A 3-point game to the end, and Cowboys had it 34-31. Jayden Daniels did the damage for Commanders — 26/35, 298 yards, 3 TD — in a losing effort. Dak Prescott was steady for Cowboys — 20/28, 283 yards, 1 TD. Jacory Croskey-Merritt is in form — 100 rushing yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 45. Through the air: Commanders 298, Cowboys 283.

Commanders were never troubled, putting Seahawks away 52-7. Jayden Daniels was steady for Commanders — 12/20, 351 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT. DeMarcus Lawrence got after the quarterback for Seahawks — 5 sacks — in a losing effort. Through the air: Commanders 351, Seahawks 201.

Scoreboard operators earned their money. Texans 43, Commanders 28. Jayden Daniels was steady for Commanders — 20/39, 307 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. C.J. Stroud did the damage for Texans — 27/42, 330 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT. Terry McLaurin has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Texans 463, Commanders 365.

Falcons did what they needed to, 31-19. Jayden Daniels did the damage for Commanders — 24/36, 294 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Bijan Robinson carried the load for Falcons — 19 carries, 136 yards, 1 TD. Make it 3 consecutive games past 250 for Jayden Daniels. Through the air: Commanders 294, Falcons 180.

Luca Santana: "This looked like a mismatch that the scoreboard finally caught up to: New York moved the ball better than Washington did, but the Giants gave it away 4 times and the Commanders didn't give it away once, and Jayden Daniels threw 6 touchdowns on 408 yards — that's not a great performance, that's a day where one team simply overpowered the other through discipline and precision." Nicole Santos: "Jameis Winston threw for 265 yards and 3 touchdowns on 11 completions — efficient enough on paper, but he was working behind a team that couldn't stop beating itself, and that's a hard way to ever look competent."

Washington's 70-31 rout of New York was decided by turnover discipline and quarterback execution, not total yardage—the Giants produced 500 yards to the Commanders' 466, yet committed 4 giveaways while Washington committed none. Jayden Daniels completed 14 of 21 passes for 408 yards and 6 touchdowns, with Antonio Williams accounting for 3 catches and 135 yards, while Jameis Winston's 11 completions in 24 attempts for 265 yards and 3 touchdowns came alongside 1 interception in a game that showcased Washington's turnover differential of plus-10 versus New York's minus-4. The Commanders' 58.4 expected win rate based on point differential suggests this outcome aligns with their underlying performance, while the Giants' 38.7 expected win rate indicates they've been closer in other games despite an identical 6-7 record.

48-28, and neither defence wants to watch it back. Jayden Daniels threw for Commanders — 19/39, 334 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT. Saquon Barkley ran it for Eagles — 10 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Jaylin Lane is in form — 93 receiving yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 66. Through the air: Commanders 390, Eagles 189.

Nobody wanted to play defence. Rams won the shootout 49-42. Jayden Daniels did the damage for Commanders — 15/25, 311 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT — in a losing effort. Matthew Stafford was steady for Rams — 16/25, 351 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT. Matthew Stafford has now cleared 250 passing yards in 9 in a row. On the ground: Commanders 199, Rams 154.