Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions: Box score, player stats, and game summary feat. Jayden Daniels, Jared Goff

The Detroit Lions had been a top team in the NFL before, when they had the legendary Barry Sanders blitzing his way past defenses. But in 2023, that became nothing compared to the 12-5 divisional dominance and NFC Championship Game run that the offensive core of Jared Goff, David Montgomery, Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Sam LaPorta achieved.

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Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions box score

Teams	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
Washington Commanders	3	28	0	14	45
Detroit Lions	7	14	7	3	31

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Washington Commanders player stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Jayden Daniels	22/31	299	2	0	122.9

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Yards	Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
Brian Robinson Jr	15	77	2	0	0	0
Jayden Daniels	16	51	0	0	0	0
Austin Ekeler	6	47	0	4	41	0
Jeremy McNichols	4	8	1	0	0	0
Marcus Mariota	1	-1	0	0	0	0
Dyami Brown	0	0	0	6	98	0
Terry McLaurin	0	0	0	4	87	1
Jamison Crowder	0	0	0	2	25	0
Zach Ertz	0	0	0	5	28	1
John Bates	0	0	0	1	20	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss	Interceptions
Jeremy Chinn	12	7	0	0	1
Frankie Luvu	9	5	0	0	0
Bobby Wagner	8	2	0	0	0
Marshon Lattimore	5	4	0	1	0
Mike Sainristil	5	4	0	0	2
Noah Igbinoghene	5	3	0	1	0
Dorance Armstrong	3	3	2	2	0
Dante Fowler Jr.	3	2	0	1	0
Quan Martin	3	2	0	0	1
Nick Bellore	3	1	0	0	0
Mykal Walker	2	1	0	0	0
Javontae Jean-Baptiste	2	1	0	0	0
Percy Butler	2	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Allen	1	1	0	0	0
Clelin Ferrell	1	1	0	0	0
Sheldon Day	0	0	0	0	0
Daron Payne	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Zane Gonzalez	1/2	6/6

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Tress Way	1	48	1	48

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Detroit Lions player stats

Passing

Player	Completions/Attempts	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rating
Jared Goff	23/40	313	1	3	59.7
Teddy Bridgewater	1/1	3	0	0	79.2
David Montgomery	1/1	20	0	0	118.8
Jameson Williams	0/1	0	0	1	0

Rushing and receiving

Player	Carries	Yards	Touchdowns	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
Jahmyr Gibbs	14	105	2	6	70	0
Jameson Williams	1	61	1	1	19	0
David Montgomery	4	4	0	0	0	0
Jred Goff	1	7	0	0	0	0
Amon-Ra St. Brown	0	0	0	8	137	0
Sam LaPorta	0	0	0	6	51	1
Kalif Raymond	0	0	0	3	37	0
Tim Patrick	0	0	0	1	22	0

Defense

Player	Total tackles	Solo tackles	Sacks	Tackles for Loss
Jack Campbell	14	8	0	0
Alex Anzalone	13	12	0	2
Brian Branch	11	8	0	2
Kerby Joseph	6	6	0	1
Terrion Arnold	6	5	0	0
Levi Onwuzurike	3	3	0	0
Josh Paschal	3	3	0	0
Morice Norris	3	2	0	0
Ifeatu Melifonwu	2	0	0	0
Al-Quadin Muhammad	1	1	0	1
Kindle Vildor	1	1	0	0
Amik Robertson	1	1	0	0
Jahmyr Gibbs	1	1	0	0
Sam LaPorta	1	1	0	0
DJ Reader	1	0	0	0
Trevor Nowaske	1	0	0	0
Za'Darius Smith	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals	Extra points
Jake Bates	1/1	4/4

Punting

Player	Punts	Yards	Inside 20	Longest
Jack Fox	1	43	0	43

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Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions game summary

The Lions began the game with a punt, but they responded very well, forcing a turnover on downs and punishing it with a Jahmyr Gibbs touchdown. The Commanders respinded with a field goal on the second drive.

Then they forced a fumble, which began an exchange of offensive touchdowns - a Brian Robinson Jr. rush, then consecutive catches by Sam LaPorta and Terry McLaurin:

Quan Martin then shockingly intercepted Jared Goff and returned it for six, seemingly changing the tone of the game. Jameson Williams mended the damage with a touchdown run, but Jayden Daniels responded by finding Zach Ertz:

A Mike Sainristil interception ended the first half.

The second half began just as the first had: with a punt. But this time, Gibbs made sure to punish it with a rushing touchdown. Brian Robinson would respond, however, with another of his own early in the fourth quarter after a long eight-minute drive.

Disaster struck the Lions right afterward, as Sainristil intercepted Jameson WIlliams on a trick play for the second - which the Commanders turned into a Jeremy McNichols touchdown.

They did score a field goal after that, then got a glimpse of hope when Zane Gonzalez missed an attempt. However, an interception by Jeremy Chinn ended the game, and with it, a season filled with promise but also ultimately fatal self-made blunders.