"Washington opens its season with two road contests against its biggest division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. Then, in a Week 3 home opener, the Commanders get the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. After that? They go to London to play the Indianapolis Colts. Add in a Week 6 prime-time showdown in Santa Clara against the San Francisco 49ers, and the Commanders could be staring at 1-5 or 2-4 headed into the Week 7 bye."
"Washington gets two more 2025 playoff teams immediately after the bye, hosting the Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams. But then, they get four extremely winnable games in a row: the New York Giants in East Rutherford, the Cincinnati Bengals at home on Monday Night Football, and then the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans on the road. This is where the Commanders' season will need to turn around."
"Momentum is real in the NFL, and you'd rather finish strong than start strong if you can't do both. If the Commanders take care of business by beating up on these projected sub-.500 teams, they'll be feeling good about themselves heading into more serious matchups against the Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Dallas at home in four of their final five."
"Every year, there's that one team that starts out on the wrong foot but finds a rhythm around the midway point and never looks back. Last year, it was Houston. This year, the Commanders will be a prime candidate. Of course, this is all dependent on whether or not quarterback Jayden Daniels can bounce back from his injury-riddled 2025 campaign."
Washington’s 2026 regular-season begins with two road games against division rivals, followed by a Week 3 home opener versus the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. The schedule then includes a London game against the Indianapolis Colts and a prime-time matchup against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara. After that, the team could enter the Week 7 bye with a poor record. Two playoff-caliber teams arrive immediately after the bye, with home games against the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams. After those matchups, Washington faces four games described as winnable, including the New York Giants, Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals, and Tennessee Titans. The season’s turnaround depends on quarterback Jayden Daniels rebounding from an injury-riddled 2025.
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