2023 Washington Commanders season

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2023 Washington Commanders season
Owner Josh Harris
President Jason Wright
General manager Martin Mayhew
Head coach Ron Rivera
Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy
Defensive coordinator
Home field FedExField
Local radio WBIG-FM (Big 100)
Results
Record4–13
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform
Washington commanders uniforms.png

The 2023 season was the Washington Commanders' 92nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth and final under head coach Ron Rivera. It was the first season under owner Josh Harris, who headed a group in the offseason that bought the franchise from Daniel Snyder for $6.05 billion.

Contents

The team replaced offensive coordinator Scott Turner, who joined the team in 2020, with former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who was also named assistant head coach. [1] Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio and defensive backs coach Brent Vieselmeyer were fired following a 10–45 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. [2]

The team failed to improve or match their 8–8–1 record after a Week 13 loss to the Miami Dolphins, resulting in their seventh straight non-winning season, and were eliminated from playoff contention for the third straight year following a Week 15 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Despite starting off with a 2–0 record for the first time since 2011, the team imploded thereafter, allowing the most points by any team that year (518) and having the worst point differential in the league (−189), in conjunction with having the ninth-worst ranked offense of the year. [3] These problems resulted in the team going 2–13 the rest of the way, which included them being swept by the division for the first time since 2019 and a devastating eight-game losing streak to close off the year.

After the season's conclusion, on January 8, Commanders managing partner Josh Harris officially announced that the organization had parted ways with head coach Ron Rivera. [4]

With the Detroit Lions defeating the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, the Commanders now hold the longest active playoff win drought in the NFC and third-longest in the NFL (behind the Miami Dolphins and Las Vegas Raiders), not having won such a game since 2005. With the Lions winning their NFC Divisional round game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the following week, Washington alone now holds the longest conference championship appearance drought in the NFC; both Detroit and Washington had last appeared in the 1991 NFC Championship Game. [5]

Ownership change

Daniel Snyder, whose ownership had been mired in controversy amid a lack of on-field success since buying the franchise in 1999, sold the team to a group headed by Josh Harris, co-founder of Apollo Global Management and owner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and NHL's New Jersey Devils, for $6.05 billion. [6] The group has 20 limited partners worth a combined $100 billion, the most in the NFL, which includes Danaher and Glenstone founder Mitchell Rales, Hall of Fame basketball player Magic Johnson, 76ers and Devils co-owner David Blitzer, D.C. entrepreneur Mark Ein, Maverick Capital founder Lee Ainslie, former Magic Johnson Enterprises president Eric Holoman, Blue Owl Capital founders Marc Lipschultz and Doug Ostrover, the Santo Domingo family, ProShares founder Michael Sapir, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and Cambridge Information Group CEO Andy Snyder. [7] [8] The deal was the highest price ever paid for a sports team and was unanimously approved by the NFL on July 20, 2023. [9] [6]

Draft

2023 Washington Commanders Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 16 Emmanuel Forbes CB Mississippi State
247 Quan Martin CB Illinois
397 Ricky Stromberg C Arkansas Compensatory pick
4118 Braeden Daniels OT Utah
5137 KJ Henry DE Clemson From Buffalo [upper-alpha 1]
6193 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB Kentucky
7233 Andre Jones Jr. DE Louisiana

Draft trades

  1. ↑ The Bills traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) to the Commanders in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (150th and 215th overall). [10]
2023 Washington Commanders undrafted free agents
NamePositionCollegeRef.
Kazmeir Allen WR UCLA [11]
Zion BowensWR Hawaii
Mason Brooks OL Ole Miss
Tim DeMorat QB Fordham
Xavier Henderson S Michigan State
Joshua Pryor DE Bowie State
Jalen SampleWR Minnesota State
Kendall SmithS Illinois
DJ Stirgus CB Missouri Western
Mitchell Tinsley WR Penn State
Brycen TremayneWR Stanford
Nick Whiteside CB Saginaw Valley State

Staff

2023 Washington Commanders staff
Ownership

Front office

  • President – Jason Wright
  • General manager – Martin Mayhew
  • Executive vice president of football/player personnel – Marty Hurney
  • Senior vice president of football administration – Rob Rogers
  • Senior vice president of football strategy – Eugene Shen
  • Senior director of player personnel – Eric Stokes
  • Director of pro personnel – Chris Polian
  • Director of college personnel – Tim Gribble
  • Senior advisor – Doug Williams

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head athletic trainer – Al Bellamy
  • Head strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart
  • Director of player performance – Brett Nenaber

Roster

2023 Washington Commanders final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 20 inactive, 13 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 11at Cleveland Browns W 17–151–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
2August 21 Baltimore Ravens W 29–282–0 FedExField Recap
3August 26 Cincinnati Bengals W 21–193–0FedExField Recap

