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DEFENSIVE LINE The defensive line featured little in the way of playing time for starters, with Brian Burns rushing the passer twice and free agent acquisition Matt Ioannidis just five times. It also featured little in the way of pressure, as Washington got the ball in the air quickly. Nobody on the defensive line recorded more than one pressure. LINEBACKERS Brandon Smith led the linebackers in playing time with 27 snaps on defense, 17 of which were in coverage as Washington passed to try and come back from a deficit. Cory Littleton played only seven snaps but will end up with the best grade of the group thanks to being in on Antonio Gibson’s fumble, knocking the ball loose as he went to the ground. SECONDARY The starters played just five snaps in coverage, with neither Donte Jackson nor C.J. Henderson seeing a target. Chris Westry had three targets, giving up a catch each time for 39 yards, all of which went for first downs.

QUARTERBACKS Baker Mayfield got the start and led the Panthers to points, making some plays to keep the drive alive. He went 4-of-7 for 45 yards and was 2-of-3 on third down. Sam Darnold was next up and ended a drive with a touchdown pass to Rashard Higgins before Phillip Walker took over. Rookie Matt Corral played late in the game but was under siege by the Washington defensive line. He completed one of his nine attempts, and penalties by the Commanders were largely responsible for his “game-winning drive.” RUNNING BACKS Chuba Hubbard and D’Onta Foreman evenly split the 12 snaps with the first-team offense. Hubbard had 11 yards on four carries, seven of which came after contact. RECEIVERS Robbie Anderson was on the field for three snaps with the starters, two of which were passing plays, and one of those featured a deep shot 37 yards downfield. Mayfield looks set to try and rediscover Anderson’s deep ability this year. Rashard Higgins played the most snaps (10) with the starting unit, and his touchdown won’t hurt his case to find some playing time this season even when players like D.J. Moore return. OFFENSIVE LINE Rookie first-rounder Ikem Ekwonu played 12 pass-blocking snaps and allowed one pressure in a solid but unspectacular debut. Brady Christensen played 28 snaps in his quest to lock down a starting spot in his second season. He didn’t allow any pressure. https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-preseason-week-1-game-recap-carolina-panthers-23-washington-commanders-21

Rookie draft pick Amaré Barno played 61 percent of the defensive snaps, second-most on the team. He had three tackles, a fumble recovery and a QB pressure. Cornerback Tae Hayes had just under 50 percent of the snaps and led the team with five tackles and two pass deflections. In just seven snaps, Xavier Woods made two tackles and had a pass deflection.

Table inside Article Player Defensive Snaps Special Teams Snaps Arron Mosby 49 (71%) 12 (52%) Amaré Barno 42 (61%) 5 (22%) Austin Larkin 39 (57%) 6 (26%) Madre Harper 36 (52%) 11 (48%) Phil Hoskins 35 (51%) Tae Hayes 34 (49%) 1 (4%) Isaiah Graham-Mobley 33 (48%) 13 (57%) Frank Herron 33 (48%) 1 (4%) Kenny Robinson 31 (45%) 12 (52%) Sam Franklin 31 (45%) 10 (43%) Juston Burris 31 (45%) 3 (13%) Sean Chandler 30 (43%) 6 (26%) Chris Westry 30 (43%) 1 (4%) Brandon Smith 28 (41%) 7 (30%) Bravvion Roy 28 (41%) 1 (4%) Myles Hartsfield 26 (38%) 2 (9%) Kalon Barnes 21 (30%) 5 (22%) Marquan McCall 20 (29%) 1 (4%) Julian Stanford 19 (28%) 7 (30%) Stantley Thomas-Oliver 19 (28%) 6 (26%) Duke Dawson 19 (28%) 2 (9%) Darryl Johnson 18 (26%) 6 (26%) Drew Jordan 17 (25%) 6 (26%) Yetur Gross-Matos 14 (20%) Daviyon Nixon 12 (17%) 1 (4%) Khalan Tolson 11 (16%) 6 (26%) Matt Ioannidis 7 (10%) Jeremy Chinn 7 (10%) Xavier Woods 7 (10%) Donte Jackson 7 (10%) Damien Wilson 7 (10%) Cory Littleton 7 (10%) CJ Henderson 7 (10%) Brian Burns 3 (4%) Frankie Luvu 1 (1%)

PJ Walker played the most of the quarterbacks, logging 34 snaps. He was followed by Matt Corral (21 snaps), Baker Mayfield (12 snaps) and Sam Darnold (6 snaps). Running back Spencer Brown led the team with 36 rushing yards and a touchdown, playing 21 snaps. Chuba Hubbard played 16 snaps and had four carries for 11 yards, while D'Onta Foreman played 12 snaps and had three carries for five yards. Brady Christensen played 28 snaps, while Ikem Ekwonu had 16 snaps.

Player Offensive Snaps Special Teams Snaps Rashaun Henry 47 (64%) Austen Pleasants 45 (62%) 3 (13%) Cade Mays 45 (62%) 3 (13%) Sam Tecklenburg 39 (53%) 3 (13%) Derek Wright 34 (47%) 3 (13%) P.J. Walker 34 (47%) Wyatt Miller 33 (45%) 3 (13%) Deonte Brown 33 (45%) 3 (13%) Jared Scott 32 (44%) 1 (4%) Cameron Erving 28 (38%) 3 (13%) Brady Christensen 28 (38%) 2 (9%) Michael Jordan 28 (38%) 2 (9%) Giovanni Ricci 25 (34%) 7 (30%) Keith Kirkwood 24 (33%) 4 (17%) Brandon Zylstra 23 (32%) 6 (36%) Rashard Higgins 22 (30%) 4 (17%) Spencer Brown 21 (29%) 7 (30%) Shi Smith 21 (29%) 5 (22%) Mike Horton 21 (29%) 3 (13%) Matt Corral 21 (29%) Charleston Rambo 18 (25%) Chuba Hubbard 16 (22%) 3 (13%) Ikem Ekwonu 16 (22%) 2 (9%) Bradley Bozeman 16 (22%) 2 (9%) Nate Becker 15 (21%) Darius Bradwell 14 (19%) 7 (30%) Austin Corbett 12 (16%) 2 (9%) Taylor Moton 12 (16%) 2 (9%) Pat Elflein 12 (16%) Baker Mayfield 12 (16%) D'Onta Foreman 12 (16%) Tommy Tremble 11 (15%) 2 (9%) John Lovett 10 (14%) 10 (43%) Ryan Izzo 9 (12%) 2 (9%) Sam Darnold 6 (8%) Robbie Anderson 5 (7%) Andre Roberts 3 (4%) 1 (4%)

same, dude was kinda funny

Drew Jordan got one but the play was made by Marquan McCall with inside pressure. Phil Hoskins with the other, Hoskins had 4 tackles, TFL, and QB hit as well

Pickett loos great Ridder looked terrific Malik Willis was electric Sam Howell brought his team back from 2 TD’s Corral went 1-9 and looked terrible

Huge mistake not taking Pickett

I can’t believe how bad he played

OMG he’s worse than Will Grier

100%

Man Corral sucks

Man I’m just messing with everyone half the stuff I say I don’t even mean just say poo to get a reaction kinda like Skip Bayless or Colin Cowherd

We don’t deserve the win

I hope we miss the FG

lol I like him

Clearly

Don’t have a girl I have a man

Coaching staff knew Corral wasnt ready

Corral is not an NFL QB

Corral is awful OMG

It’s terrible

so bad