Welcoming back Jayden Daniels, the Commanders marched into SoFi Stadium and sprung the upset on the Chargers, 27-10, climbing up three spots in the Week 6 NFL Power Rankings. While it was a scoreless first quarter, the Commanders leaned on rookie back Jacory Croskey-Merritt to get back into the game, as he ran for 111 yards and two scores.
This was Croskey-Merritt’s first-career 100-yard game of his young career, as he looks to step into the RB1 role for the rest of the season. Deebo Samuel was WAS’s leading receiver, as he caught eight passes for 96 yards and Daniels’ lone passing TD, and the defense held Justin Herbert to only 166 passing yards, sacking him four times in the process. Last week: 15
