2021 Washington Football Team season

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2021 Washington Football Team season
Owner Daniel Snyder
President Jason Wright
General manager Martin Mayhew
Head coach Ron Rivera
Offensive coordinator Scott Turner
Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio
Home field FedExField
Results
Record7–10
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
Uniform
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The 2021 season was the 90th season for the Washington Football Team in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach Ron Rivera. Some additions and changes include the team hiring Martin Mayhew as general manager and Marty Hurney as another high-ranking executive. [1] With the hiring of Mayhew, who is black, Washington became the first team in NFL history to concurrently have a minority general manager, head coach, and team president. [2] Ryan Kerrigan, the franchise's all-time sack leader, became a free agent in the offseason and played the year with division rival Philadelphia Eagles.

Contents

Washington failed to improve upon their 7–9 record from the previous season, failed to repeat as division champions, and missed the playoffs for the fifth time in their past six seasons after a Week 17 home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Washington was also the first team since the 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have their final five games of the season be within the division. [3] This season was also the second and last under the transitional "Football Team" moniker as they rebranded as the Commanders in 2022.

Draft

2021 Washington Football Team Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 19 Jamin Davis LB Kentucky
251 Sam Cosmi T Texas
374 Benjamin St-Juste CB Minnesota from San Francisco
82 Dyami Brown WR North Carolina
4124 John Bates TE Boise State
5163 Darrick Forrest SS Cincinnati
6225 Camaron Cheeseman LS Michigan from Philadelphia
7240 William Bradley-King DE Baylor
246 Shaka Toney DE Penn State
258 Dax Milne WR BYU from Miami

Notes

Staff

2021 Washington Football Team staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Director of player performance – Brett Nenaber
  • Head strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart

Final roster

2021 Washington Football Team 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, 14 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Schedule

Preseason

The preseason was reduced from four games to three with the regular season expanding to 17.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 12at New England Patriots L 13–220–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
2August 20 Cincinnati Bengals W 17–131–1 FedExField Recap
3August 28 Baltimore Ravens L 3–371–2FedExField Recap

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 12 Los Angeles Chargers L 16–200–1 FedExField Recap
2 September 16 New York Giants W 30–291–1FedExField Recap
3 September 26at Buffalo Bills L 21–431–2 Highmark Stadium Recap
4 October 3at Atlanta Falcons W 34–302–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
5 October 10 New Orleans Saints L 22–332–3FedExField Recap
6 October 17 Kansas City Chiefs L 13–312–4FedExField Recap
7 October 24at Green Bay Packers L 10–242–5 Lambeau Field Recap
8 October 31at Denver Broncos L 10–172–6 Empower Field at Mile High Recap
9 Bye
10 November 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 29–193–6FedExField Recap
11 November 21at Carolina Panthers W 27–214–6 Bank of America Stadium Recap
12 November 29 Seattle Seahawks W 17–155–6FedExField Recap
13 December 5at Las Vegas Raiders W 17–156–6 Allegiant Stadium Recap
14 December 12 Dallas Cowboys L 20–276–7FedExField Recap
15 December 21at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–276–8 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
16 December 26at Dallas Cowboys L 14–566–9 AT&T Stadium Recap
17 January 2 Philadelphia Eagles L 16–206–10FedExField Recap
18 January 9at New York Giants W 22–77–10 MetLife Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

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Washington vs. the Los Angeles Chargers
Week 1: Los Angeles Chargers at Washington Football Team – Game summary
Period1234Total
Chargers760720
Washington367016

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

The Chargers scored a TD with a 3 yard Austin Ekeler run on the first drive of the game. The rest of the scoring in the first half was an exchange of field goals which gave the Chargers a 13-9 lead. To mirror the start of the first half Washington scored a TD on the first drive of the half, with an 11 yard pass from Taylor Heinicke to Logan Thomas. Washington got the ball back in their own redzone thanks to a dubious call ruling Herbert had fumbled into the end zone under pressure from Montez Sweat. Hopkins then missed a field goal before the decisive moment came at the start of the 4th quarter. William Jackson intercepted Herbert in the Washington redzone but on the subsequent play Antonio Gibson fumbled the ball on the Washington 5 yard which was recovered by the Charger who then scored the game winning TD with a 3 yard pass to Mike Williams. This would be QB Ryan Fitzpatrick's last game, as he suffered a season ending injury in the second quarter and would promptly retire after the season.

