2022_Washington_Football_Team_season

2022 Washington Commanders season
2022 Washington Commanders season
	Jersey patch for the franchise's 90th anniversary
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
Local radio	WBIG-FM (Big 100)
Results
Record	8–8–1
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Terry McLaurin; DT Jonathan Allen; DT Daron Payne; P Tress Way; ST Jeremy Reaves;
AP All-Pros	ST Jeremy Reaves (1st team)
Uniform
	← 2021 (Football Team); Commanders seasons; 2023 →;

2022 Washington Commanders season

91st season in franchise history; final season under Daniel Snyder

The 2022 season was the Washington Commanders' 91st in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under head coach Ron Rivera. This was the team's first season under the Commanders branding, with new logos and uniforms being introduced after temporarily playing as the Washington Football Team for the previous two seasons following the retirement of the Redskins branding in 2020.^[1] The team placed fourth in the NFC East and missed the playoffs with an 8–8–1 record. Wide receiver Terry McLaurin, defensive tackles Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne, punter Tress Way, and special teamer Jeremy Reaves made the 2023 Pro Bowl, with Reaves also being named first-team All-Pro.

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Washington traded for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz in the offseason, who started the season 2–4 before being replaced by Taylor Heinicke after a finger injury. The team then went on a 5–3–1 run under Heinicke, improving upon their record from the previous season with a Week 13 tie against the New York Giants, but missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season after a loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 17, despite finishing with a non-losing record for the first time since 2016. Wentz started again in Week 17 but was benched for the season finale due to poor performance in favor of rookie Sam Howell.

The Commanders were the first team since their 2008 squad and the 2008 New Orleans Saints to finish last in their division with a non-losing record. They also became the first team to finish at .500 in a 17 game season (a feat that requires at least one tie game). It was also the final season with Daniel Snyder owning the team, as he sold it in 2023 to an investment group led by Josh Harris for $6.05 billion.

Schedule

Game summaries

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[Saints-3] The Commanders traded a first-round selection (11th overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for first-, third- and fourth-round selections (16th, 98th and 120th overall).^[2]

[Colts-5] The Commanders traded second- and third-round selections (42nd and 73rd overall) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for QB Carson Wentz, and second- and seventh-round selections (47th and 240th overall).^[3]

[Panthers-7] The Commanders traded fourth- and sixth-round selections (120th and 189th overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for two fifth-round selections (144th and 149th overall).^[4]

[Eagles-8] The Commanders traded a fifth-round selection (154th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for 2021 sixth and seventh-round selections.

[13-4-16] San Francisco finished ahead of Minnesota based on conference record (10–2 vs. 8–4).

[9-8-17] Seattle finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-18] Carolina finished ahead of New Orleans and Atlanta based on head-to-head record (3–1 vs. 2–2/1–3).

[7-10b-19] New Orleans finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head sweep.

[20] 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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Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	11	Traded to New Orleans^{[upper-alpha 1]}
1	16	Jahan Dotson	WR	Penn State	from Indianapolis via Philadelphia and New Orleans^{[upper-alpha 1]}
2	42	Traded to Indianapolis^{[upper-alpha 2]}
2	47	Phidarian Mathis	DT	Alabama	from Indianapolis^{[upper-alpha 2]}
3	73	Traded to Indianapolis^{[upper-alpha 2]}
3	98	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	Alabama	Compensatory pick; from New Orleans^{[upper-alpha 1]}
4	113	Percy Butler	FS	Louisiana
4	120	Traded to Carolina^{[upper-alpha 3]}			from New Orleans^{[upper-alpha 1]}
5	144	Sam Howell	QB	North Carolina	from Jacksonville via Carolina^{[upper-alpha 3]}
	149	Cole Turner	TE	Nevada	from Carolina^{[upper-alpha 3]}
	154	Traded to Philadelphia^{[upper-alpha 4]}
6	189	Traded to Carolina^{[upper-alpha 3]}
7	230	Chris Paul	OG	Tulsa
7	240	Christian Holmes	CB	Oklahoma State	from Philadelphia via Indianapolis^{[upper-alpha 2]}

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Josh Drayden	CB	California	^[5]
Jequez Ezzard	WR	Sam Houston State
Ferrod Gardner	LB	Louisiana
Curtis Hodges	TE	Arizona State
Cole Kelley	QB	Southeastern Louisiana
Kyric McGowan	WR	Georgia Tech
Bryce Notree	LB	Southern Illinois	^[6]
Tyrese Robinson	OL	Oklahoma	^[5]
Armani Rogers	QB	Ohio
Devin Taylor	CB	Bowling Green
Tre Walker	LB	Idaho
Drew White	LB	Notre Dame


