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Washington Commanders are still a TV draw despite record
As for the Week 16 game against the Eagles, the NFL purposely left the time TBD. Regardless of whether it kicks off at 5:00 p.m. ET or later, it's still a standalone game, with the NFL world focused on just two games that day.
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn calls out his team after a blowout 31-0 loss to the Vikings, saying Washington took "three steps back."
Against the spread: Washington 7-3; Philadelphia 5-4. Series record: Washington leads 89-84-5. Last week: Commanders lost 28-27 to the Steelers at home; Eagles beat the Cowboys 34-6 at Dallas. Eagles offense: overall (6), rush (2), pass (20), scoring (17).
The NFL has removed the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles from a primetime slot amid their recent struggles.
The Eagles’ Week 16 matchup against the Washington Commanders was originally locked into a primetime Saturday night slot on December 20. But on Tuesday, the NFL announced it was sliding the NFC East rivalry game out of the spotlight, moving it up to 5 p.m. ET that same day.
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said he believes TE Zach Ertz suffered a torn ACL in Week 14 loss to Minnesota Vikings.
Week 14 of the 2025 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with the Detroit Lions defeating the Dallas Cowboys. But there's still plenty of action to come this weekend. Before Sunday night's game between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs and Monday night's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Chargers,