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2024 Washington Commanders

The 2024 Washington Commanders went 12–5, finishing 2nd in the NFC East, and lost the conference championship. They scored 485 points and allowed 391.

Record
12–5
Home
7–2
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
485–391
NFC East
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost conference championship

Where the season ranked

They scored 485 points, the fifth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 391, the 15th-most. Their point differential was +94.

How the season unfolded

The Commanders started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 12–5.

Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 13 to Week 18.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 10 to Week 12.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 40–7 over the Carolina Panthers in Week 7 (October 20, 2024).

Their heaviest loss was 55–23 to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game (January 26, 2025).

They scored a season-high 45 points against the Detroit Lions in the Divisional round (January 18, 2025), winning 45–31.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 8–4.

They played one overtime game and won it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the NFC East, sweeping the Giants and splitting with the Eagles and the Cowboys.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–4 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23–20 on the road.

In the Divisional round, they beat the Detroit Lions 45–31 on the road.

In the NFC Championship Game, they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 55–23 on the road.

Before and after

That was an eight-win improvement on 2023, when they went 4–13.

Their 12 wins are the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.

It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2020.

In 2025, they went 5–12 and missed the playoffs.

2024 schedule and results

2024 Washington Commanders · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2024at Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 20–37
Week 2Sep 15, 2024vs New York GiantsW 21–18
Week 3Sep 23, 2024at Cincinnati BengalsW 38–33
Week 4Sep 29, 2024at Arizona CardinalsW 42–14
Week 5Oct 6, 2024vs Cleveland BrownsW 34–13
Week 6Oct 13, 2024at Baltimore RavensL 23–30
Week 7Oct 20, 2024vs Carolina PanthersW 40–7
Week 8Oct 27, 2024vs Chicago BearsW 18–15
Week 9Nov 3, 2024at New York GiantsW 27–22
Week 10Nov 10, 2024vs Pittsburgh SteelersL 27–28
Week 11Nov 14, 2024at Philadelphia EaglesL 18–26
Week 12Nov 24, 2024vs Dallas CowboysL 26–34
Week 13Dec 1, 2024vs Tennessee TitansW 42–19
Week 15Dec 15, 2024at New Orleans SaintsW 20–19
Week 16Dec 22, 2024vs Philadelphia EaglesW 36–33
Week 17Dec 29, 2024vs Atlanta FalconsW 30–24 (OT)
Week 18Jan 5, 2025at Dallas CowboysW 23–19
Wild CardJan 12, 2025at Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 23–20
DivisionalJan 18, 2025at Detroit LionsW 45–31
Conference championshipJan 26, 2025at Philadelphia EaglesL 23–55

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2024 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.