Wk 3 · 2026
Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders — Sun, Sep 27
Sun, Sep 27 ·
Northwest Stadium, Landover, MD
· FOX
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 30 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
NFC West · no games yet
at
1:00pET
SEA -3.5 · total 46.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential SEA by 5.1
NFC East · no games yet
What is at stake
An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Seahawks form
No completed games on record.
Commanders form
No completed games on record.
Seahawks this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Commanders this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 6
| Opponent | Seahawks | Commanders |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinals NFC | at Wk 2 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| 49ers NFC | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Cowboys NFC | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
| Giants NFC | vs Wk 14 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Eagles NFC | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| Rams NFC | vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Seahawks leads 6–4 · Seahawks has won the last 2
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
5.9 points toward Seahawks
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-02 | Seahawks 38 — 14 Commanders | at WSH | Seahawks |
| 2023 | 2023-11-12 | Commanders 26 — 29 Seahawks | at SEA | Seahawks |
| 2021 | 2021-11-29 | Seahawks 15 — 17 Commanders | at WSH | Commanders |
| 2020 | 2020-12-20 | Seahawks 20 — 15 Commanders | at WSH | Seahawks |
| 2017 | 2017-11-05 | Commanders 17 — 14 Seahawks | at SEA | Commanders |
| 2014 | 2014-10-06 | Seahawks 27 — 17 Commanders | at WSH | Seahawks |
| 2012 | 2013-01-06 | Seahawks 24 — 14 Commanders | at WSH | Seahawks playoffs |
| 2011 | 2011-11-27 | Commanders 23 — 17 Seahawks | at SEA | Commanders |
| 2008 | 2008-11-23 | Commanders 20 — 17 Seahawks | at SEA | Commanders |
| 2007 | 2008-01-05 | Commanders 14 — 35 Seahawks | at SEA | Seahawks playoffs |
Seahawks leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Sam Darnold QB #14 | 323/477, 4048 YDS, 25 TD, 14 INT |
| Drew Lock QB #2 | 2/3, 15 YDS | |
| Rushing | Kenneth Walker III RB #9 | 221 CAR, 1027 YDS, 5 TD |
| Zach Charbonnet RB #26 | 184 CAR, 730 YDS, 12 TD | |
| Sam Darnold QB #14 | 35 CAR, 95 YDS | |
| Receiving | Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR #11 | 119 REC, 1793 YDS, 10 TD |
| Cooper Kupp WR #10 | 47 REC, 593 YDS, 2 TD | |
| AJ Barner TE #88 | 52 REC, 519 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Kenneth Walker III RB #9 | 31 REC, 282 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Ernest Jones IV LB #13 | 126 |
| Drake Thomas LB #32 | 96 | |
| Nick Emmanwori S #3 | 81 | |
| Sacks | Leonard Williams DT #99 | 7 |
| Uchenna Nwosu LB #7 | 7 | |
| Byron Murphy II DT #91 | 7 | |
| Interceptions | Ernest Jones IV LB #13 | 5 |
| Coby Bryant S #2 | 4 | |
| Derion Kendrick CB #15 | 2 |
Commanders leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Marcus Mariota QB #8 | 139/227, 1695 YDS, 10 TD, 7 INT |
| Jayden Daniels QB #5 | 114/188, 1262 YDS, 8 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB #22 | 175 CAR, 805 YDS, 8 TD |
| Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB #24 | 112 CAR, 500 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Marcus Mariota QB #8 | 50 CAR, 297 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Deebo Samuel Sr. WR #19 | 72 REC, 727 YDS, 5 TD |
| Terry McLaurin WR #17 | 38 REC, 582 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Zach Ertz - | 50 REC, 504 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jaylin Lane WR #83 | 16 REC, 225 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Bobby Wagner LB #54 | 162 |
| Quan Martin S #20 | 99 | |
| Jeremy Reaves S #39 | 91 | |
| Sacks | Von Miller LB #40 | 9 |
| Jacob Martin DE #57 | 5.5 | |
| Dorance Armstrong DE #92 | 5.5 | |
| Interceptions | Mike Sainristil CB #0 | 4 |
| Bobby Wagner LB #54 | 2 | |
| Marshon Lattimore CB #2 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.