The Washington Commanders were on the road for their second preseason game, visiting the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. They lost tonight’s exhibition game, down 17-13 . Dan Quinn talked to reporters after the game, and there are a lot of things that the team needs to improve on before the regular season starts. Jayden Daniels was only getting one drive, whether that was the three plays he got, or 10+ on a longer series. Daniels said he gets paid to play football, but he only plays when he’s up.…
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Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said a solid number of starters would play Saturday’s preseason game against the Detroit Lions.
He was a man of his word in that regard. The Commanders deemed just 15 players inactive , and most all of them were hurt. Running back Bill Croskey-Merritt was the only healthy scratch, an obvious move to take unnecessary hits on Washington’s primary ball carrier.
Every other healthy player was available, even the team’s biggest stars. That included…
Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels made his preseason debut on Saturday. If you blink, you may have missed it.
Daniels got the start and handled one drive. It was a three-and-out that netted one yard.
In the three plays that Daniels won on the field, he was 0-for-1 passing and suffered a 10-yard sack.
Sam Hartman and Athan Kaliakmanis, a seventh-round rookie from Rutgers, played quarterback after Daniels.
Backup Marcus Mariota is currently out with a knee injury. He's expected to miss…
Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is set for his first action of the preseason.
The team released a list of 15 inactive players for Saturday's game against the Lions and Daniels is not on it. Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said earlier this week that a good amount of the team's starters would see action in the team's second game of the preseason, but that he was unsure if Daniels would be among them.
Wide receiver Stefon Diggs is also set to see his first game action since signing with…
Week 2 of NFL preseason continues on Saturday with a 10-game slate. As we inch closer to the opening of the regular season, teams are using their second game of the summer in different ways. Many will continue to give their starting units some game time, while others are sitting them in hopes of avoiding injuries.
This could also potentially be the final action any starters playing today will see until Week 1. Many NFL teams like to use the final preseason tilt as a deciding factor in specific…
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14), center right, practices during training camp at Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park on Monday, August 10, 2026. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co Ahead of every Detroit Lions game in 2026, we will provide readers with an updated depth chart of the team’s roster based on what we are seeing at practices, with this installment representing where we believe the Lions roster sits heading into preseason Game 2 against the Washington…
Sep 18, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson (97) celebrates a sack against Washington Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz (11) during the first half at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Junfu Han-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions hit the midway point in the preseason on Saturday morning with their second of three preseason games. The Washington Commanders are in town for the first time since REDACTED.
The stakes will be much lower than that previous…
Jan 18, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) looks to pass defended by Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch (32) during the second half at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-Imagn Images | USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con The Daily Slop – 22 August 2026
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The h ardest decisions belong to the best rosters
A deep roster complicates the final roster cutdown to 53 players. In the early stages of a franchise rebuild, roster cuts are straightforward because the talent drop-off past the top 35 players is steep. However, when depth increases across the board, NFL front offices are forced to expose genuinely talented players to waivers.
This dilemma is evident in the offensive backfield of the 2026 Commanders. Historically, most NFL teams carry either…
The Commanders will play their second preseason game on Saturday in Detroit. If there was ever a time to get frontline players some game reps, this is it.
Generally speaking, it didn’t happen in the preseason opener…
Quarterback Joshua Dobbs will get an opportunity to go ahead in Detroit’s backup competition this weekend.
Head coach Dan Campbell told reporters in his Thursday press conference that Dobbs will start for the Lions…
Week 2 of the preseason continued with three more games on Friday night.
Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix put on a show in his first game action since he broke his ankle in the playoffs. He hit new Denver receiver Jaylen Waddle for a big gain and then found RJ Harvey for a long touchdown pass on the opening drive against the Packers.
Earlier in the night, New York Jets starting QB Geno Smith lit up the Steelers in his lone drive of the day , going 7 for 7 for 65 yards and a TD pass.
Former No. 1…
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn shared some plans for Saturday's game against the Lions during a Thursday morning press conference, but the status of quarterback Jayden Daniels remains up in the air.
Quinn said, via…
Commanders defensive tackle Johnny Newton went to see a specialist in New York this week about his pectoral injury and the result of that meeting will be an extended absence from the lineup.
Head coach Dan Quinn told…
The Daily Slop – 20 August 2026
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Commanders running back Rachaad White has missed the past few days with an undisclosed injury.
Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that White tweaked his hamstring in the joint practice with the Dolphins. White worked…