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 10 Arizona Cardinals W 20–161–0 FedExField Recap
2 September 17at Denver Broncos W 35–332–0 Empower Field at Mile High Recap
3 September 24 Buffalo Bills L 3–372–1FedExField Recap
4 October 1at Philadelphia Eagles L 31–34 (OT)2–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
5 October 5 Chicago Bears L 20–402–3FedExField Recap
6 October 15at Atlanta Falcons W 24–163–3 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
7 October 22at New York Giants L 7–143–4 MetLife Stadium Recap
8 October 29 Philadelphia Eagles L 31–383–5FedExField Recap
9 November 5at New England Patriots W 20–174–5 Gillette Stadium Recap
10 November 12at Seattle Seahawks L 26–294–6 Lumen Field Recap
11 November 19 New York Giants L 19–314–7FedExField Recap
12 November 23 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–454–8 AT&T Stadium Recap
13 December 3 Miami Dolphins L 15–454–9FedExField Recap
14 Bye
15 December 17at Los Angeles Rams L 20–284–10 SoFi Stadium Recap
16 December 24at New York Jets L 28–304–11MetLife Stadium Recap
17 December 31 San Francisco 49ers L 10–274–12FedExField Recap
18 January 7 Dallas Cowboys L 10–384–13FedExField Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinals3103016
Commanders7301020

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 2: at Denver Broncos

Week 2: Washington Commanders at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period1234Total
Commanders31171435
Broncos1473933

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 3: Buffalo Bills at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bills10602137
Commanders00033

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 4: Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Commanders710014031
Eagles731110334

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 5: Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bears101701340
Commanders0311620

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 6: Washington Commanders at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period1234Total
Commanders3147024
Falcons730616

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 69,921
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 7: at New York Giants

Week 7: Washington Commanders at New York Giants – Game summary
Period1234Total
Commanders00707
Giants0140014

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 81,671
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period1234Total
Eagles3772138
Commanders71001431

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,653
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: at New England Patriots

Week 9: Washington Commanders at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period1234Total
Commanders3710020
Patriots0143017

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 10: Washington Commanders at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Commanders6331426
Seahawks3671329

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 11: vs. New York Giants

Week 11: New York Giants at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period1234Total
Giants7701731
Commanders363719

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 62,714
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Commanders' offense committed six turnovers throughout the game. With a chance to win the game, Isaiah Simmons intercepted Sam Howell for a touchdown that put the game away. The Commanders fall to 4–7.

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys

Thanksgiving Day games

Week 12: Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period1234Total
Commanders0100010
Cowboys71302545

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

With the blowout loss, the Commanders were eliminated from NFC East contention. After the game, the team fired defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio and defensive backs coach Brent Vieselmeyer.

Week 13: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 13: Miami Dolphins at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period1234Total
Dolphins17147745
Commanders078015

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,459
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 15: Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period1234Total
Commanders0071320
Rams3107828

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Game information

Despite the Commanders reaching the one yard line with just under five minutes left, just under two minutes remained when they finally scored. [12]

Week 16: at New York Jets

Week 16: Washington Commanders at New York Jets – Game summary
Period1234Total
Commanders0771428
Jets17100330

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,470
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 17: San Francisco 49ers at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers1037727
Commanders0100010

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,424
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 18: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 18: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cowboys71414338
Commanders0100010

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Standings

Division

NFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(2) Dallas Cowboys 1250.7065–19–3509315W2
(5) Philadelphia Eagles 1160.6474–27–5433428L2
New York Giants 6110.3533–35–7266407W1
Washington Commanders 4130.2350–62–10329518L8

Conference

NFC
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [lower-alpha 1] San Francisco 49ers West1250.7065–110–2.509.475L1
2 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Dallas Cowboys East1250.7065–19–3.446.392W2
3 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Detroit Lions North1250.7064–28–4.481.436W1
4 [lower-alpha 3] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South980.5294–27–5.481.379W1
Wild cards
5 Philadelphia Eagles East1160.6474–27–5.481.476L2
6 Los Angeles Rams West1070.5885–18–4.529.453W4
7 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] Green Bay Packers North980.5294–27–5.474.458W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] Seattle Seahawks West980.5292–47–5.512.392W1
9 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] New Orleans Saints South980.5294–26–6.433.340W2
10 [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7] Minnesota Vikings North7100.4122–46–6.509.454L4
11 [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8] Chicago Bears North7100.4122–46–6.464.370L1
12 [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 8] Atlanta Falcons South7100.4123–34–8.429.462L2
13 New York Giants East6110.3533–35–7.512.353W1
14 [lower-alpha 9] Washington Commanders East4130.2350–62–10.512.338L8
15 [lower-alpha 9] Arizona Cardinals West4130.2350–63–9.561.588L1
16 Carolina Panthers South2150.1181–51–11.522.500L3
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 10]
  1. 1 2 3 San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record.
  2. 1 2 Dallas finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.
  3. 1 2 Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.)
  4. 1 2 3 Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.
  5. 1 2 Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.
  6. 1 2 Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below).
  7. 1 2 Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.)
  8. 1 2 Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory.
  9. 1 2 Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory.
  10. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

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  7. ↑ Ozanian, Mike (July 20, 2023). "Here's How Much Josh Harris Expects To Earn On $6 Billion Purchase Of The Washington Commanders". Forbes . Retrieved August 20, 2023. Harris has 20 limited partners in his group, including Mitchell Rales, Magic Johnson, Eric Schmidt and Mark Ein, the most in the NFL.
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