Washington Commanders 2024-25 NFL Season Recap

Washington Commanders 2024-25 NFL Season Recap

The Washington Commanders entered the 2024-25 NFL betting season with a 6.5-game season win total and -350 odds as favorites to miss the playoffs a fourth straight time. The new management team cleaned house in the offseason. Adam Peters took over the general manager position, Dan Quinn was the new head coach, and Kliff Kingsbury was brought in to run the offense. The Commanders also had a new quarterback after selecting Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Each and every one of those decisions moved the needle for a stagnant franchise enough to the point that the Commies found themselves just one win away from partaking in the Super Bowl for the first time since hoisting the Lombardi back in 1991. While the road ended with an all-out demolition in the NFC title game at the hands of the division rival Philadelphia Eagles, a promising road has been laid for the franchise moving forward.

Starting with Daniels, the soon to be named Offensive Rookie of the Year Award winner, Washington’s offense improved by leaps and bounds. After averaging fewer than 20 points (No. 25) and 313 yards per game (#24) the year prior, the outputs swelled to 28.5 (No. 5) and 370 yards (No. 7) in the first season of the new regime. This in turn allowed for the Commies to win 12 regular season games and punch a ticket to the second season. From there, it went on to defeat both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+3) and Detroit Lions (+8) on the road in the postseason for NFL crypto bettors before the season closed in the City of Brotherly Love. Daniels wrapped his rookie campaign with 3,568 passing yards and 25:9 TD/INT ratio which equated to a 100.1 passer rating and 70.5 QB Rate. The first-year signal caller also proved to be a menace on the ground rushing for 891 yards and six more scores. With the young buck under center, Terry McLaurin reeled in a career-high 13 touchdown receptions, while Brian Robinson Jr. ripped off a personal best 799 rushing yards and 8 TD.

Though Washington proved to be exceptionally coached under the new staff and some solid reinforcements were brought on to the defensive side of the ball, the stop unit still proved to be the Achilles heel of the team. This was made perfectly clear in the title game after the defense conceded 459 yards of total offense and a whopping eight touchdowns. As great a season Frankie Luvu had coming in from Carolina, the Commanders simply couldn’t stop the run evidenced by the 138 yards (No. 30) and 5.0 yards per carry (No. 31) the unit conceded to Saquon Barkley and co. However, the ease in which A.J. Brown and Dallas Goedert sliced and diced the secondary could find Washington also seeking out secondary help. Regardless, the Commanders will be in the market for a new crop of defensive playmakers throughout the offseason be it via the draft, trade, or free agency. The offense looks to be in pretty good shape, but it would hardly come off as a shock if upper management decided to shore up the offensive line regardless of playing well above expectations. The health of Daniels is of the utmost importance moving forward.

Washington Commanders Conference Championship Recap

The Washington Commanders fell to the Philadelphia Eagles in a lopsided 55-23 NFL odds defeat in the NFC Championship Game, ending their season despite a promising run. The Eagles’ dominance was highlighted by Saquon Barkley’s spectacular performance, rushing for 118 yards and three touchdowns, including a 60-yard score on the Eagles first offensive play. Philadelphia also capitalized on four Commanders turnovers, including a critical fumble by Austin Ekeler in the third quarter with the Commanders trailing 34-23. Jayden Daniels led the Commanders with 255 passing yards, one touchdown, and one interception, connecting with Terry McLaurin on a 36-yard score to pull within two points early. Despite Daniels’ six-game win streak leading up to the title game, the Commanders’ offense struggled to maintain momentum, particularly in the second half in which it only managed to put eight points on the board. Nolan Smith sealed Washington’s fate with a critical fourth-quarter sack, extinguishing any hope of a comeback. The Eagles’ Jalen Hurts accounted for four touchdowns and 246 passing yards. A.J. Brown contributed six catches for 96 yards and a touchdown, as Philadelphia set a conference championship record with 55 points taking advantage of the Commies on the ground and through the air. Despite a valiant effort, the Commanders were outmatched, and the Eagles advanced to the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons.

2024 Washington Commanders Schedule, Results & Record

Founded in 1932 as the Boston Redskins, the franchise became the Washington Redskins in 1937. The Washington franchise has had great periods of glory and plenty of years of ineptitude.

Washington was a perennial contender and 2-time NFL champion from 1936 through 1945. Then, from 1946 through 1970, the Redskins never made the playoffs. But then head coach and general manager George Allen changed that with five playoff berths in six years from 1971 to 1976, including a 1972 NFC championship. The late Allen made the Pro Football Hall of Fame based largely on his work in Washington.

The man that made the Redskins into Super Bowl champions was another Hall of Fame coach, Joe Gibbs. From 1982 through 1991, the Redskins won three Super Bowl titles with one other Super Bowl appearance.

Since Danny Boy Snyder took ownership of the franchise in 1999, Washington has posted just six playoff appearances. Their last four postseason bids were wild card losses. Washington hasn’t been close to being a bona fide Super Bowl contender during his reign of error.

In 2020 Snyder dropped the team nickname “Redskins” in a desperate sacrifice on the altar of political correctness after allegations of sexual harassment being a systemic issue in his organization. Only a putrid NFC East Division allowed Washington to slip into the 2020 playoffs. The Redskins changed their name to the Commanders in 2022.

Subsequently, Snyder had been accused of cheating his fellow NFL owners out of their cut of FedEx Field gate receipts. With all of the trouble that Snyder caused the league, it ultimately caught up to him in 2023 when he was forced to sell the franchise to Josh Harris. He and his team made their mark on the franchise by appointing Dan Quinn as the 31st head coach in the team's storied history and selecting Jayden Daniels as their future quarterback with the second pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Washington Commanders Past Seasons (2000)

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