Commanders had no answer. Buccaneers took it 38-14. Baker Mayfield did the damage for Buccaneers — 19/31, 221 yards, 3 TD. Yaya Diaby got after the quarterback for Buccaneers — 3 sacks. Jayden Daniels has not had a better afternoon this season. Through the air: Buccaneers 221, Commanders 200.

Commanders had no answer. Dolphins took it 31-0. Total yards: Dolphins 157, Commanders 100. Commanders are 0-3; Dolphins are 1-2.

Giveaways decided this one. Cowboys 37, Commanders 21. Jayden Daniels was steady for Commanders — 29/48, 294 yards — in a losing effort. George Pickens was the target for Cowboys — 3 catches, 92 yards, 1 TD. Jayden Daniels has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Commanders 431, Cowboys 274.

Ethan Price: "Washington's pass rush never materialized—0 sacks into a game where they needed pressure—and Dalton punished the void, threading 3 touchdowns on 234 yards while Drake London took 2 of them for 113. Atlanta's run game added 189 more yards the Commanders couldn't stop, which means Washington gave up 423 total yards to a team that simply had better answers on both sides." Ava Collins: "Antonio Williams caught 4 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown in a losing effort—that's a receiver actually open against Atlanta's defense, which tells you Washington found one thing that worked and couldn't build anything else around it."

Atlanta's 31-24 win over Washington in Week 15 looked like what everyone around the league expected: an 11-4 team that can move the ball doing exactly that against a 2-13 team playing conservative. Andy Dalton went 19 for 27 for 234 yards and 3 touchdowns, Drake London caught 6 for 113 and 2 scores, and the Falcons outgained the Commanders 423 to 340 with advantages in the air (234 to 170) and on the ground (189 to 170). Antonio Williams kept Washington in it with 4 catches for 81 yards and a touchdown, but the Commanders managed no sacks and called 29 runs against 22 passes, staying below their 56 percent season average. Both offenses leaned heavier toward the run than the league norm, which tells you something about how this one played out.

Texans took care of Commanders, 21-13. C.J. Stroud did the damage for Texans — 20/40, 206 yards, 2 TD. Ashton Jeanty ran it for Texans — 20 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD. Jacory Croskey-Merritt is in form — 75 rushing yards a game over his last three, against a season average of 43. Through the air: Texans 206, Commanders 172.

Washington beat Cincinnati 37-21 in Week 11 behind a clean game from Jayden Daniels, who completed 12 of 24 for 251 yards and 1 touchdown while the Commanders committed 0 turnovers. Joe Burrow threw 3 interceptions among his 3 touchdown passes on 16 of 29 for 234 yards, the difference in a game where Cincinnati gained 302 total yards to Washington's 300 but couldn't overcome the turnover margin. Kyren Williams had 10 catches for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns but managed 0 rushing yards in the loss that drops the Bengals to 4-6.

Commanders kept it respectable. Rams still won by 4. Matthew Stafford was steady for Rams — 24/38, 270 yards, 2 TD. Puka Nacua did the catching for Rams — 6 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD. Through the air: Rams 270, Commanders 83.