Week 2: vs. New York Giants

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Washington vs. the New York Giants
Week 2: New York Giants at Washington Football Team – Game summary
Period1234Total
Giants7310929
Washington01431330

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

A back and forth shootout, Washington capitalized on a late opportunity to escape with a 30-29 win. After Washington took a 14-10 lead into halftime, the Giants scored on their first 4 possessions of the second half to take a 26-20 lead. Washington answered back with a touchdown from Heinicke to Ricky Seals-Jones to take a 27-26 lead, but the Giants capitalized on a late Heinicke interception to take a 29-27 lead. After Washington got into field goal range, Dustin Hopkins missed a 48-yard field goal to win the game. However, the Giants were offside, which nullified the miss and gave Washington one untimed down, since a game cannot end on a defensive penalty. Hopkins made his second attempt from 43 yards to give Washington the win. This was Washington's first win over the Giants since Week 8 of the 2018 season, and improved their record to 1-1 on the season.

Week 3: at Buffalo Bills

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Washington vs. the Buffalo Bills
Week 3: Washington Football Team at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234Total
Washington0140721
Bills7209743

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Buffalo got out to a 21-0 lead early, and Washington was never able to fully recover in a 43-21 loss. Josh Allen threw for 358 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for another in the fourth to give Buffalo a 43-14 lead. The 43 points allowed were the most points Washington has allowed under Ron Rivera, and were the most points they had allowed since week 17 of the 2019 season against the Dallas Cowboys (until Week 16 of this season). Washington dropped to 1-2 on the season.

Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons

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Washington vs. the Atlanta Falcons
Week 4: Washington Football Team at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period1234Total
Washington01391234
Falcons3146730

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Washington was able to recover from an early 10-0 deficit to defeat the Falcons 34-30 behind 290 yards and 3 touchdowns from Taylor Heinicke. After the 10-0 deficit, Washington scored two touchdowns in the second to take a 13-10 lead. After the Falcons took a 17-13 lead into half, DeAndre Carter returned the second half kickoff 101 yards to give the lead back to Washington. The Falcons took back the lead and then extended it to 30-22 early in the fourth, but Heinicke threw two touchdowns in the final four minutes to give Washington the win. The win improved Washington to 2-2 on the season, and 2-0 in the conference. It was their first win over the Falcons since 2003.

Week 5: vs. New Orleans Saints

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Washington vs. the New Orleans Saints
Week 5: New Orleans Saints at Washington Football Team – Game summary
Period1234Total
Saints71301333
Washington673622

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,137
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Washington suffered an 11-point loss to the New Orleans Saints.

Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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Washington vs. the Kansas City Chiefs
Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Football Team – Game summary
Period1234Total
Chiefs7371431
Washington3100013

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers

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Washington vs. the Green Bay Packers
Week 7: Washington Football Team at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Washington700310
Packers777324

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 8: at Denver Broncos

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Washington vs. the Denver Broncos
Week 8: Washington Football Team at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period1234Total
Washington037010
Broncos0100717

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 10: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Washington vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 10: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Football Team – Game summary
Period1234Total
Buccaneers067619
Washington6107629

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,128
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

In a rematch of their Wild Card matchup from the previous season, Washington upset the Buccaneers 29-19 to end their four-game losing streak. Tom Brady threw two interceptions in the first quarter, which Washington turned into 10 points to take a 13-0 lead early in the second. Tampa cut the lead to 23-19 early in the fourth, but Washington sealed the game with a 10 minute, 19-play touchdown drive. With the win, Washington improved to 3-6 on the season.

Week 11: at Carolina Panthers

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Washington vs. the Carolina Panthers
Week 11: Washington Football Team at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Washington0147627
Panthers770721

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,350
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

This was head coach Ron Rivera's first return to Charlotte since his dismissal from the Panthers on December 1, 2019. Rivera previously served as the Panthers head coach from 2011 to 2019, led the team to a franchise-best 15-1 record en route to Super Bowl 50 in the 2015 season, and is the franchise's winningest head coach, having won 76 games with the team. Both teams traded a pair of touchdowns in the first half, with Newton throwing for a touchdown while rushing for another while Taylor Heinicke threw for two touchdowns. Washington took their first lead in the third quarter with Heinicke's throwing a touchdown to DeAndre Carter. After the Panthers tied it early in the fourth quarter, Washington got back-to-back field goals from Joey Slye. The Panthers' last shot to win the game was denied when Cam Newton got sacked on fourth down. With the win, Washington won back-to-back games for the first time in the season and improved to 4-6.

