Josh Johnson, a 39-year-old third-stringer making his second consecutive start after both Jayden Daniels (elbow) and Marcus Mariota (quad) were ruled out for the season, threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to John Bates in the fourth quarter and punched in a 1-yard keeper with 2:32 remaining as Washington beat Philadelphia 24-17 at Lincoln Financial Field on January 4, 2026. With Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, A.J. Brown, and Dallas Goedert all benched, backup Tanner McKee threw for 241 yards and a score but took three sacks and couldn’t convert when it mattered — Philadelphia went 0-for-3 on fourth down. A Kelee Ringo pass interference penalty on the Commanders’ penultimate drive extended the sequence that produced Johnson’s winner, locking the Eagles into the NFC’s 3 seed and ending any shot at a second home playoff game.
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Final Score
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Washington Commanders (5-12)
0
10
0
14
24
Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)
0
7
10
0
17
Date: January 4, 2026 | Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA | Attendance: 69,879 | TV: CBS
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
Drive
Score
2nd
13:37
PHI
Grant Calcaterra 15-yd reception from Tanner McKee (Jake Elliott kick)
9 plays, 80 yds
WSH 0 – PHI 7
2nd
9:03
WSH
Chris Rodriguez Jr. 1-yd rush (Jake Moody kick)
8 plays, 65 yds
WSH 7 – PHI 7
2nd
0:00
WSH
Jake Moody 56-yd field goal
5 plays, 33 yds
WSH 10 – PHI 7
3rd
6:27
PHI
Tank Bigsby 2-yd rush (Jake Elliott kick)
8 plays, 28 yds
WSH 10 – PHI 14
3rd
0:30
PHI
Jake Elliott 39-yd field goal
10 plays, 52 yds
WSH 10 – PHI 17
4th
9:35
WSH
John Bates 2-yd reception from Josh Johnson (Jake Moody kick)
9 plays, 65 yds
WSH 17 – PHI 17
4th
2:32
WSH
Josh Johnson 1-yd rush (Jake Moody kick)
9 plays, 77 yds
WSH 24 – PHI 17
Passing Stats — Eagles vs Commanders
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS–YDS LOST
RTG
QBR
Tanner McKee
21/40
241
6.0
1
1
3–14
68.9
22.2
Washington Commanders
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS–YDS LOST
RTG
QBR
Josh Johnson
14/22
131
6.0
1
1
0–0
76.1
88.8
Rushing Stats
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Tank Bigsby
16
75
4.7
1
13
Tanner McKee
2
3
1.5
0
2
Will Shipley
1
2
2.0
0
2
Team Total
19
80
4.2
1
13
Washington Commanders
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
16
65
4.1
1
12
Josh Johnson
9
45
5.0
1
13
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
13
29
2.2
0
8
Jeremy McNichols
1
3
3.0
0
3
Deebo Samuel
2
1
0.5
0
1
Team Total
41
143
3.5
2
13
Receiving Stats
Philadelphia Eagles
DeVonta Smith entered 44 yards short of 1,000 and reached 1,008 for the season before being pulled in the first quarter.
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
TGT
DeVonta Smith
3
52
17.3
0
27
4
Jahan Dotson
3
40
13.3
0
16
8
Darius Cooper
3
33
11.0
0
17
5
Tank Bigsby
1
31
31.0
0
31
1
Kylen Granson
4
30
7.5
0
12
5
Grant Calcaterra
2
21
10.5
1
15
3
Britain Covey
2
20
10.0
0
12
4
Will Shipley
2
11
5.5
0
12
3
AJ Dillon
1
3
3.0
0
3
1
Team Total
21
241
11.5
1
31
34
Washington Commanders
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
TGT
Terry McLaurin
4
57
14.3
0
25
4
Deebo Samuel
2
20
10.0
0
16
5
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
1
18
18.0
0
18
1
John Bates
2
13
6.5
1
11
2
Treylon Burks
2
12
6.0
0
6
4
Jeremy McNichols
1
8
8.0
0
8
1
Ben Sinnott
2
3
1.5
0
2
2
Team Total
14
131
9.4
1
25
19
Defensive Stats
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
12
5
0
1
0
2
Jihaad Campbell
10
6
0
0
1
0
Michael Carter II
9
2
0
0
0
0
Sydney Brown
7
4
0
0
0
0
Byron Young
7
2
0
0
0
0
Kelee Ringo
5
4
0
1
1
0
Joshua Uche
5
3
0
0
0
0
Brandon Graham
4
1
0
0
0
0
Nolan Smith Jr.
