Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions — Lions win 17-13, Aug 22, 2026

atCommanders at Lions

Preseason

Final

Lions Hold off Commanders

Lions held off Commanders 17-13. Lions controlled total offense (Total Yards: Commanders 243, Lions 279). Next: Commanders visit Ravens on Friday; Lions visit Colts on Saturday.

Lions improved to 1-1; Commanders fell to 1-1.

The Lions sit atop the NFC North, coming off a win. The Commanders sit 2nd in the NFC East, 1 game back, coming off a loss.

The win pulls the Lions back to .500 at 1-1. The Lions are up next at Colts (Aug 29), then home vs Saints. The Commanders are up next at Ravens (Aug 28), then at Eagles.

Win probabilityDET win %

J.Dobbs sacked at DET 18 for -9 yards (A.Robertson). FUMBLES (A.Robertson) [A.Robertson], touched at DET 12, RECOVERED by WAS-J.Josephs at DET -2. TOUCHDOWN.Penalty on DET, Illegal Formation, declined. D.Stevens extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Ott, Holder-T.Way.WAS +17%
A.Kaliakmanis pass deep right to N.Nash to DET 20 for 55 yards (N.Whiteside).WAS +16%
J.Bates kicks 60 yards from DET 35 to WAS 5. R.Henry to WAS 26 for 21 yards (J.Meeks). FUMBLES (J.Meeks), RECOVERED by DET-E.Hunter at WAS 25.DET +16%

How the calls held upOur call hit

Our call

Lions to winHit

Lions to win · Hit

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Washington Commanders

Detroit Lions

243Total yards279

45Total plays65

5.4Yards / play4.3

9First downs17

208Passing yards110

20/26Comp / att16/25

7.4Yards / pass3.7

7Passing 1st downs7

35Rushing yards169

17Rush attempts35

2.1Yards / rush4.8

1Rushing 1st downs9

4-123rd down9-17

0-14th down2-2

0-2Red zone1-3

2-21Sacks allowed5-50

11-84Penalties7-35

1Turnovers↓2

1Fumbles lost↓1

27:18Possession32:42

Top performers

WAS

PassAthan Kaliakmanis11/14, 162 YDS · 0 TD
RushKaytron Allen10 CAR, 30 YDS
RecNick Nash2 REC, 62 YDS

DET

PassLuke Altmyer9/13, 86 YDS · 0 TD
RushJoshua Dobbs2 CAR, 53 YDS · 1 TD
RecJackson Meeks4 REC, 33 YDS

Drive summary

Commanders9 drives

2 FG4 Punt1 Turnover1 Downs1 End

Scored on 2 of 9 · 25 yds/drive · long 78

Lions10 drives

3 TD1 FG1 Miss FG3 Punt1 Turnover1 End

Scored on 4 of 10 · 28 yds/drive · long 90

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it.

Q1TDJoshua Josephs 0 Yd Fumble Recovery (Drew Stevens Kick)7–0
Q1TDJoshua Dobbs 50 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)7–7
Q3FGDrew Stevens 27 Yd Field Goal10–7
Q3TDTrayveon Williams 1 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)10–14
Q4FGDrew Stevens 32 Yd Field Goal13–14
Q4FGJake Bates 37 Yd Field Goal13–17

Line score and box score

Points by quarter across the top, then every player who recorded a stat underneath, a table per unit. The pills switch clubs; the defensive table is the half of a football box most scoreboards leave out.

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
WASWashington Commanders	7	0	3	3	13
DETDetroit Lions	7	0	7	3	17

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	SACKS	RTG
Athan Kaliakmanis	11/14	162	11.6	0-0	114.9
Sam Hartman	9/11	67	6.1	1-11	92.0
Jayden Daniels	0/1	0	0.0	1-10	39.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kaytron Allen	10	30	3.0	11
Sam Hartman	1	6	6.0	6
Craig Reynolds	2	2	1.0	1
Robert Henry Jr.	4	-3	-0.8	3

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Nick Nash	2	62	31.0	55	2
Jaden Bradley	2	42	21.0	30	3
Antonio Williams	3	41	13.7	21	3
Jacoby Jones	3	37	12.3	24	3
Van Jefferson	2	17	8.5	13	2
Chig Okonkwo	1	10	10.0	10	1
Luke McCaffrey	1	6	6.0	6	1
Robert Henry Jr.	1	5	5.0	5	1
Dyami Brown	1	3	3.0	3	1
Jaylin Lane	1	3	3.0	3	1
Craig Reynolds	2	3	1.5	8	3
Lawrence Cager	0	0	0.0	0	2

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Robert Henry Jr.	1	1	0
Sam Hartman	1	0	0
Nicholas Petit-Frere	0	0	1
Joshua Josephs	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HTS
Ale Kaho	6	3	0	0	0
Maurice Hurst II	5	2	2	2	2
Ricky Barber	5	1	0	1	1
T.J. Maguranyanga	4	3	1	1	1
Will Harris	4	2	0	0	0
Qwuantrezz Knight	4	2	0	0	0
Darius Rush	4	2	0	0	0
Leo Chenal	4	2	0	0	0
Kain Medrano	4	2	0	0	0
Malik Spencer	4	2	0	0	0
Byron Cowart	4	1	0	1	0
Fabian Moreau	3	2	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Quan Martin	1	6	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Craig Reynolds	2	48	24.0	25	0
Robert Henry Jr.	2	42	21.0	22	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Luke McCaffrey	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Stevens	2/2	100.0	32	1/1	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tress Way	4	176	44.0	0	2	52

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2

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Post Game SummaryStat Savant

atCommanders at Lions

Preseason

Final

Lions Hold off Commanders

Lions held off Commanders 17-13. Lions controlled total offense (Total Yards: Commanders 243, Lions 279). Next: Commanders visit Ravens on Friday; Lions visit Colts on Saturday.

