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WHYNFL GAME CENTER

Washington Commanders at Jacksonville Jaguars

Scheduled · Kickoff to be confirmed

2026 Regular season · Week 17 · EverBank Stadium

Latest game updateUpdated
Washington Commanders—Away
Jacksonville Jaguars—Home

Game details

Location
Jacksonville

Matchup preview

Washington Commanders 1–2 · Road 0–2 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 26
Jacksonville Jaguars 2–1 · Home 2–0 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 7
2026 regular season, per game · WAS 3 games, JAX 3 games
MetricWASJAX
Points per game25.013th27.39th
Points allowed per game30.731st12.01st
Total yards per game314.020th314.318th
Passing yards per game184.728th205.324th
Rushing yards per game132.08th119.311th
Turnovers per game0.31st0.75th
Sacks allowed per game1.03rd1.35th
Penalty yards per game46.78th40.33rd

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Washington Commanders: recent results

  1. W 33–31 vs SEA Week 3
  2. L 20–37 @ DAL Week 2
  3. L 22–24 @ PHI Week 1

Jacksonville Jaguars: recent results

  1. W 35–6 vs NE Week 3
  2. L 13–20 @ DEN Week 2
  3. W 34–10 vs CLE Week 1

Washington Commanders: season leaders

Passing
Marcus Mariota 294 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Jacory Croskey-Merritt 142 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Terry McLaurin 141 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Sonny Styles 1.0 · 3 g

Jacksonville Jaguars: season leaders

Passing
Trevor Lawrence 616 yds · 3 g
Rushing
Bhayshul Tuten 204 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Parker Washington 221 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Josh Hines-Allen 1.5 · 3 g

Washington Commanders: injury report

  • Out Charles Omenihu RDE
  • Out Marcus Mariota QB
  • Out Nick Cross SS
  • Out Percy Butler FS
  • Out Stefon Diggs WR
  • Out Tyler Owens SS
  • Questionable Terry McLaurin WR

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Jacksonville Jaguars: injury report

  • Doubtful Eric Murray SS
  • Questionable Devon Marshall

8 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

WAS 6 · JAX 1 in 7 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2022 · Week 1 JAX 22, WAS 28
  2. 2018 · Week 15 WAS 16, JAX 13
  3. 2014 · Week 2 JAX 10, WAS 41
  4. 2010 · Week 16 WAS 20, JAX 17 (OT)
  5. 2006 · Week 4 JAX 30, WAS 36 (OT)

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

WAS 26.8% · JAX 73.0%

Matchup quality 66.3 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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