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Philadelphia Eagles
11-7 last yr · #8 Elo
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Washington Commanders
5-12 last yr · #23 Elo
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The read
On rating alone Philadelphia Eagles are 4.3 points better (#8 vs #23 of 32), and WSH add 0.0 for home field. The clearest mismatch is the passing game: PHI passing ranks #14, WSH defends it at #30; the other way WSH #17 into PHI's #9.
Who has the edge
Rating
Clear edge
PHI
PHI rated 4.3 points better on Elo (#23 vs #8).
Home & rest
Even
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WSH gets 0.0 points for home field.
Quarterback
not priced
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Usual starters on both sides — Jayden Daniels and Jalen Hurts — no adjustment.
Passing game
Clear edge
PHI
PHI passing ranks #14, WSH defends it at #30; the other way WSH #17 into PHI's #9.
context · not in the margin
Rushing game
Clear edge
PHI
PHI rushing ranks #12, WSH defends it at #28; the other way WSH #11 into PHI's #6.
context · not in the margin
Third down & red zone
Slight edge
PHI
WSH third-down conversion ranks #21, PHI defends it at #22; the other way PHI #24 into WSH's #23.
context · not in the margin
Form (last 5)
Clear edge
PHI
WSH −6.8 per game over the last five, PHI +6.4.
context · not in the margin
Market
not priced
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No line yet.
context · not in the margin
The margin, factor by factor
Philadelphia EaglesWashington Commanders
1557 Elo · #8
RatingThe Elo gap in points — the model's core read on who is better, before the situational pieces below.
PHI +4.3 pts
1461 Elo · #23
road
Home field
not priced
home
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Rest
even
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Hurts · +2.9 EPA/g
QuarterbackStarter's value against what the team usually gets at quarterback. Only moves when someone other than the usual starter plays.
even
Daniels · −0.4 EPA/g
+0.5 pts vs WSH D
Offense vs defenseEach offense's scoring rating against the other defense's — what drives the model total. Shown as an edge, though the winner call runs on Elo.
PHI +4.6 pts
−4.1 pts vs PHI D
L L W W W · +6.4
Form (last 5)Average margin over the last five games. Already inside the ratings — listed so you can see when recent form and the rating disagree.
PHI +6.6 pts
W L L W L · −6.8
5 out/IR
InjuriesCount of players listed Out or on IR. Not priced beyond the quarterback.
not priced
8 out/IR
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MarketThe consensus spread, read as points. Compare with the model margin above it.
not priced
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Bars are in points toward the favored side. Blue factors are inside the model's margin; grey ones are context it does not add on top (form and offense/defense are already in the ratings; injuries beyond the quarterback are not priced).
Dissect the matchup
nflverse play-by-play + FTN charting · 2025 season (last season until three games are in)Biggest mismatches
- ▸PHI red-zone touchdown rate (#1) against a WSH defense ranked #31 at stopping it
- ▸PHI turnovers / game (#1) against a WSH defense ranked #31 at stopping it
- ▸PHI interception rate (#3) against a WSH defense ranked #28 at stopping it
- ▸PHI completion % over expected (#7) against a WSH defense ranked #25 at stopping it
- ▸PHI epa / dropback (#14) against a WSH defense ranked #30 at stopping it
A mismatch is a rank gap of at least a fifth of the league between an offense and the defense it faces on the same measure. Descriptive rows (pass rate, pace, direction) are shown for reading the game, not ranked. ▲▼ mark where the last three games sit clearly above or below the season number, in the direction that helps that side.