3
1
0
0
0
1
Ty Robinson
3
0
0
0
0
1
Jalyx Hunt
2
2
0
0
1
0
Brandon Johnson
2
1
0
0
1
0
Jordan Davis
2
0
0
0
0
0
Kylen Granson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Moro Ojomo
1
1
0
0
0
0
Cameron Latu
1
0
0
0
0
0
Smael Mondon Jr.
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jakorian Bennett
1
0
0
0
0
0
Mac McWilliams
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team Total
76
33
0
2
5
4
Washington Commanders
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Jonathan Jones
7
6
0
0
0
0
Jeremy Reaves
7
6
0
0
2
0
Mike Sainristil
6
3
0
0
1
0
Bobby Wagner
5
1
0
0
0
0
Daron Payne
4
3
1
1
0
2
Jordan Magee
4
3
0
0
0
0
Javon Kinlaw
4
2
0
1
0
0
Noah Igbinoghene
3
2
1
0
0
1
Will Harris
3
2
0
0
0
0
Von Miller
2
1
1
1
0
1
Antonio Hamilton Sr.
1
1
0
0
0
0
Deebo Samuel
1
1
0
0
0
0
Frankie Luvu
1
1
0
0
0
1
Ale Kaho
1
1
0
0
0
0
Nick Bellore
1
0
0
0
0
0
Preston Smith
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jacob Martin
1
0
0
0
0
1
Shy Tuttle
1
0
0
0
0
0
Quan Martin
1
0
0
0
0
0
Drake Jackson
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team Total
55
33
3
3
3
6
Turnovers
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Jeremy Reaves
WSH
1
28
0
Jalyx Hunt
PHI
1
0
0
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Josh Johnson
WSH
1
1
1
Deebo Samuel
WSH
1
0
1
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
WSH
1
0
0
Jalyx Hunt (recovery)
PHI
0
0
1
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Jake Moody
WSH
1/2
50.0%
56
3/3
6
Jake Elliott
PHI
1/1
100.0%
39
2/2
5
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
Tress Way
WSH
3
159
53.0
0
1
71
Braden Mann
PHI
3
115
38.3
0
1
44
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Will Shipley
PHI
2
55
27.5
29
0
Treylon Burks
WSH
1
22
22.0
22
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Britain Covey
PHI
2
20
10.0
12
0
River Cracraft
WSH
1
1
1.0
1
0
Full Team Stats
Stat
Washington
Philadelphia
Final Score
24
17
Total Yards
274
307
Total Plays
63
62
Yards per Play
4.3
5.0
1st Downs
25
18
— Passing
9
13
— Rushing
10
5
— Penalty
6
0
Passing Yards (Net)
131
227
Comp/Att
14/22
21/40
Yards per Pass
6.0
5.3
Sacks–Yards Lost
0–0
3–14
Rushing Yards
143
80
Rushing Attempts
41
19
Yards per Rush
3.5
4.2
3rd Down Efficiency
6/11 (54.5%)
6/14 (42.9%)
4th Down Efficiency
1/1
0/3
Red Zone (Made/Att)
3/4
2/3
Turnovers
2
1
Fumbles Lost
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Penalties–Yards
4–19
9–123
Time of Possession
34:09
25:51
Total Drives
11
10
Washington won the time-of-possession battle by more than eight minutes, went 54.5 percent on third down against a Philadelphia defense missing several starters, and converted its lone fourth-down attempt. The Eagles piled up 123 penalty yards — more than Washington’s total offensive yardage — and failed three fourth-down conversions that could have changed the game’s trajectory. It was a 5-12 finish for Washington, which secured a top-10 draft pick heading into the offseason. Philadelphia’s starters remained healthy for the Wild Card round, though the cost was a home game — the difference between the 2 seed and the 3.
Cynthia D. McLaren spent a decade in sports media learning that the most important number in any game is usually the one nobody quotes in the lede. The New York native founded Match VS Player Stats in April 2026 with one rule she applies to everything this site publishes: find the stat, verify the source, and don't write a sentence until both hold up. She covers the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, FIFA, cricket, and hockey. She built this outlet from scratch. She edits every piece. If something is wrong, it is on her.
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