Week 12: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Washington vs. the Seattle Seahawks
Week 12: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Football Team – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks720615
Washington368017

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Washington hosted the 3–7 Seahawks with both teams needing a win to stay relevant in the NFC playoff picture. Washington kicker Joey Slye was injured on a blocked extra point that was returned for a defensive 2-point conversion by Seahawks defensive tackle Rasheem Green. A touchdown pass late in the 4th quarter on 4th and goal from Heinicke to Logan Thomas was overturned, giving Seattle a chance down 8; while Wilson hit Freddie Swain for a score with 15 seconds left, Kendall Fuller intercepted the 2-point pass to keep Washington with a 17–15 lead. Initially, Seattle appeared to recover an onside kick, but the play was called back due to an illegal formation, and Washington was able to recover the subsequent onside kick attempt to seal the victory and improve to 5–6. It was their first Monday Night Football victory since 2014.

Week 13: at Las Vegas Raiders

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Washington vs. the Las Vegas Raiders
Week 13: Washington Football Team at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Period1234Total
Washington7001017
Raiders033915

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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Washington vs. the Dallas Cowboys
Week 14: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Football Team – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cowboys1863027
Washington0081220

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,308
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, GameBook
Game information

Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Washington vs. the Philadelphia Eagles
Week 15: Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period1234Total
Washington1000717
Eagles01010727

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,796
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys

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Washington vs. the Dallas Cowboys
Week 16: Washington Football Team at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period1234Total
Washington070714
Cowboys21217756

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

Washington allowed their most points to the Cowboys in franchise history in giving up 56. The loss dropped Washington to 6–9.

Week 17: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Washington vs. the Philadelphia Eagles
Week 17: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Football Team – Game summary
Period1234Total
Eagles077620
Washington1060016

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: January 2
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,563
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Aaron Goldsmith, Mark Schlereth and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

For the first time since 2019 and fourth time in five seasons, Washington was swept by the Eagles. Despite leading through three quarters, Washington could not withstand a second-half rally by Philadelphia, and a late rally of their own was snuffed out by a game ending interception. Washington was eliminated from playoff contention with the 20–16 loss.

Week 18: at New York Giants

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Washington vs. the New York Giants
Week 18: Washington Football Team at New York Giants – Game summary
Period1234Total
Washington3361022
Giants00077

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: January 9
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Rain, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,923
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Jen Hale
  • Recap
Game information

The game was the final for the team to be played as the Washington Football Team, as they rebranded as the Commanders in 2022. With the win, Washington swept the Giants for the first time since 2011. Their defense allowed 167 total yards in the win.

Standings

Division

NFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(3) Dallas Cowboys 1250.7066–010–2530358W1
(7) Philadelphia Eagles 980.5293–37–5444385L1
Washington Football Team 7100.4122–46–6335434W1
New York Giants 4130.2351–53–9258416L6

Conference

NFC
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division winners
1 [lower-alpha 1] Green Bay Packers North1340.7654–29–3.479.480L1
2 [lower-alpha 1] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South1340.7654–28–4.467.443W3
3 [lower-alpha 2] Dallas Cowboys East1250.7066–010–2.488.431W1
4 [lower-alpha 2] Los Angeles Rams West1250.7063–38–4.483.409L1
Wild cards
5 Arizona Cardinals West1160.6474–27–5.490.492L1
6 San Francisco 49ers West1070.5882–47–5.500.438W2
7 [lower-alpha 3] Philadelphia Eagles East980.5293–37–5.469.350L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 [lower-alpha 3] New Orleans Saints South980.5294–27–5.512.516W2
9 Minnesota Vikings North890.4714–26–6.507.434W1
10 [lower-alpha 4] Washington Football Team East7100.4122–46–6.529.420W1
11 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] Seattle Seahawks West7100.4123–34–8.519.424W2
12 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] Atlanta Falcons South7100.4122–44–8.472.315L2
13 Chicago Bears North6110.3532–44–8.524.373L1
14 Carolina Panthers South5120.2942–43–9.509.412L7
15 New York Giants East4130.2351–53–9.536.485L6
16 Detroit Lions North3131.2062–43–9.528.627W1
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 6]
  1. 1 2 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record (9–3 vs. 8–4).
  2. 1 2 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record (10–2 vs. 8–4).
  3. 1 2 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 1 2 3 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head victories.
  5. 1 2 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games (4–2 vs. 3–3 against: San Francisco, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Washington, and Detroit).
  6. ↑ 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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