Week 8, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

45 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Washington Commanders	3	9	7	3	-	22
Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:32 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 36 field goal
1Q: 03:07 MIN - Francisco Norton 30 field goal
2Q: 13:37 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 45 field goal
2Q: 10:18 MIN - Buddy Irwin 6 pass from Damien Foley (Francisco Norton extra point)
2Q: 07:50 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 40 field goal
2Q: 00:59 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 18 field goal
3Q: 03:14 WAS - Johnny Garrett 27 pass from Caleb Booker (Reggie Doxzon extra point)
4Q: 07:20 MIN - Francisco Norton 47 field goal
4Q: 00:21 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:32 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 36 field goal
1Q: 03:07 MIN - Francisco Norton 30 field goal
2Q: 13:37 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 45 field goal
2Q: 10:18 MIN - Buddy Irwin 6 pass from Damien Foley (Francisco Norton extra point)
2Q: 07:50 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 40 field goal
2Q: 00:59 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 18 field goal
3Q: 03:14 WAS - Johnny Garrett 27 pass from Caleb Booker (Reggie Doxzon extra point)
4Q: 07:20 MIN - Francisco Norton 47 field goal
4Q: 00:21 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 36 field goal

Team Statistics WAS MIN
Record 5-2 1-6
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 350 294
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 5.30 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 61 62
- Rushing Attempts 27 22
- Yards per Rush 2.26 2.82
Net Passing Yards 289 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 0 39 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 306 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.41 5.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/30 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:34 28:26

Team Statistics	WAS	MIN
Record	5-2	1-6
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	350	294
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	5.30	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	61	62
- Rushing Attempts	27	22
- Yards per Rush	2.26	2.82
Net Passing Yards	289	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 0	39 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	306	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.41	5.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/30	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:34	28:26

Drive Charts

Washington Commanders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	4:25	OWN 37	9	44	Field Goal
1	3:02	4:32	OWN 25	8	47	Field Goal
2	10:07	2:22	OWN 28	4	49	Field Goal
2	5:30	4:37	OWN 11	12	88	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 39	5	-3	Punt
3	7:36	4:35	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
3	1:58	2:54	OWN 34	6	9	Punt
4	10:59	0:54	OWN 11	3	-4	Punt
4	7:12	1:38	OWN 25	3	10	Fumble
4	3:47	1:44	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
4	0:48	0:34	OPP 28	3	9	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	8:24	5:22	OWN 25	10	62	Field Goal
2	13:30	3:23	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	7:45	2:15	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 25	4	11	Interception
3	10:55	3:19	OWN 14	6	17	Punt
3	3:01	1:03	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	14:04	3:05	OWN 23	5	39	Punt
4	10:05	2:53	OWN 42	7	28	Field Goal
4	5:34	1:47	OPP 35	3	4	Missed FG
4	2:03	1:15	OWN 3	8	25	Downs
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 25	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Caleb Booker, Washington Commanders

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Weston Brooks	13	20	1.54	9	0
RB Leonard Tobar	9	19	2.11	7	0
QB Caleb Booker	2	16	8.00	10	1
RB Terrance Hardison	2	9	4.50	7	0
WR Lukas Vallet	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Braden Sutton	15	42	2.80	20	2
RB Shane Lynch	3	5	1.67	3	0
QB Damien Foley	2	7	3.50	5	0
WR Thomas Newhart	2	8	4.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caleb Booker	36	24	306	3/17	1	42	0	102.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damien Foley	39	21	232	0/0	1	33	1	69.6

