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LOOK: The top images from the Commanders’ Week 17 game vs. the 49ers

The Washington Commanders are one week closer to ending a miserable season. The Commanders fell to 4-12 after Sunday’s 27-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. It was Washington’s seventh consecutive loss.

It was a strange week for the Commanders. Coach Ron Rivera benched quarterback Sam Howell, inserting Jacoby Brissett as the starter for Week 17. However, Brissett injured his hamstring late in the week and was forced to miss Sunday’s game. Howell returned to the lineup and played well until a disastrous fourth quarter.

Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. was back in the lineup for the first time since Week 13 and was outstanding. Sadly for the Commanders, Robinson had only nine carries. Washington’s offense struggled as it went away from the running game in the second half.

Sunday’s game also featured the returns of former Washington players Chase Young and Trent Williams to FedEx Field.

The Commanders wrap up the 2023 regular season next week by hosting the Dallas Cowboys at FedEx Field. Before we look ahead to Week 18, let’s look back at some of the best images from Sunday’s game between the 49ers and Commanders.

 

Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw (99) on the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa (97) on the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers place kicker Jake Moody (4) on the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders offensive coordinator on the field before the game…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) warms up before…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) on the field…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera talks with San Francisco…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch before the game…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) celebrates with…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Former Washington Commanders quarterback Doug Williams looks on prior to a…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Terry McLaurin #17 of the Washington Commanders warms up prior to…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Jake Fromm #11 of the Washington Commanders warms up prior to…
Logan Thomas #82 of the Washington Commanders takes the field prior to a game against the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: General manager John Lynch of the San Francisco 49ers looks on…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders warms up prior to…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan on the field…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Nick Bosa #97 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior…
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) catches a touchdown pass in front of San Francisco…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris looks on from the sidelines prior…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers runs for a…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) celebrates a touchdown…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (23) is tackled…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) scrambles as Washington…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) scrambles as Washington…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: A detailed view of a Washington Commanders helmet prior to a…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates a touchdown…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brandon Aiyuk #11 of the San Francisco 49ers catches a pass…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: A Washington Commanders fan looks on prior to a game against…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers looks on…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Antonio Gibson #24 of the Washington Commanders works against Dre Greenlaw…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers takes the field…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers takes the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brandon Aiyuk #11 of the San Francisco 49ers gets tackled by…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Fans react during a game between the San Francisco 49ers and…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Jake Moody #4 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts after a…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Terry McLaurin #17 of the Washington Commanders runs with the ball…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers scrambles as Daron…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Chase Young #92 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on after…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders looks to pass during…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders looks to pass during…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers throws a pass…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Chase Young #92 of the San Francisco 49ers and Daron Payne…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers is tackled by…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Chase Young #92 of the San Francisco 49ers hugs offensive coordinator…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Terry McLaurin #17 of the Washington Commanders scores a touchdown during…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Chase Young #92 of the San Francisco 49ers and head coach…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Chase Young #92 of the San Francisco 49ers meets with Sam…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers helmet against the Washington Commanders during the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. (8) is tackled…
Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell (14) is pressured by San Francisco 49ers safety Tashaun Gipson Sr.…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (23) carries the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell (14) drops back to pass…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) carries the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) at the line…
Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. (8) carries the ball as San Francisco 49ers defensive…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) scores a…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Dax Milne (15) looks to pass…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers huddle against the Washington Commanders during the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Colton McKivitz (68) at the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell (25) carries the…
Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell (14) attempts a pass against the San Francisco 49ers during the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) at the line…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward (7) intercepts a pass…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell (14) attempts a pass as…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (11) celebrates after…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders cornerback Christian Holmes (34) is looked by trainers…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell (25) scores a…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (23) carries the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (23) carries the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) carries the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) runs out…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera talks with San Francisco…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Elijah Mitchell #25 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates with Brandon…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the…
Dec 31, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera leaves the field after…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Nick Bosa #97 of the San Francisco 49ers rushes during the…
George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers is tackled during the third quarter of a…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Terry McLaurin #17 of the Washington Commanders runs with the ball…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Byron Pringle #3 of the Washington Commanders reacts during the first…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders throws a pass during…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Fans are seen during a game between the San Francisco 49ers…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders huddles with the team…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31:Jake Fromm #11 of the Washington Commanders warms up during the third…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brandon Aiyuk #11 of the San Francisco 49ers carries the ball…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Antonio Gibson #24 of the Washington Commanders carries the ball against…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders throws a pass against…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Offensive coordinator
Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders throws a pass against the San Francisco 49ers during…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers scrambles before throwing…
Head coach Ron Rivera of the Washington Commanders looks on during the second half of a…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers throws a pass…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders throws a pass during…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Clelin Ferrell #94 of the San Francisco 49ers tackles Sam Howell…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Kyle Juszczyk #44 of the San Francisco 49ers is tackled during…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Christian Holmes #34 of the Washington Commanders lays on the ground…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Danny Gray #6 of the San Francisco 49ers intercepts a pass…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Danny Gray #6 of the San Francisco 49ers intercepts a pass…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: A Washington Commanders fan cheers during the second half of the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers talks with…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders throws a pass against…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers leaves the field…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers is tackle during…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers meets with David…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders throws a pass during…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: A fan holds up a sign during the second half of…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Fred Warner #54 of the San Francisco 49ers leaves the field…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Darnold #14 of the San Francisco 49ers falls on a…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers looks on…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders throws a pass in…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Elijah Mitchell #25 of the San Francisco 49ers is tackled during…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31:Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers meets with a Washington…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers and Sam Howell…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: John Ridgeway #91 of the Washington Commanders looks on during the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers and Sam Howell…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers and Sam Howell…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Ron Rivera of the Washington Commanders and head coach…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 31: Sam Howell #14 of the Washington Commanders looks on during the…
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