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Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 15 · Northwest Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Atlanta Falcons—Away
Washington Commanders—Home

Game details

Venue address
1600 Ring Road, Landover, MD 20785, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Atlanta Falcons 2–2 · Road 2–1 · Streak W2 · Power Index No. 11 · 7 days of rest
Washington Commanders 1–3 · Home 1–1 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 29 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · ATL 4 games, WAS 4 games
MetricATLWAS
Points per game24.015th22.016th
Points allowed per game23.016th30.530th
Total yards per game360.510th314.819th
Passing yards per game191.825th196.524th
Rushing yards per game181.02nd124.08th
Turnovers per game2.026th0.53rd
Sacks allowed per game2.013th1.32nd
Penalty yards per game72.024th56.013th

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.

Atlanta Falcons: recent results

  1. W 45–24 @ NO Week 4
  2. W 35–14 @ GB Week 3
  3. L 3–34 vs CAR Week 2
  4. L 13–20 @ PIT Week 1

Washington Commanders: recent results

  1. L 13–30 vs IND Week 4
  2. W 33–31 vs SEA Week 3
  3. L 20–37 @ DAL Week 2
  4. L 22–24 @ PHI Week 1

Atlanta Falcons: season leaders

Passing
Michael Penix Jr. 479 yds
Rushing
Bijan Robinson 494 yds
Receiving
Drake London 370 yds

Washington Commanders: season leaders

Passing
Marcus Mariota 340 yds
Rushing
Jacory Croskey-Merritt 157 yds
Receiving
Stefon Diggs 170 yds
Sacks
Odafe Oweh 2.0

Atlanta Falcons: injury report

  • Out Anterio Thompson NT
  • Out DeAngelo Malone SLB
  • Out Storm Norton RT
  • Out Za'Darius Smith WLB
  • Questionable Divine Deablo RILB
  • Questionable Jake Matthews LT
  • Questionable Samson Ebukam SLB

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

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

Head-to-head since 1999

ATL 7 · WAS 5 in 12 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 4 WAS 27, ATL 34
  2. 2024 · Week 17 ATL 24, WAS 30 (OT)
  3. 2023 · Week 6 WAS 24, ATL 16
  4. 2022 · Week 12 ATL 13, WAS 19
  5. 2021 · Week 4 WAS 34, ATL 30

Full series history

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

Game notes

Win probability

ATL 37.2% · WAS 62.5%

Matchup quality 28.4 / 100

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

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