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Conner Vermeil	6	10	70	11.67	36	21	0
WR Braxton Chandler	5	6	79	15.80	21	42	0
WR Lukas Vallet	5	8	74	14.80	16	32	0
TE Brady McCormick	3	3	29	9.67	11	16	0
WR Johnny Garrett	2	3	37	18.50	13	27	1
RB Terrance Hardison	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Weston Brooks	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Grant Carlson	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Leonard Tobar	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Buddy Irwin	10	18	79	7.90	8	13	1
WR Thomas Newhart	3	5	44	14.67	30	33	0
RB Shane Lynch	3	3	23	7.67	7	11	0
RB Braden Sutton	3	5	55	18.33	40	32	0
WR Gage Ashe	1	3	25	25.00	6	25	0
WR Lamont Sibal	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
WR Dillon Leydorf	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Josiah Godfrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Xavier Fontenot	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Caleb Booker	1	1	0	0
RB Weston Brooks	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Recov	Force
DE Kerry Giles	1	0
ILB Roy Morrison	0	1
DE Duane Osborne	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Maslowski	4	207	51.8	48.0	57	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bill Nece	5	202	40.4	38.6	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reggie Doxzon	5/5	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Hampton	1	9	9.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braden Sutton	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drake Soprano	3	78	26.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braden Sutton	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Thurman Murphy	6	1	19	25
DT Korey Biggs	6	0	14	24
OLB Sherman Nesbit	5	2	21	39
CB Troy Schultz	5	0	21	38
ILB Alfred Middleton	4	1	22	36
S Micah Burke	3	2	22	39
CB Deron McCormick	3	1	21	39
OLB Courtney Verstegen	3	0	3	14
S Xavier Fontenot	2	2	18	25
DE Cornell Howe	1	2	9	22
DT Ty Malone	1	2	8	15
CB Randy Hampton	1	1	4	13
DE Logan Hamilton	1	0	16	32
CB Enrique Lynn	1	0	9	16
CB Joel Moore	0	1	3	3

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roy Morrison	11	0	0.0	27	39
S Jermaine Henry	8	2	0.0	24	28
S Cornell Burke	7	1	0.0	27	39
OLB Ryan Gowins	5	2	0.0	24	31
CB Brad O'Donnell	4	2	0.5	27	39
DT Devante Shepherd	3	1	0.0	15	15
OLB Terrance Hughes	3	0	0.0	20	25
DE Duane Osborne	2	0	2.0	20	29
CB Ty Griffin	2	3	0.0	27	39
DE T.J. Burroughs	2	1	0.0	5	11
CB Wes Bernstein	2	0	0.0	9	20
DE Cooper Craig	1	0	0.5	5	10
DT Dominic Laster	1	1	0.0	18	18
DT Raul Labonte	1	1	0.0	14	28
WR Thomas Newhart	1	0	---	---	---
DT Derrick Houston	1	0	0.0	7	17
DE Kerry Giles	0	1	0.0	24	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cornell Howe	1	22
CB Troy Schultz	1	38
DE Logan Hamilton	1	32
DT Korey Biggs	1	24
OLB Thurman Murphy	1	25

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Duane Osborne	2.0	0	0	2	29
DE Cooper Craig	0.5	0	1	0	10
CB Brad O'Donnell	0.5	0	0	0	39
DE Kerry Giles	0.0	1	2	1	25
DT Raul Labonte	0.0	0	2	1	28
DT Derrick Houston	0.0	0	1	1	17
OLB Terrance Hughes	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Troy Schultz	4	0	0	38
OLB Sherman Nesbit	4	0	0	39
ILB Alfred Middleton	3	1	0	36
OLB Courtney Verstegen	3	0	0	14
CB Deron McCormick	2	2	0	39
S Xavier Fontenot	1	0	1	25
DE Logan Hamilton	1	0	0	32
CB Randy Hampton	1	0	0	13
DT Korey Biggs	1	0	0	24
CB Enrique Lynn	1	0	0	16
ILB Theodore Reilly	0	1	0	11

