2023 Washington Commanders season

The 2023 season is the Washington Commanders' 92nd season in the National Football League, their third under general manager Martin Mayhew and their fourth under head coach Ron Rivera. It is the first season under owner Josh Harris, who led a group that bought the franchise from Daniel Snyder for $6.05 billion, the most ever paid for a sports team.

2023 Washington Commanders season
OwnerJosh Harris
PresidentJason Wright
General managerMartin Mayhew
Head coachRon Rivera
Offensive coordinatorEric Bieniemy
Defensive coordinatorJack Del Rio
Home fieldFedExField
Results
Record3–4
Division place3rd NFC East
Uniform

They will attempt to improve upon their 8–8–1 record from the previous year and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2020. 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]

Ownership change

Daniel Snyder, whose ownership of the franchise had been mired in controversy amid a lack of on-field success since buying the franchise in 1999, sold the team and FedExField to an investment group led by Josh Harris, owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, for $6.05 billion.[2] The group has 20 limited partners worth a combined $100 billion, the most in the NFL, which includes Danaher founder and art collector Mitchell Rales, basketball hall of famer Magic Johnson, 76ers and Devils co-owner David Blitzer, venture capitalist and Washington Kastles owner Mark Ein, Maverick Capital founder Lee Ainslie, Los Angeles Sparks managing partner Eric Holoman, Blue Owl Capital founders Marc Lipschultz and Doug Ostrover, financier Alejandro Santo Domingo and his family, ProShares founder Michael Sapir, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and Cambridge Information Group CEO Andy Snyder.[3][4] The deal was the highest price ever paid for a sports team and was unanimously approved by the NFL on July 20, 2023.[5][2]

Draft
Main article: 2023 NFL Draft
2023 Washington Commanders Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
116 Emmanuel ForbesCBMississippi State
247 Jartavius MartinCBIllinois
3 97 Ricky StrombergCArkansasCompensatory pick
4118 Braeden DanielsOTUtah
5137 KJ HenryDEClemsonFrom Buffalo
6193 Chris Rodriguez Jr.RBKentucky
7233 Andre Jones Jr.DELouisiana
2023 Washington Commanders undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Kazmeir Allen WR UCLA [6]
Zion Bowens WR Hawaii
Mason Brooks OL Ole Miss
Tim DeMorat QB Fordham
Xavier Henderson S Michigan State
Joshua Pryor DE Bowie State
Jalen Sample WR Minnesota State
Kendall Smith S Illinois
DJ Stirgus CB Missouri Western
Mitchell Tinsley WR Penn State
Brycen Tremayne WR Stanford
Nick Whiteside CB Saginaw Valley State

Staff
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 director of player personnel – Eric Stokes
  • Director of pro personnel – Chris Polian
  • Director of college personnel – Tim Gribble
  • Senior vice president of football strategy – Eugene Shen
  • Senior advisor – Doug Williams
Head coach
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

→ Ownership group
→ Coaching staff
→ Front office
→ More NFL staffs

Roster
Washington Commanders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 17, 2023

53 active, 11 inactive, 16 practice squad

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Schedule

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 at Cleveland Browns W 17–15 1–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
2 August 21 Baltimore Ravens W 29–28 2–0 FedExField Recap
3 August 26 Cincinnati Bengals W 21–19 3–0 FedExField Recap

Regular season
Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 1:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals W 20–16 1–0 FedExField Fox Recap
2 September 17 4:25 p.m. at Denver Broncos W 35–33 2–0 Empower Field at Mile High CBS Recap
3 September 24 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills L 3–37 2–1 FedExField CBS Recap
4 October 1 1:00 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles L 31–34 (OT) 2–2 Lincoln Financial Field Fox Recap
5 October 5 8:15 p.m. Chicago Bears L 20–40 2–3 FedExField Prime Video Recap
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons W 24–16 3–3 Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 22 1:00 p.m. at New York Giants L 7–14 3–4 MetLife Stadium CBS Recap
8 October 29 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles FedExField Fox
9 November 5 1:00 p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Fox
10 November 12 4:25 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field Fox
11 November 19 1:00 p.m. New York Giants FedExField Fox
12 November 23 4:30 p.m. at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium CBS
13 December 3 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins FedExField Fox
14 Bye
15 December 17 4:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium CBS
16 December 24 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium CBS
17 December 31 1:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers FedExField Fox
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD Dallas Cowboys FedExField TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 10 3016
Commanders 7 3 01020

