Kliff Kingsbury’s offense was on display today. The Washington Commanders had no trouble with the Carolina Panthers, winning easily, 40-7, at Northwest Stadium.
Perhaps the most alarming moment of the game was seeing Jayden Daniels injured and taken to the locker room. It is an apparent rib injury, and he did not return to action.
Here are some of the quick facts from the fifth win of the Commanders’ season:
- The Commanders are 3-0 at home. The last time they were 3-0 at home was in 2005.
- Washington outgained Carolina 421-180.
- Today was the first time Washington scored 40 points at home since a 2016 win over the Green Bay Packers on a Sunday Night game.
- Washington led by 27 points at halftime. This was the largest halftime lead since 2005 when they led Dallas 28-0.
- RB Brian Robinson has run for six rushing touchdowns. This is the most in his three NFL seasons, and today was only the seventh game of the season.
- Brian Robinson ran for his sixth rushing touchdown, tied with Robert Griffin in 2012 and Clinton Portis in 2008 for the most rushing touchdowns through Week 7.
- Dante Fowler’s interception return for a touchdown was the first defensive touchdown of the 2024 Commanders’ season.
Fowler with the 67yd PICK-SIX!!!!! pic.twitter.com/pJkej34UAV
— Mark Tyler (Hogs Haven) (@Tiller56) October 20, 2024
- After going first five games with no interceptions, the Commanders have intercepted a pass in consecutive games.
- Dante Fowler had previously returned two fumbles for touchdowns. Today was his first career interception touchdown.
- TE Zach Ertz now has 47 career touchdown receptions. He is tied with Ozzie Newsome and Pete Retzlaff for 18th in most receiving touchdowns in NFL history for tight ends.
- Fowler’s interception returned for a touchdown is the longest interception touchdown return at home since S Ifeanyi Ohalete’s 78-yard interception return in 2002.
- The Commanders ran 63 offensive plays on Sunday, and the Panthers only ran 43.
- Tight end Ben Sinnott had his first career reception today; it was also his first NFL touchdown.
- Sunday marked the first time Washington scored 40 or more points in multiple games since the 2016 season (which, by the way, was the last winning regular season record for Washington).
- Sunday’s win was the Commanders’ fifth of the 2024 season, surpassing the 2023 season win total of four.
- Washington outrushed Carolina 214-95 and outpassed them 207-85.
- Marcus Mariota was 18-23 for 205 yards, averaging 8.9 an attempt, two touchdowns and a passer rating of 132.8.