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brad O'Donnell	4	0	39
S Cornell Burke	4	0	39
OLB Ryan Gowins	4	0	31
OLB Terrance Hughes	3	1	25
CB Ty Griffin	3	0	39
ILB Roy Morrison	2	2	39
DE T.J. Burroughs	1	0	11
CB Wes Bernstein	1	0	20
S Jermaine Henry	1	0	28
DT Devante Shepherd	1	0	15
CB Liam Benson	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Kevin Thiele	2	6	27	0	39
T Mackenzie Dotson	1	7	27	2	39
G Carlos Gaylor	1	6	27	0	39
C Rob Carbone	0	4	27	0	39
G Griffin Fina	0	1	27	1	39
TE Grant Carlson	0	1	11	0	12

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Keegan Ferro	4	8	1	22	39
C Wade Hancock	2	4	0	22	39
G Cody McGhee	0	3	0	21	37
G Javier Evison	0	2	0	22	39
TE Buddy Irwin	0	1	0	22	39
G Don Meacham	0	1	0	1	2
TE Josiah Godfrey	0	1	0	6	6

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Wirthel	1	20
Tracy Corbett	1	19
Louis Shelton	1	11
Thurman Murphy	1	11
Rusty Kochansky	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Levi Goodwin	1	18
Francisco Douglas	1	17
Thomas Newhart	1	16
Lamont Sibal	1	10

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Rob Carbone	27	39	---	---	9	75
S Micah Burke	---	---	22	39	7	68
T Kevin Thiele	27	39	---	---	---	66
T Mackenzie Dotson	27	39	---	---	---	66
QB Caleb Booker	27	39	---	---	---	66
WR Lukas Vallet	27	39	---	---	---	66
G Griffin Fina	27	39	---	---	---	66
G Carlos Gaylor	27	39	---	---	---	66
TE Conner Vermeil	27	36	---	---	---	63
OLB Sherman Nesbit	---	---	21	39	3	63
CB Deron McCormick	---	---	21	39	3	63
CB Troy Schultz	---	---	21	38	3	62
ILB Alfred Middleton	---	---	22	36	3	61
DE Logan Hamilton	---	---	16	32	8	56
WR Braxton Chandler	23	32	---	---	---	55
OLB Thurman Murphy	---	---	19	25	11	55
RB Weston Brooks	20	15	---	---	16	51
S Xavier Fontenot	---	---	18	25	---	43
RB Terrance Hardison	3	14	---	---	25	42
TE Brady McCormick	6	8	---	---	25	39
DT Korey Biggs	---	---	14	24	---	38
S Tracy Corbett	---	---	4	14	19	37
CB Randy Hampton	---	---	4	13	19	36
DE Theodore Rogers	---	---	15	20	---	35
DE Cornell Howe	---	---	9	22	3	34
WR Johnny Garrett	8	19	---	---	6	33
DT Ty Malone	---	---	8	15	8	31
CB Enrique Lynn	---	---	9	16	5	30
ILB Theodore Reilly	---	---	7	11	9	27
RB Leonard Tobar	10	15	---	---	---	25
TE Grant Carlson	11	12	---	---	---	23
OLB C.J. Wirthel	---	---	2	0	20	22
WR Drake Soprano	0	2	---	---	20	22
OLB Courtney Verstegen	---	---	3	14	3	20
WR Kaleb Smoot	0	3	---	---	10	13
K Reggie Doxzon	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Louis Shelton	---	---	0	0	11	11
CB Joel Moore	---	---	3	3	5	11
C Greg Sawyer	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Ronnie Croel	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Rusty Kochansky	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Kenneth Maslowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Zachery Gulden	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Kenyon Gaines	---	---	4	4	---	8
QB Alfred Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Mason Whitfield	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	27	39	12	78
WR Thomas Newhart	22	39	---	---	16	77
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	27	39	5	71
S Cornell Burke	---	---	27	39	5	71
CB Ty Griffin	---	---	27	39	5	71
T Junior Liliedahl	22	39	---	---	8	69
G Javier Evison	22	39	---	---	7	68
G Cody McGhee	21	37	---	---	8	66
RB Braden Sutton	17	23	---	---	23	63
QB Damien Foley	22	39	---	---	---	61
T Keegan Ferro	22	39	---	---	---	61
TE Buddy Irwin	22	39	---	---	---	61
C Wade Hancock	22	39	---	---	---	61
OLB Ryan Gowins	---	---	24	31	5	60
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	24	28	4	56
DE Duane Osborne	---	---	20	29	5	54
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	24	25	3	52
OLB Terrance Hughes	---	---	20	25	5	50
WR Dillon Leydorf	20	29	---	---	---	49
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	14	28	3	45
DT Dominic Laster	---	---	18	18	3	39
WR Gage Ashe	14	24	---	---	---	38
RB Shane Lynch	5	14	---	---	18	37
DT Devante Shepherd	---	---	15	15	7	37
CB Wes Bernstein	---	---	9	20	2	31
S Norbert Alcott	---	---	3	11	17	31
TE Roosevelt Taute	1	4	---	---	23	28
DT Derrick Houston	---	---	7	17	1	25
WR Lamont Sibal	2	9	---	---	10	21
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	5	10	4	19
DE T.J. Burroughs	---	---	5	11	2	18
OLB Levi Goodwin	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR Francisco Douglas	0	1	---	---	17	18
TE Josiah Godfrey	6	6	---	---	4	16
RB Ruben Fredrickson	1	7	---	---	7	15
CB Byron West	---	---	0	0	14	14
ILB C.J. Titone	---	---	0	0	11	11
CB Liam Benson	---	---	1	5	4	10
C Darius Galloway	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Alonzo O'Dauer	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bill Nece	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Don Meacham	1	2	---	---	1	4
C Levon Witt	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Braden Jacke	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Gary Scancella	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	7	1.2
Middle	18	42	2.3
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	45	4.5
Middle	12	17	1.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caleb Booker	36	24	7	0	0	4	7	5	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damien Foley	39	21	3	6	2	4	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	107	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	69	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	119	14.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	32	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	125	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Conner Vermeil	10	6	70	2	36
WR Lukas Vallet	8	5	74	2	39
WR Braxton Chandler	6	5	79	2	32
TE Brady McCormick	3	3	29	0	8
WR Johnny Garrett	3	2	37	1	19
RB Weston Brooks	2	1	-1	0	15
TE Grant Carlson	2	1	15	0	12
RB Terrance Hardison	1	1	3	0	14
RB Leonard Tobar	1	0	0	0	15