Philadelphia Eagles offense vs Washington Commanders defense
ranks of 32| PHI off | WSH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Pass rate / Pass rate facedDropbacks as a share of plays. On the defense column: what opponents do against them. | 57% | 58% | · |
| Early-down pass rateFirst and second down only — the cleanest read on run-heavy vs pass-heavy. | 52% | 52% | · |
| Neutral-script pass rateEarly downs with win probability between 20% and 80%: intent, not catch-up mode. | 55% | 55% | · |
| Pass rate over expectedHow much more (or less) a team passes than the down, distance, score and clock predict. nflverse xpass. | −3.1% | −1.1% | · |
| Seconds per playTime of possession divided by plays — lower is faster. | 30.9 | 30.3 | · |
| No-huddle | 19% | 10% | · |
| Shotgun | 77% | 67% | · |
| Play-action rate / Play-action facedShare of dropbacks with a play fake (FTN charting). | 22% | 27% | · |
| RPO rate / RPOs faced | 7% | 7% | · |
| Screen rate / Screens faced | 5% | 7% | · |
| Pre-snap motion / Motion faced | 46% | 59% | · |
| Blitzes faced / Blitz rateFive or more pass rushers (FTN). On the offense column: how often opponents blitz them. | 33% | 27% | · |
| Pass rushers faced / Avg pass rushers | 4.40 | 4.28 | · |
| Passing | |||
| EPA / dropbackThe single best pass-efficiency number; on the defense column, what they allow. | +0.07#14▼ | +0.22#30▼ | PHI |
| Pass success rate | 44%#20 | 50%#28 | PHI |
| Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards. | 7.2%#22▼ | 8.9%#25▼ | · |
| Yards / dropback | 6.1#16 | 7.2#31 | PHI |
| Depth of target (aDOT)Average air yards per attempt — how far downfield they throw, or get thrown at. | 9.0 | 7.9 | · |
| Deep-ball rate (20+ air) | 14% | 10% | · |
| Short throws (≤5 air) | 47% | 53% | · |
| Completion % over expectednflverse CPOE, per attempt. Defense column: what they allow. | +2.3#7▼ | +2.2#25▼ | PHI |
| YAC / completion | 4.3#31 | 6.4#31 | · |
| Sack rate / Sack rate generatedSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create. | 5.9%#13 | 6.8%#12▲ | · |
| Scramble rate | 7.2% | 5.7% | · |
| Interception rate / Interceptions forced | 1.3%#3 | 1.5%#28▼ | PHI |
| Throws left / middle / rightDirection shares are shown in full on the row. | L 42 · M 17 · R 41 | L 39 · M 17 · R 43 | · |
| Rushing | |||
| EPA / rush | −0.04#12 | +0.03#28▲ | PHI |
| Rush success rate | 42%#16 | 44%#29 | PHI |
| Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards. | 11.2%#10▼ | 11.9%#26 | PHI |
| Yards / rush | 4.1#20 | 4.7#28 | PHI |
| Runs left / middle / right | L 36 · M 23 · R 41 | L 37 · M 26 · R 37 | · |
| Situational | |||
| Third-down conversion | 37%#24 | 42%#23 | · |
| Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown. | 70%#1 | 68%#31▲ | PHI |
| Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game | 0.72#1▼ | 0.53#31▼ | PHI |
| Plays / game | 59 | 63 | · |
Washington Commanders offense vs Philadelphia Eagles defense
ranks of 32| WSH off | PHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Pass rate / Pass rate facedDropbacks as a share of plays. On the defense column: what opponents do against them. | 58% | 59% | · |
| Early-down pass rateFirst and second down only — the cleanest read on run-heavy vs pass-heavy. | 52% | 53% | · |
| Neutral-script pass rateEarly downs with win probability between 20% and 80%: intent, not catch-up mode. | 50% | 52% | · |
| Pass rate over expectedHow much more (or less) a team passes than the down, distance, score and clock predict. nflverse xpass. | −4.3% | −4.5% | · |
| Seconds per playTime of possession divided by plays — lower is faster. | 29.9 | 28.8 | · |
| No-huddle | 62% | 13% | · |
| Shotgun | 88% | 63% | · |
| Play-action rate / Play-action facedShare of dropbacks with a play fake (FTN charting). | 26% | 25% | · |
| RPO rate / RPOs faced | 8% | 5% | · |
| Screen rate / Screens faced | 8% | 6% | · |