Lions improved to 1-1; Commanders fell to 1-1.

The Lions sit atop the NFC North, coming off a win. The Commanders sit 2nd in the NFC East, 1 game back, coming off a loss.

The win pulls the Lions back to .500 at 1-1. The Lions are up next at Colts (Aug 29), then home vs Saints. The Commanders are up next at Ravens (Aug 28), then at Eagles.

Win probabilityDET win %

J.Dobbs sacked at DET 18 for -9 yards (A.Robertson). FUMBLES (A.Robertson) [A.Robertson], touched at DET 12, RECOVERED by WAS-J.Josephs at DET -2. TOUCHDOWN.Penalty on DET, Illegal Formation, declined. D.Stevens extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Ott, Holder-T.Way.WAS +17%
A.Kaliakmanis pass deep right to N.Nash to DET 20 for 55 yards (N.Whiteside).WAS +16%
J.Bates kicks 60 yards from DET 35 to WAS 5. R.Henry to WAS 26 for 21 yards (J.Meeks). FUMBLES (J.Meeks), RECOVERED by DET-E.Hunter at WAS 25.DET +16%

How the calls held upOur call hit

Our call

Lions to winHit

Lions to win · Hit

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Washington Commanders

Detroit Lions

243Total yards279

45Total plays65

5.4Yards / play4.3

9First downs17

208Passing yards110

20/26Comp / att16/25

7.4Yards / pass3.7

7Passing 1st downs7

35Rushing yards169

17Rush attempts35

2.1Yards / rush4.8

1Rushing 1st downs9

4-123rd down9-17

0-14th down2-2

0-2Red zone1-3

2-21Sacks allowed5-50

11-84Penalties7-35

1Turnovers↓2

1Fumbles lost↓1

27:18Possession32:42

Top performers

WAS

PassAthan Kaliakmanis11/14, 162 YDS · 0 TD
RushKaytron Allen10 CAR, 30 YDS
RecNick Nash2 REC, 62 YDS

DET

PassLuke Altmyer9/13, 86 YDS · 0 TD
RushJoshua Dobbs2 CAR, 53 YDS · 1 TD
RecJackson Meeks4 REC, 33 YDS

Drive summary

Commanders9 drives

2 FG4 Punt1 Turnover1 Downs1 End

Scored on 2 of 9 · 25 yds/drive · long 78

Lions10 drives

3 TD1 FG1 Miss FG3 Punt1 Turnover1 End

Scored on 4 of 10 · 28 yds/drive · long 90

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it.

Q1TDJoshua Josephs 0 Yd Fumble Recovery (Drew Stevens Kick)7–0
Q1TDJoshua Dobbs 50 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)7–7
Q3FGDrew Stevens 27 Yd Field Goal10–7
Q3TDTrayveon Williams 1 Yd Rush (Jake Bates Kick)10–14
Q4FGDrew Stevens 32 Yd Field Goal13–14
Q4FGJake Bates 37 Yd Field Goal13–17

Line score and box score

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
WASWashington Commanders	7	0	3	3	13
DETDetroit Lions	7	0	7	3	17

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	SACKS	RTG
Athan Kaliakmanis	11/14	162	11.6	0-0	114.9
Sam Hartman	9/11	67	6.1	1-11	92.0
Jayden Daniels	0/1	0	0.0	1-10	39.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kaytron Allen	10	30	3.0	11
Sam Hartman	1	6	6.0	6
Craig Reynolds	2	2	1.0	1
Robert Henry Jr.	4	-3	-0.8	3

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Nick Nash	2	62	31.0	55	2
Jaden Bradley	2	42	21.0	30	3
Antonio Williams	3	41	13.7	21	3
Jacoby Jones	3	37	12.3	24	3
Van Jefferson	2	17	8.5	13	2
Chig Okonkwo	1	10	10.0	10	1
Luke McCaffrey	1	6	6.0	6	1
Robert Henry Jr.	1	5	5.0	5	1
Dyami Brown	1	3	3.0	3	1
Jaylin Lane	1	3	3.0	3	1
Craig Reynolds	2	3	1.5	8	3
Lawrence Cager	0	0	0.0	0	2

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Robert Henry Jr.	1	1	0
Sam Hartman	1	0	0
Nicholas Petit-Frere	0	0	1
Joshua Josephs	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HTS
Ale Kaho	6	3	0	0	0
Maurice Hurst II	5	2	2	2	2
Ricky Barber	5	1	0	1	1
T.J. Maguranyanga	4	3	1	1	1
Will Harris	4	2	0	0	0
Qwuantrezz Knight	4	2	0	0	0
Darius Rush	4	2	0	0	0
Leo Chenal	4	2	0	0	0
Kain Medrano	4	2	0	0	0
Malik Spencer	4	2	0	0	0
Byron Cowart	4	1	0	1	0
Fabian Moreau	3	2	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Quan Martin	1	6	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Craig Reynolds	2	48	24.0	25	0
Robert Henry Jr.	2	42	21.0	22	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Luke McCaffrey	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Stevens	2/2	100.0	32	1/1	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tress Way	4	176	44.0	0	2	52

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2