DOWN X DOWN › week 17 › Commanders at Jaguars
Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
2026

Week 17 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · EverBank Stadium

JAXvsWAS

Jaguars offensevsCommanders defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Jaguars, 7 for Commanders. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Third downs favor Jaguars

Jaguars convert 49% of third downs (4th). Commanders allow 44% (26th).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Commanders are worst against deep right throws, allowing +1.19 EPA per attempt. Jaguars send 5% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Ground game stalls

Jaguars average 4.4 yards per carry (10th). Commanders allow 3.5 (5th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Jaguars create explosive plays on 11% of snaps (4th). Commanders give them up at 8% (8th).

Players to watch

The series · Commanders and Jaguars since 1999, and this season's records7 meetings

The Commanders lead the series 6–1 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). They have won the last 5. Sep 11, 2022, at FedExField: the Commanders won 28–22. Carson Wentz started at quarterback for the Commanders and Trevor Lawrence for the Jaguars; Ron Rivera and Doug Pederson coached.

Commanders at home3–0the Commanders' record
In Jacksonville3–1the Commanders' record
Most pointsCommanders 41 · Jaguars 302014 · 2006
Biggest winCommanders by 31 · Jaguars by 192014 · 2002

The last 5

2022 · Wk 1JAX 22 at WAS 28
2018 · Wk 15WAS 16 at JAX 13
2014 · Wk 2JAX 10 at WAS 41
2010 · Wk 16 · OTWAS 20 at JAX 17
2006 · Wk 4 · OTJAX 30 at WAS 36

2026 records

CommandersJaguars
Overall2–4–15–2
Division1–2–11–1
Conference2–3–14–2
Other conference0–11–0
Home2–1–14–1
Away0–31–1
Last 5WLTLWWWWLW
StreakWon 1Won 1
Points a game22.7 – 26.028.0 – 15.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Commanders' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Jaguars offense against the Commanders defenseDepth charts
Commanders defense · 3-4 DJaguars offense · 3WR 1TE72Little75Pregnon73Hainsey76Cleveland70Lanen85Strange16Lawrence33Tuten11Washington7Thomas3Meyers99Kinlaw97Settle90Omenihu98Oweh92Armstrong52Styles4Luvu23Amos29Douglas2Robertson25Cross39Reaves

Jaguars offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBTrevor Lawrence#16 · 130/198 · 1690 yds · 17 TD · 4 INT
  • RBBhayshul Tuten#33 · 110 car · 492 yds · 6 TD · 15 rec
  • WRParker Washington#11 · 27 rec · 432 yds · 4 TD · 48 tgt
  • WRJakobi Meyers#3 · 22 rec · 309 yds · 2 TD · 31 tgt
  • WRBrian Thomas Jr.#7 · 10 rec · 117 yds · 2 TD · 21 tgt
  • TEBrenton Strange#85 · 28 rec · 334 yds · 1 TD · 35 tgt
  • LTWalker Little#72
  • LGEmmanuel Pregnon#75
  • CRobert Hainsey#73
  • RGEzra Cleveland#76
  • RTCole Van Lanen#70

Commanders defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEJavon Kinlaw#99 · 13 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • NTTim Settle#97 · 11 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDECharles Omenihu#90 · 5 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • WLBOdafe Oweh#98 · 16 tackles · 4 sacks
  • SLBDorance Armstrong#92 · 19 tackles · 1 sack
  • RILBSonny Styles#52 · 52 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • LILBFrankie Luvu#4 · 34 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • RCBTrey Amos#23 · 6 tackles · 2 PD
  • LCBRasul Douglas#29 · 27 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD
  • NBAmik Robertson#2 · 46 tackles · 8 PD
  • SSNick Cross#25 · 22 tackles
  • FSJeremy Reaves#39 · 47 tackles · 3 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · JAX offense against WAS defense
StatJAX JAX offFavors JAX · Favors WASWAS WAS def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.16#3
+0.03#21+0.00
Success rate
48%#7
46%#2744%
Yards per play
6.0#5
5.4#175.4
Explosive play rate
11%#4
8%#89%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.28#1
+0.02#17+0.03
Sack rate
6%#15
6%#197%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.03#3
-0.08#16-0.08
Yards per carry
4.4#10
3.5#54.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
49%#4
44%#2641%
Red zone TD rate
68%#7
79%#2961%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
150#14
149#18147
TE yards per game
62#11
75#3055
TE targets per game
6.7#23
8.0#227.6
RB receiving yards per game
31#16
36#2232
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Jaguars: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.8311% of throws
+1.233% of throws
+1.045% of throws
Short
+0.1934% of throws
+0.5419% of throws
+0.2930% of throws

Commanders: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.2712 throws
+0.5911 throws
+1.1920 throws
Short
-0.0481 throws
+0.4146 throws
-0.0983 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.