| Pre-snap motion / Motion faced | 55% | 60% | · |
| Blitzes faced / Blitz rateFive or more pass rushers (FTN). On the offense column: how often opponents blitz them. | 32% | 19% | · |
| Pass rushers faced / Avg pass rushers | 4.38 | 4.20 | · |
| Passing | |||
| EPA / dropbackThe single best pass-efficiency number; on the defense column, what they allow. | +0.04#17▲ | −0.05#9▲ | PHI |
| Pass success rate | 48%#9 | 42%#5 | · |
| Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards. | 7.4%#18 | 7.9%#15 | · |
| Yards / dropback | 6.4#13 | 5.8#11 | · |
| Depth of target (aDOT)Average air yards per attempt — how far downfield they throw, or get thrown at. | 8.6 | 8.4 | · |
| Deep-ball rate (20+ air) | 13% | 13% | · |
| Short throws (≤5 air) | 46% | 49% | · |
| Completion % over expectednflverse CPOE, per attempt. Defense column: what they allow. | +0.7#16 | −5.5#1▲ | PHI |
| YAC / completion | 5.0#20 | 5.3#20 | · |
| Sack rate / Sack rate generatedSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create. | 6.6%#18 | 6.5%#15 | · |
| Scramble rate | 11.3% | 7.4% | · |
| Interception rate / Interceptions forced | 2.6%#23 | 2.5%#11▲ | PHI |
| Throws left / middle / rightDirection shares are shown in full on the row. | L 38 · M 17 · R 44 | L 37 · M 22 · R 42 | · |
| Rushing | |||
| EPA / rush | −0.04#11▼ | −0.10#6 | · |
| Rush success rate | 43%#11 | 42%#20 | WSH |
| Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards. | 11.3%#8 | 9.9%#18▼ | WSH |
| Yards / rush | 4.5#9 | 4.1#12 | · |
| Runs left / middle / right | L 41 · M 25 · R 34 | L 40 · M 22 · R 38 | · |
| Situational | |||
| Third-down conversion | 38%#21 | 42%#22 | · |
| Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown. | 65%#4 | 54%#11▲ | WSH |
| Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game | 1.24#19 | 1.22#13▲ | PHI |
| Plays / game | 57 | 62 | · |
Route-by-route data (which routes are run and how coverage plays them) is not published anywhere public — it is sold by PFF and NGS. Throw depth, direction, play-action, RPO, screens, motion and pass-rush counts above are the public pieces of the same picture.
Philadelphia Eagles · key players
- Jalen Hurts QB18.5/28.8 · 200 yds/g · 26-6 TD-INT · +0.06 EPA/db
- A.J. Brown WR8.0 tgt/g · 28% share · 64 yds/g · 7 TD · aDOT 12.2
- DeVonta Smith WR6.9 tgt/g · 25% share · 60 yds/g · 4 TD · aDOT 11.2
- Dallas Goedert TE5.6 tgt/g · 21% share · 39 yds/g · 12 TD · aDOT 7.5
- Jahan Dotson WR2.5 tgt/g · 9% share · 17 yds/g · 1 TD · aDOT 15.6
- Saquon Barkley RB18.0 car/g · 73 yds/g · 4.1 ypc · 7 TD · −0.09 EPA/car
- Tank Bigsby RB5.6 car/g · 33 yds/g · 5.9 ypc · 2 TD · +0.13 EPA/car
2025 season, per game. Targets ranked by volume, rushers by carries.nflverse weekly player stats. Target share is the player's average share of his team's targets in the games he played. A player who changed teams carries his own games from last season.
Washington Commanders · key players
- Marcus Mariota QBQuestionable13.9/22.7 · 170 yds/g · 10-7 TD-INT · −0.02 EPA/db
- Listed starter this week: Jayden Daniels — line above is Marcus Mariota's.
- Deebo Samuel Sr. WR6.2 tgt/g · 25% share · 45 yds/g · 5 TD · aDOT 5.3
- Zach Ertz TE5.5 tgt/g · 19% share · 39 yds/g · 4 TD · aDOT 9.1
- Terry McLaurin WR6.0 tgt/g · 23% share · 58 yds/g · 3 TD · aDOT 14.0
- Jaylin Lane WR2.5 tgt/g · 10% share · 17 yds/g · 0 TD · aDOT 13.3
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt RBQuestionable10.3 car/g · 47 yds/g · 4.6 ypc · 8 TD · −0.04 EPA/car
- Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB9.3 car/g · 42 yds/g · 4.5 ypc · 6 TD · +0.06 EPA/car
2025 season, per game. Targets ranked by volume, rushers by carries.nflverse weekly player stats. Target share is the player's average share of his team's targets in the games he played. A player who changed teams carries his own games from last season.