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 2: at Denver Broncos
Week 2: Washington Commanders at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Commanders 3 11 71435
Broncos 14 7 3933

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 3: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week 3: Buffalo Bills at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 10 6 02137
Commanders 0 0 033

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 4: Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Commanders 7 10 014031
Eagles 7 3 1110334

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 5: Chicago Bears at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 10 17 01340
Commanders 0 3 11620

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 6: Washington Commanders at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Commanders 3 14 7024
Falcons 7 3 0616

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Commanders 0 0 707
Giants 0 14 0014

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
Commanders 0 0 000

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Division
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 6 1 0 .857 1–0 4–0 186 141 W1
Dallas Cowboys 4 2 0 .667 1–0 1–2 154 100 W1
Washington Commanders 3 4 0 .429 0–2 2–3 140 190 L1
New York Giants 2 5 0 .286 1–1 2–3 85 174 W1

Conference
NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Philadelphia Eagles East 6 1 0 .857 1–0 4–0 .458 .452 W1
2[lower-alpha 1] Detroit Lions North 5 2 0 .714 1–0 4–1 .522 .455 L1
3[lower-alpha 1] San Francisco 49ers West 5 2 0 .714 2–0 4–1 .457 .424 L2
4 Atlanta Falcons South 4 3 0 .571 2–0 3–2 .457 .320 W1
Wild cards
5[lower-alpha 2] Seattle Seahawks West 4 2 0 .667 1–1 4–1 .350 .296 W1
6[lower-alpha 2] Dallas Cowboys East 4 2 0 .667 1–0 1–2 .375 .346 W1
7[lower-alpha 3] Minnesota Vikings North 3 4 0 .429 1–0 3–2 .511 .350 W2
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 3] Los Angeles Rams West 3 4 0 .429 2–1 2–2 .565 .400 L1
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 3 4 0 .429 1–1 3–3 .560 .381 L3
10[lower-alpha 3] Washington Commanders East 3 4 0 .429 0–2 2–3 .440 .333 L1
11[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] New Orleans Saints South 3 4 0 .429 1–1 1–2 .378 .211 L2
12 Green Bay Packers North 2 4 0 .333 1–1 2–2 .452 .357 L3
13[lower-alpha 5] New York Giants East 2 5 0 .286 1–1 2–3 .563 .286 W1
14[lower-alpha 5] Chicago Bears North 2 5 0 .286 0–2 1–3 .458 .429 W1
15 Arizona Cardinals West 1 6 0 .143 0–3 1–5 .522 .667 L4
16 Carolina Panthers South 0 6 0 .000 0–2 0–5 .585 .000 L6
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6]
  1. Detroit wins tie break over San Francisco based on strength of victory.
  2. Seattle wins tie break over Dallas based on conference record.
  3. Minnesota, LA Rams, Tampa Bay, Washington and New Orleans are ranked based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate New Orleans (see below)
  4. Tampa Bay wins tie break over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  5. NY Giants wins tie break over Chicago based on conference record.
  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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References
  1. "Commanders hire Eric Bieniemy as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  2. Maske, Mark; Jhabvala, Nicki (July 20, 2023). "NFL owners approve sale of Commanders from Daniel Snyder to Josh Harris". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. "Josh Harris Announces Acquisition of Washington Commanders" (Press release). Washington Commanders. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  5. Jhabvala, Nicki (July 20, 2023). "The Commanders sale was so complicated, it was 'like 20 deals in one'". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  6. Selby, Zach (May 2, 2023). "Here's a look at all 12 of the Commanders' UDFAs". commanders.com.
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