gauge his way in the endzone. Rodriguez again up the middle and finds the endzone for a Commanders TOUCHDOWN. Extra point is GOOD.
  • Touchback on the kickoff to the Eagles. Hand off to Bigsby brought down by Magee. He only gains a yard. McKee short pass to Cooper before 10 yards before being pushed out of bounds. Bigsby on the run for 4 yards. 2nd and 6, Bigsby again for a gain of a yard. Flag on the play against WAS for being offsides. McKee underneath to Bigsby, breaking a tackle and runs down the sideline for 32 yards. McKee outside to Granson for 5 yards. Mckee to Dillon for 3 yards. 3rd and 1, McKee looking to the endzone but ball falls incomplete. PHI calls their first timeout.
  • McKee tries again to the endzone but it falls incomplete. Turnover on downs, Commanders ball. WAS calls their second timeout.
  • Hand off to Rodriguez for a gain of 2. Johnson looking to Burks for 6 yards. Hand off to Rodriguez for 7 and a first down. Rodriguez again for 3 yards. 2-minute warning in effect.
  • 2nd and 7, pressure coming, Johnson looks to Deebo but its INTERCEPTED by Hunt. Turnover on downs.
  • Mckee to the air and its Cooper on the catch for 17 yards. Flags thrown on the play. Unsportsmanlike conduct on the offense. McKee aiming for Dotson falls incomplete. Hand off to Bigbsy but he's wrapped up by Daron Payne. Mckee INTERCEPTED by Reaves at the goaline.
  • 1st and 10, up the middle to McNichols with a gain of 8. Johnson then to McLaurin for 14 yards. WAS calls its final timeout of the half. Johnson scrambles for a first down and 11 yards. Johnson spikes the ball to stop the clock. With :05 Commanders will attempt a 56-yard attempt and its GOOD. Commanders take the lead. Commanders 10, Eagles 7.

HALFTIME: Commanders 10, Eagles 7

3rd Quarter

  • Burks on the return to start the 2nd half of the game. He makes it to the WAS 26. Johnson looking but is pressured so he throws the ball incomplete. Johnson takes it himself for 2 yards. Johnson deeps to Burks is incomplete. Washington to punt the ball away. Covey will let it bounce.
  • McKee to the air and incomplete. Dotson was in the area. Bigsby on the run fighting to get to the first down. 1st and 10, Dotson on the catch for 9 yards. Mckee pass to Cooper is incomplete. Broken up by Reaves. Bigsby on the carry but gets no where. Before the snap false start on PHI Calcaterra. Cracraft brought down immediately on the return.
  • False start on the Commanders to begin the drive. Hand off to Rodriguez for 9 yards. Johnson over the middle looking for McLaurin. Flag on the play holding against the defense. Automatic first down for the Commanders. WAS takes their first timeout of the half. Johnson loses the ball on the snap and the Eagles recover the ball.
  • Bigsby in the back for a run of 2 yards. McKee looking and is brought down by Igbinoghene. Mckee up the middle caught by Covey and a first down. Bigsby to the right for 7 yards. Bigsby again to the 6 for a first and goal. Bigsby driving down to the 3 yard line. Bigsby again driving but short of the first down. WAS calls second timeout of the half.
  • Handoff to Bigbsy who drives into the endzone for an Eagles TOUCHDOWN. Eagles take the lead. Extra point is GOOD. Eagles 14, Commanders 10.
  • 1st and 10, Johnson hands off to Rodriguez to the WAS 38. Johnson to Deebo for no gain. He's taken down by Uche. 3rd and 8, Johnson over the middle but falls incomplete. Commanders will punt the ball away. Covey on the return for 7 yards.
  • McKee up the middle to Calcaterra for 6. He's injured on the play. Bigsby up the middle for a yard. Mckee pass to Cooper for 6 yards. Next play, McKee to Covey for the first down with a pick up of 12. Mckee under duress he throws to Granson for 12 yards. Bigsby on the run for the first down. Mckee looking to Dotson in the endzone but is thrown away. Mckee almost sacked but gets away then throws the ball away. Flag on the play, on PHI for holding and WAS for facemask. Hand off to Shipley for 2 yards. 3rd and 8, McKee looking to Covey but pass is broken up by Sainristil. Eagles attempt a 39-yard field goal and its GOOD. Eagles 17, Commanders 10.
  • Johnson with a short pass to Bates for 10 yards to end the quarter.

4th Quarter

  • Bill on the run for 9 yards. Bill again on the run for 3. Johnson on the move, shy of the first down after a run of 9. Bill on the run for the Commanders first down. 1st and 10, long throw to Deebo falls incomplete with a flag on the play against Eagles for pass interference. Bill drives into the endzone but is stopped short. Flag on the start of the play against the Commanders for false start. 2nd and Goal, Johnson looking to McLaurin falls incomplete. Flag on the play against Eagles for pass interference. Bill tries to get the endzone but is pushed back for a loss of yards. Commanders take their final timeout.
  • 2nd and goal, Rodriguez up the middle for a yard. 3rd and goal, Johnson to the back of the endzone and finds Bates for the a Commanders TOUCHDOWN. Extra point is GOOD. Game is tied.
  • Shipley on an 18 yard return. Mckee finds Granson for 6. He's pressured rolls out can't find anyone so he throws it away. McKee over the middle looking for Dotson but that falls incomplete again. Eagles punt it away.
  • Johnson to the air going deep to McLaurin but its incomplete. Flag against Eagles for pass interference. Rodriguez finds a gap on the run and gets a Commanders first down. Rodriguez on the run, bounce outside and picks up 2 yards. Johnson outside to Rodriguez with a catch and run of 18 yards. Rodriguez again on the run for a yard. Bill on the run for 2. 3rd and 7, Johnson scrambles for the first down. 1st and Goal, Rodriguez with a run inside the 1. Before the play, flag against WAS for false start.
  • 2nd and Goal, Rodriguez for a gain of 5. 3rd and Goal, Johnson looks can't find anyone so he runs the football in for a Commanders TOUCHDOWN. Commanders take the lead. Commanders 24, Eagles 17.
  • Eagles will take the ball on their own 35. Shipley gets the ball down the sideline on a gain of 12. McKee to Shipley squeezes through but loses a yard. Mckee chased and throws the ball away. 2-minute warning in effect.
  • McKee downfield to Dotson with a pick up of 13. McKee slips a tackle, on the move he throws it away. McKee to Granson for 7 yards. McKee deep field to Cooper and its incomplete. 4th and 3, pass to Granson is incomplete. Turnover on downs. Rodriguez on the run for 6 yards. Eagles call a timeout. Rodriguez again for a run for a yard. Eagles call a second timeout. 3rd and 4, Rodriguez on the run and stopped again. Eagles take last timeout. Commanders punt the ball away.
  • McKee pass to Covey is incomplete. Mckee pressured by Luvu so he throw the ball away. Mckee is sacked by Von Miller. 4th and 18, Mckee heaves down to Dotson but is incomplete. Commanders get the ball back and will end the game.

FINAL: Commanders 24, Eagles 17

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Joanne Coley, from Prince George’s County, MD, is a communications professional passionate about storytelling and sports. She holds a bachelor’s in Communications from Kent State University and a Master’s in Communications/Public Relations from Southern New Hampshire University. Since 2018, she has served as Communications Manager at the Council of the Great City Schools. A foodie and traveler, Joanne is also a former state champion in high school shotput and standout athlete in softball.

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