	Quarterbacks 4 Taylor Heinicke 14 Sam Howell 11 Carson Wentz Running backs 32 Jaret Patterson 8 Brian Robinson Jr. 41 Jonathan Williams Wide receivers 2 Dyami Brown 1 Jahan Dotson 17 Terry McLaurin 15 Dax Milne 10 Curtis Samuel 89 Cam Sims Tight ends 87 John Bates 88 Armani Rogers 82 Logan Thomas 85 Cole Turner		Offensive linemen 62 Alex Akingbulu T 76 Sam Cosmi T 72 Charles Leno T 78 Cornelius Lucas T 60 Nick Martin C 63 Wes Martin G 68 Andrew Norwell G 71 Wes Schweitzer C 75 Chris Paul G 53 Trai Turner G Defensive linemen 93 Jonathan Allen DT 64 David Bada DT 97 Efe Obada DE 94 Daron Payne DT 79 Benning Potoa'e DT 91 John Ridgeway III DT 96 James Smith-Williams DE 90 Montez Sweat DE 58 Shaka Toney DE 95 Casey Toohill DE 99 Chase Young DE		Linebackers 46 Milo Eifler MLB 50 Nate Gerry OLB 47 Khaleke Hudson OLB 51 David Mayo OLB Defensive backs 35 Percy Butler FS 31 Kamren Curl SS 22 Darrick Forrest FS 29 Kendall Fuller CB 34 Christian Holmes CB 36 Danny Johnson CB 20 Bobby McCain FS 39 Jeremy Reaves FS 37 Rachad Wildgoose CB Special teams 54 Camaron Cheeseman LS 6 Joey Slye K 5 Tress Way P		Reserve lists 59 Jon Bostic OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 40 Tariq Castro-Fields CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 77 Saahdiq Charles G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 52 Jamin Davis MLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 24 Antonio Gibson RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 45 De'Jon Harris MLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 80 Curtis Hodges TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 55 Cole Holcomb MLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 69 Tyler Larsen C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 98 Phidarian Mathis DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 J. D. McKissic RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 73 Chase Roullier C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 25 Benjamin St-Juste CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 30 Troy Apke CB 48 Alex Armah FB 38 Reggie Bonnafon RB 56 William Bradley-King DE 26 Corn Elder CB 86 Alex Erickson WR 38 DaMarcus Fields CB 12 Jake Fromm QB 48 Ferrod Gardner OLB 74 Nolan Laufenberg G 83 Kyric McGowan WR 19 Marken Michel WR 67 Aaron Monteiro T 61 Keaton Sutherland G Rookies in italics 53 active, 20 inactive, 14 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	Carolina Panthers	L 21–23	0–1	FedExField	Recap
2	August 20	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–24	0–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
3	August 27	at Baltimore Ravens	L 15–17	0–3	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 28–22	1–0	FedExField	Recap
2	September 18	at Detroit Lions	L 27–36	1–1	Ford Field	Recap
3	September 25	Philadelphia Eagles	L 8–24	1–2	FedExField	Recap
4	October 2	at Dallas Cowboys	L 10–25	1–3	AT&T Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	Tennessee Titans	L 17–21	1–4	FedExField	Recap
6	October 13	at Chicago Bears	W 12–7	2–4	Soldier Field	Recap
7	October 23	Green Bay Packers	W 23–21	3–4	FedExField	Recap
8	October 30	at Indianapolis Colts	W 17–16	4–4	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	Minnesota Vikings	L 17–20	4–5	FedExField	Recap
10	November 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 32–21	5–5	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
11	November 20	at Houston Texans	W 23–10	6–5	NRG Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	Atlanta Falcons	W 19–13	7–5	FedExField	Recap
13	December 4	at New York Giants	T 20–20 (OT)	7–5–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
14	Bye
15	December 18	New York Giants	L 12–20	7–6–1	FedExField	Recap
16	December 24	at San Francisco 49ers	L 20–37	7–7–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	Cleveland Browns	L 10–24	7–8–1	FedExField	Recap
18	January 8	Dallas Cowboys	W 26–6	8–8–1	FedExField	Recap

2022_Washington_Football_Team_season

2022 Washington Commanders season

Draft

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week 3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 4: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 6: at Chicago Bears

Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 11: at Houston Texans

Week 12: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 13: at New York Giants

Week 15: vs. New York Giants

Week 16: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 17: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 18: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

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NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Philadelphia Eagles	14	3	0	.824	4–2	9–3	477	344	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Dallas Cowboys	12	5	0	.706	4–2	8–4	467	342	L1
⁽⁶⁾ New York Giants	9	7	1	.559	1–4–1	4–7–1	365	371	L1
Washington Commanders	8	8	1	.500	2–3–1	5–6–1	321	343	W1

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Philadelphia Eagles	East	14	3	0	.824	4–2	9–3	.474	.460	W1
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	San Francisco 49ers	West	13	4	0	.765	6–0	10–2	.417	.414	W10
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Minnesota Vikings	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.474	.425	W1
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	8	9	0	.471	4–2	8–4	.503	.426	L1
Wild cards
5	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	4–2	8–4	.507	.485	L1
6	New York Giants	East	9	7	1	.559	1–4–1	4–7–1	.526	.395	L1
7^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.462	.382	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Detroit Lions	North	9	8	0	.529	5–1	7–5	.535	.451	W2
9	Washington Commanders	East	8	8	1	.500	2–3–1	5–6–1	.536	.449	W1
10	Green Bay Packers	North	8	9	0	.471	3–3	6–6	.524	.449	L1
11^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Carolina Panthers	South	7	10	0	.412	4–2	6–6	.474	.437	W1
12^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New Orleans Saints	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	5–7	.507	.462	L1
13^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.467	.429	W2
14	Los Angeles Rams	West	5	12	0	.294	1–5	3–9	.517	.341	L2
15	Arizona Cardinals	West	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.529	.368	L7
16	Chicago Bears	North	3	14	0	.176	0–6	1–11	.571	.480	L10
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 5]}
San Francisco finished ahead of Minnesota based on conference record (10–2 vs. 8–4). Seattle finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. Carolina finished ahead of New Orleans and Atlanta based on head-to-head record (3–1 vs. 2–2/1–3). New Orleans finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head sweep. 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.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	0	9	10	22
Commanders	7	7	0	14	28

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Commanders	0	0	15	12	27
Lions	12	10	7	7	36

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	24	0	0	24
Commanders	0	0	0	8	8

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Commanders	0	7	3	0	10
Cowboys	3	9	3	10	25