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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.
| 2023 Washington Commanders season | |
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| Owner | Josh Harris |
| President | Jason Wright |
| General manager | Martin Mayhew |
| Head coach | Ron Rivera |
| Offensive coordinator | Eric Bieniemy |
| Defensive coordinator |
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| Home field | FedExField |
| Local radio | WBIG-FM (Big 100) |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–13 |
| Division place | 4th NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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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]
Despite a 2–0 start for the first time since 2011, the Commanders finished 4–13 and allowed the most points in the league (518) and had the worst point differential (−189).[3] The team allowed 30 points per game on average, their worst since the 1954 season. It was the Commanders' seventh straight non-winning season and third straight missing the playoffs, with the team also going winless in the division for the first time since 2019 and for the third time since 2009. Rivera and his staff were fired following the season's end.
The Washington Commanders drew an average home attendance of 63,950 in 8 home games in the 2023 NFL season, the 6th worst in the league.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6][7] The deal was the highest price ever paid for a sports team and was unanimously approved by the NFL on July 20, 2023.[8][5]
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| 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 |
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| 1 | September 10 | Arizona Cardinals | W 20–16 | 1–0 | FedExField | Recap |
| 2 | September 17 | at Denver Broncos | W 35–33 | 2–0 | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap |
| 3 | September 24 | Buffalo Bills | L 3–37 | 2–1 | FedExField | Recap |
| 4 | October 1 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 31–34 (OT) | 2–2 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
| 5 | October 5 | Chicago Bears | L 20–40 | 2–3 | FedExField | Recap |
| 6 | October 15 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 24–16 | 3–3 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 22 | at New York Giants | L 7–14 | 3–4 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 31–38 | 3–5 | FedExField | Recap |
| 9 | November 5 | at New England Patriots | W 20–17 | 4–5 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 12 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 26–29 | 4–6 | Lumen Field | Recap |
| 11 | November 19 | New York Giants | L 19–31 | 4–7 | FedExField | Recap |
| 12 | November 23 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 10–45 | 4–8 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 3 | Miami Dolphins | L 15–45 | 4–9 | FedExField | Recap |
| 14 | Bye | |||||
| 15 | December 17 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 20–28 | 4–10 | SoFi Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | at New York Jets | L 28–30 | 4–11 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 31 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–27 | 4–12 | FedExField | Recap |
| 18 | January 7 | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–38 | 4–13 | FedExField | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cardinals | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Commanders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Commanders | 3 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Broncos | 14 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33 |
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at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bills | 10 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 37 |
| Commanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Commanders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
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at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 10 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 40 |
| Commanders | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Commanders | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Falcons | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
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at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Commanders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Giants | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| Commanders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Commanders | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Patriots | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
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at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Commanders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
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at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
| Commanders | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
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.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Commanders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 45 |
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
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.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Dolphins | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Commanders | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Commanders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Rams | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
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at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
Despite the Commanders reaching the one yard line with just under five minutes left, just under two minutes remained when they finally scored.[13]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Commanders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Jets | 17 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 49ers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Commanders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Commanders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
With the loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the commanders lost their 8th straight game in a row since beating the New England Patriots in Week 9.
| NFC East | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (2) Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 509 | 315 | W2 |
| (5) Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 433 | 428 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 266 | 407 | W1 |
| Washington Commanders | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 2–10 | 329 | 518 | L8 |
| Seed | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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| Division leaders | |||||||||||
| 1[a] | San Francisco 49ers | West | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .509 | .475 | L1 |
| 2[a][b] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .446 | .392 | W2 |
| 3[a][b] | Detroit Lions | North | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .481 | .436 | W1 |
| 4[c] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .481 | .379 | W1 |
| Wild cards | |||||||||||
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .481 | .476 | L2 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Rams | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .529 | .453 | W4 |
| 7[d][e] | Green Bay Packers | North | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .474 | .458 | W3 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
| 8[d][e] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .512 | .392 | W1 |
| 9[c][d] | New Orleans Saints | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .433 | .340 | W2 |
| 10[f][g] | Minnesota Vikings | North | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .509 | .454 | L4 |
| 11[g][h] | Chicago Bears | North | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .464 | .370 | L1 |
| 12[f][h] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .429 | .462 | L2 |
| 13 | New York Giants | East | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .512 | .353 | W1 |
| 14[i] | Washington Commanders | East | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 2–10 | .512 | .338 | L8 |
| 15[i] | Arizona Cardinals | West | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 3–9 | .561 | .588 | L1 |
| 16 | Carolina Panthers | South | 2 | 15 | 0 | .118 | 1–5 | 1–11 | .522 | .500 | L3 |
| Tiebreakers[j] | |||||||||||
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