When the Washington Commanders announced on X Saturday that FedEx Field was sold out for Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins, it meant every home game this season was a sellout. So, for new owner Josh Harris, that meant six home games thus far, and all were sellouts.
That may not appear to be a big deal from those outside of Washington, but if you’ve followed the franchise in recent years, you’d know it’s been difficult to convince Washington fans to come to games.
And considering the Commanders were 4-8 heading into their Week 13 game against the Miami Dolphins, they weren’t necessarily a hot ticket.
As it turns out, it wasn’t Washington fans who packed FedEx Field. It was Miami fans.
POV: Ron Rivera’s 2023 Washington C*mmanders (Via: @skinzmama) pic.twitter.com/Uqo9EZcjSs
— Barstool DMV (@Barstooldmv) December 3, 2023
Another view:
A lot of Miami fans here today. Bad record; damp weather. Here we are. pic.twitter.com/osDePooeHZ
— John Keim (@john_keim) December 3, 2023
And there’s this quote from Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa about the number of Miami fans at FedEx Field.
🎥 Tua Tagovailoa on Dolphins fans taking over FedEx Field: "There was just a lot of Dolphins fans. I can't remember an away game where we've had that much support, that much love from our fans. None of that goes unnoticed and we really appreciate that as players." #FinsUp pic.twitter.com/iRnJPOQHOG
— FinsXtra (@FinsXtra) December 3, 2023
Another embarrassing day for the Washington franchise.
It’s normal when teams such as Dallas, Philadelphia, the New York Giants, or Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of fans at FedEx Field, but it was certainly an eye-opener to see so many Miami fans in Washington’s stadium.
To make matters worse, a fire alarm was going off after the game, which turned out to be a false alarm. In Washington’s last home game three weeks ago, there was a water issue where players couldn’t take hot showers after the game.
It didn’t go unnoticed.
Fire alarms are going off at FedEx Field.
Last home game, it was no water in the showers.
One player: “It’s always something around here.”
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) December 3, 2023
