The beginning of the Washington Commanders’ season is not for the weak. First, they face division opponents in the first two weeks of the season, and then they play the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in Week 3. Both games against division opponents are on the road, too, which doesn’t help anything.
On Sunday, the Commanders opened their season against the Philadelphia Eagles, and it was a difficult game to watch early on. The Commanders struggled with timing, Jayden Daniels looked uncomfortable, and Terry McLaurin was MIA. Defensively, the secondary led the team in tackles, which is concerning. Rookie Sonny Styles actually led all linebackers with four tackles (three solo), one sack, two tackles for a loss, and one quarterback
hit.
They seemed to figure things out near the end of the game, but it was too little, too late, and the Commanders fell 24-22 after failing to convert a two-point attempt to tie the game. Let’s take a look at the lowest and highest-graded players from the Commanders’ loss, as graded by Pro Football Focus.
Top 5 offense
- WR Antonio Williams (91.0)
- QB Jayden Daniels (74.9)
- RG Sam Cosmi (72.6)
- RT Josh Conerly Jr. (66.9)
- RB Kaytron Allen (66.0)
Bottom 5 offense
- C Nick Allegretti (44.8)
- RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt (45.9)
- WR Dyami Brown (48.2)
- WR Terry McLaurin (49.2)
- RB Rachaad White (51.9)
Top 5 defense
- DT Javon Kinlaw (78.9)
- CB Amik Robertson (76.5)
- LB Leo Chenal (75.2)
- DT Tim Settle (71.2)
- LB Charles Omenihu (66.0)
Bottom 5 defense
- CB Mike Sainristil (29.9)
- LB K’Lavon Chaisson (32.9)
- S Quan Martin (36.3)
- S Nick Cross (46.8)
- S Jeremy Reaves (49.6)
Top 5 special teams
- ST Tyler Owens (77.7)
- ST Jordan Magee (71.3)
- ST Jevontae Jean-Baptiste (69.7)
- ST Kaytron Allen (63.2)
- ST Jeremy Reaves (62.9)
Bottom 5 special teams
- ST Sam Cosmi (28.0)
- ST Percy Butler (51.6)
- ST John Bates (53.4)
- ST Tyler Ott (57.1)
- ST Charles Omenihu (59.2)
Other notables
- WR Stefon Diggs (60.9)
- TE Chig Okonkwo (60.4)
- RG Andrew Wylie (60.0)
- LB Jordan Magee (65.8)
- DE Javontae Jean-Baptiste (64.7)
- LB Odafeh Oweh (60.9)
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Who was the highest-graded player in Commanders’ loss? Lowest-graded?