Season
| PHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 11-7 | Record | 5-12 |
| 22.1 | Points for / game | 20.9 |
| 19.3 | Points against / game | 26.5 |
| 5-4 / 6-3 | Home / road | 2-6 / 3-6 |
| 10-8 | Against the spread | 7-10 |
| 7-11 | Over / underOvers–unders in this team's games. A tendency, not a lean. | 10-7 |
| L L W W W | Last 5 | W L L W L |
Season numbers are from 2025 until this season has games.
Power ratings
| PHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 1557 | Elo | 1461 |
| #8 of 32 | Rank | #23 of 32 |
| −1.9 | Offense ratingPoints per game above league average scored, opponent-adjusted. | −0.8 |
| +3.3 | Defense ratingPoints per game below league average allowed, opponent-adjusted. Positive is good. | −2.3 |
| — | Strength of scheduleMean Elo of opponents faced this season. | — |
Elo drives the winner call. Offense/defense ratings drive the total.
Efficiency
| PHI | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.017 | EPA / play (offense)Expected points added per offensive play, nflverse. The single best efficiency number. | -0.001 |
| -0.074 | EPA / play allowed | 0.137 |
| 204 | Pass yards / game | 196 |
| 118 | Rush yards / game | 135 |
| 209 | Pass yards allowed | 257 |
| 122 | Rush yards allowed | 142 |
| 0.6 / 1.5 | Turnovers / takeaways | 1.1 / 1.1 |
| 2.0 / 2.4 | Sacks allowed / made | 2.2 / 2.5 |
| 16.6 | First downs / game | 16.6 |
| 62 | Penalty yards / game | 54 |
| +2.9 · #19 of 52 | QB EPA / gameThe listed starter's passing + rushing EPA per game, ranked among starters with three or more games. | −0.4 · #34 of 52 |
Efficiency is from the 2025 season until this one has games. Source: nflverse.
Head to head
| 2025 | WSH 24 at PHI 17 | WSH · WSH covered |
| 2025 | PHI 29 at WSH 18 | PHI · PHI covered |
| 2024 | WSH 23 at PHI 55 | PHI · PHI covered |
| 2024 | PHI 33 at WSH 36 | WSH · WSH covered |
| 2024 | WSH 18 at PHI 26 | PHI · PHI covered |
| 2023 | PHI 38 at WSH 31 | PHI · push |
| 2023 | WSH 31 at PHI 34 | PHI · WSH covered |
| 2022 | WSH 32 at PHI 21 | WSH · WSH covered |
How the margin was built
- Rating gap
- PHI +4.3 pts
- Home field
- WSH +— pts
- Rest
- Even
- Quarterback
- Usual starters — no adjustment
- Weather / roof
- — pts on the total
- Model margin
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- Model total
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Market
- Spread
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- Total
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- Moneyline
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Per-book prices appear once the multi-book feed has this game (about a week out).
Philadelphia Eagles injuries
- Jonathan Greenard LBOut
- Andre' Sam SInjured Reserve
- Grant Calcaterra TEInjured Reserve
- Jakorian Bennett CBInjured Reserve
- Johnny Wilson WRInjured Reserve
- Byron Young DTQuestionable
- Cooper DeJean CBQuestionable
- Eli Stowers TEQuestionable
- Jonathan Jones CBQuestionable
- Markel Bell OTQuestionable
- Micah Morris GQuestionable
From ESPN's report. The model prices the quarterback; other absences are context it does not yet price.
Washington Commanders injuries
- Deatrich Wise Jr. DEOut
- Curtis Jacobs LBInjured Reserve
- Jacoby Jones WRInjured Reserve
- Jeremy McNichols RBInjured Reserve
- Jer'Zhan Newton DTInjured Reserve
- Laremy Tunsil OTInjured Reserve
- Quentin Moore TEInjured Reserve
- Trey Amos CBInjured Reserve
- Ben Sinnott TEQuestionable
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt RBQuestionable
- Marcus Mariota QBQuestionable
- Rachaad White RBQuestionable
From ESPN's report. The model prices the quarterback; other absences are context it does not yet price.
Informational only. Winner probabilities are backtested and calibrated; spread and total calls are tracked leans. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.