2023 · Week 9
Washington Commanders at New England Patriots
Nov 5, 2023 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Washington Commanders held off New England Patriots 20–17. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Commanders had just a 42% chance going in. Commanders improve to 4-5; Patriots fall to 2-7. Sam Howell paced the offense with 325 passing yards and 1 TD; 27 rushing yards. Commanders out-gained the opponent 449–327 in total yards.
Team stats
| WAS | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 17 |
| 449 | Total yards | 327 |
| 325 | Passing yards | 220 |
| 124 | Rushing yards | 107 |
| 29/45 | Comp / Att | 24/44 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(3:18) 6-J.Slye 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q2(12:10) 8-B.Robinson right end for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q26-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q2(9:31) (No Huddle) 10-M.Jones pass short right to 85-H.Henry for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q237-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q2(6:16) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 38-R.Stevenson right guard for 64 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q237-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer. PENALTY on WAS, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q3(10:17) 37-C.Ryland 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q3(6:58) (Shotgun) 14-S.Howell pass deep middle to 1-J.Dotson for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q36-J.Slye extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q3(1:52) 6-J.Slye 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Howell | 29/45 | 325 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Howell | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Brian Robinson | 18 | 63 | 1 |
| Antonio Gibson | 6 | 34 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McLaurin | 5 | 8 | 73 | 0 |
| Jahan Dotson | 4 | 8 | 69 | 1 |
| Brian Robinson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Byron Pringle | 3 | 4 | 55 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 5 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 2 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Logan Thomas | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Jamison Crowder | 4 | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| John Bates | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 24/44 | 220 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 9 | 87 | 1 |
| DeMario Douglas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 6 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 4 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| DeMario Douglas | 5 | 7 | 55 | 0 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 6 | 7 | 51 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 4 | 6 | 39 | 1 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jalen Reagor | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |