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ARLINGTON, Texas - While the Washington Commanders have already exceeded all expectations for this season, and while there are many reasons to be optimistic about the future, the dramatic 23-19 [...]

A look at the good (Hail!) and bad (Fail!) from the Washington Commanders' 23-19 win over the Dallas Cowboys. - - - Hail: The Mariota Miracle Jayden Daniels has spent [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala ARLINGTON, Texas - The Washington Commanders hoped to close out their historic season with a final victory to secure a higher playoff seed and, perhaps, a more [...]

Byline: Jake Russell, Scott Allen The cardiac Commanders struck again Sunday night, this time with a thrilling 30-24 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The win clinched Washington's first postseason [...]

Byline: Matt Bonesteel A look at the good (Hail!) and bad (Fail!) from the Washington Commanders' thrilling overtime win against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. - - - Hail: [...]

Byline: Sam Fortier It was just after midnight when Jayden Daniels walked into the Washington Commanders' locker room. He looked exhausted. He had dropped back 48 times, a career high, [...]

Byline: Mark Maske Two games after they benched Kirk Cousins in favor of Michael Penix Jr., the Atlanta Falcons are pretty much the same team they were before Coach Raheem [...]

Byline: Matt Bonesteel A look at the good (Hail!) and bad (Fail!) from the Washington Commanders' thrilling overtime win against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. - - - Hail: [...]

Byline: Sam Fortier It was just after midnight when Jayden Daniels walked into the Washington Commanders locker room. He looked exhausted. He had dropped back 48 times, a career high, [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala The lights dimmed about 10 minutes before kickoff as the big screen welcomed fans to ǣThe Showǥ and players sprinted through fire-spouting smoke machines amid the roar. [...]

Byline: Barry Svrluga Put aside all the histrionics that made Sunday night harder than it had to be. The tidal wave of penalties. The fourth-down, game-tying touchdown allowed in the [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala The Washington Commanders activated defensive tackle Jonathan Allen from injured reserve Saturday, giving them a significant boost up front as they try to clinch a playoff spot [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala The Washington Commanders activated defensive tackle Jonathan Allen from injured reserve Saturday, giving them a significant boost up front as they try to clinch a playoff spot [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala When the season opened in September, Sheldon Day was just a contingency. The veteran defensive tackle signed to the Washington Commanders' practice squad, providing an extra option [...]

Byline: Neil Greenberg The NFL regular season is winding down, which means some teams are already eliminated from playoff contention and peering toward the offseason. As The Post's Matt Bonesteel [...]

Byline: Sam Fortier Several Washington Commanders knew, deep in the red zone with just nine seconds left, they were about to run 'Fiesta.' 'We've repped [it] hundreds of times for [...]

Byline: Barry Svrluga Hey Jayden Daniels. You don't have to stand on the goal line, exhorting the Northwest Stadium crowd to get to its feet. They're there with you. You've [...]

Byline: Candace Buckner This hunt for the seventh seed of the NFC playoffs, this fight to the finish, can soon belong to Washington. But for these Commanders, the march has [...]

Byline: Matt Bonesteel A look at the good (Hail!) and bad (Fail!) from the Washington Commanders' thrilling 36-33 comeback win over the Philadelphia Eagles. - - - Hail: A memorable [...]

Byline: Sam Fortier Several Washington Commanders knew, deep in the red zone with just nine seconds left, they were about to run 'Fiesta.' 'We've repped [it] hundreds of times for [...]

Byline: Adam Kilgore The NFC playoff field will not be finalized for another two weeks, but it's worth considering just how fantastic the bracket could look. With the Los Angeles [...]

Byline: Jake Russell, Scott Allen The Washington Commanders, coming off a 20-19 win against the injury-ravaged New Orleans Saints, look to avenge a Week 11 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala Jayden Daniels doesn't feel pressure. When his team is trailing by multiple scores, he's smiling, flashing that toothy grin before taking off on a tackle-evading scramble. When [...]

Byline: Mark Maske Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts left Sunday's game against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium after suffering a concussion, the team announced. The Eagles ruled out Hurts [...]

Half of the NFL playoff field is set with three weeks left in the season, the first time that has happened in league history. Here is what's in play in [...]

Byline: Matt Bonesteel A look at the good (Hail!) and bad (Fail!) from the Washington Commanders' 20-19 win over the New Orleans Saints. - - - Hail: Jayden Daniels Daniels [...]

Byline: Sam Fortier NEW ORLEANS - The highly anticipated debut of the newest Washington Commanders star may have seemed underwhelming at first. His name was not mentioned often on the [...]

NEW ORLEANS - Finishing in the NFL involves the head and the heart, the gut and the clock, experience and undeniable flat-out luck. The Washington Commanders won a game Sunday [...]

NEW ORLEANS - The highly anticipated debut of the newest Washington Commanders star may have seemed underwhelming at first. His name was not mentioned often on the television broadcast, and [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala NEW ORLEANS - Jayden Daniels was only a year old the last time Washington's NFL franchise won a road game right after its bye. He was 11 [...]

Byline: Jake Russell, Scott Allen The Washington Commanders will look to make the most of their late bye week as they kick off their stretch run against the injury-riddled New [...]

Byline: Matt Bonesteel A look at the good (Hail!) and bad (Fail!) from the Washington Commanders' 42-19 blowout of the Tennessee Titans. - - - Hail: First-quarter success The Commanders [...]

Byline: Sam Fortier The Washington Commanders' 42-19 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Northwest Stadium showed they could overcome the challenges that come with higher expectations. 'We just [...]

Byline: Matt Bonesteel A look at the good (Hail!) and bad (Fail!) from the Washington Commanders' 42-19 blowout of the Tennessee Titans. - - - Hail: First-quarter success The Commanders [...]

Byline: Sam Fortier The Washington Commanders' 42-19 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Northwest Stadium showed they could overcome the challenges that come with higher expectations. 'We just [...]

Byline: Jake Russell, Scott Allen Reeling from a 34-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Commanders (7-5) enter Sunday's home game against the Tennessee Titans (3-8) looking to end [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala Let the record show that Jayden Daniels has no problem with cold temperatures. Let the record also show that Washington's offense hasn't completely fallen off. In a [...]

Byline: Scott Allen A look at the good (Hail!) and bad (Fail!) from the Washington Commanders' 34-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at Northwest Stadium. - - - [...]

Byline: Mark Maske The Dallas Cowboys had a moment of rare exuberance and good fortune in a mostly dreary, unlucky season. Their playoff hopes are all but extinguished. Their quarterback, [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala For the first time in years, the Washington Commanders entered a matchup with the division rival Dallas Cowboys as far and away the better and more competent [...]

Byline: Mark Maske PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles were far from perfect in a high-stakes game Thursday night for first place in the NFC East. But they leaned on tailback [...]

Byline: Barry Svrluga Think about some of Alex Ovechkin's contemporaries. Nicklas Backstrom turns 37 this month, and he took his last shift in an NHL game a year and two [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala If there's any truism about Washington's NFL team - amid coaching changes, personnel changes, scheme changes and even name changes - it's that it always seems to [...]

Byline: Barry Svrluga It's to the point in Washington where, when the offense gets the ball with 2 minutes and 16 seconds remaining, down by one, the crowd at Northwest [...]

Byline: Scott Allen A look at the good (Hail!) and bad (Fail!) from the Washington Commanders' 28-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. - - - Hail: Mike Tomlin [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala Edge rusher Dante Fowler Jr. took a bow behind the line of scrimmage and then took a seat on the bench as the big-play chain was draped [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala Memories of Nov. 3, 2008, still eat at longtime Washington football fans. The infiltration of Pittsburgh Steelers fans, waving their yellow Terrible Towels and hollering loudly, forced [...]

Byline: Neil Greenberg The Houston Texans deserved a better fate than losing to the New York Jets, 21-13, in front of a national audience. After adjusting for the fluky things [...]

Byline: Scott Allen A look at the good (Hail!) and bad (Fail!) from the Washington Commanders' 27-22 win over the New York Giants on Sunday. - - - Hail: Washington's [...]

Byline: Nicki Jhabvala EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Terry McLaurin stood just outside the end zone, and before his teammates could gather in celebration he turned to New York Giants cornerback [...]