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Buddy Irwin	18	10	1	79	0	39
WR Thomas Newhart	5	3	0	44	1	39
RB Braden Sutton	5	3	0	55	1	23
WR Dillon Leydorf	3	0	1	0	0	29
WR Gage Ashe	3	1	0	25	1	24
RB Shane Lynch	3	3	0	23	0	14
WR Lamont Sibal	1	1	0	6	0	9
TE Josiah Godfrey	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Weston Brooks	1	0	0.00	1.54

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Braden Sutton	2	-4	-2.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caleb Booker	4	1	16	4.00	8.50

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Damien Foley	3	1	6	2.00	5.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Braxton Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	13.17
TE Conner Vermeil	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
TE Brady McCormick	1	1	16	16.00	9.67
TE Grant Carlson	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Buddy Irwin	3	1	6	2.00	4.39

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
RB Terrance Hardison	2	0
RB Weston Brooks	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Damien Foley	2	1
RB Shane Lynch	1	0
RB Braden Sutton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caleb Booker	9	6	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damien Foley	10	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Conner Vermeil	4	2	2
WR Braxton Chandler	2	1	1
TE Brady McCormick	1	1	0
RB Terrance Hardison	1	1	0
WR Johnny Garrett	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Buddy Irwin	4	2	1
RB Shane Lynch	3	3	1
WR Dillon Leydorf	1	0	0
WR Thomas Newhart	1	0	0
WR Lamont Sibal	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)