STADIUM: MetLife Stadium
REFEREE: Clay Martin
DATE: Sunday, December 24, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) WAS: 161 or 384 NYJ: 158 or 229
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: WAS leads series, 8-4 (NYJ won past 3). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 11/17/19: NYJ 34 at WAS 17.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Ron Rivera vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-0 Reg. Season: 102-100-2 (.505) Postseason: 3-5 (.375). Robert Saleh vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 16-32 (.333) Postseason: 0-0.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS NOTES:
• QB SAM HOWELL had 19th TD pass of season last week. Ranks 2nd in NFL in completions (346) & 4th in NFC in pass yards (3,568) this season. Ranks tied-4th among QBs with 5 rush TDs in 2023. Has 300+ pass yards in 3 of his past 4 on road.
• RB BRIAN ROBINSON aims for his 7th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards & has career-high 990 scrimmage yards in 2023. Has 7 TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.) in 7 road games this season.
• RB ANTONIO GIBSON had 5 receptions last week & has 5+ catches in 3 of his past 4 on road.
• WR TERRY MCLAURIN had 6 catches for career-high 141 yards & rec. TD in Week 15, his 15th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Has 66 catches for 835 yards in 2023 & can become 5th player ever (Mike Evans, A.J. Green, DK Metcalf & HOFer Randy Moss) with 50+ catches & 900+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 5 seasons.
• WR CURTIS SAMUEL had 1st-career game with 2 rec. TDs in Week 15. Has 56 catches for 549 yards in 2023, his 4th-career 50-catch & 500-yard season.
• DT JONATHAN ALLEN had 10th TFL of season last week, his 4th-career 10+ TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL.
• DT DARON PAYNE had 3rd-career game with 2 sacks last week. Has 12 TFL this season & aims for his 5th in row with TFL. Needs 6 tackles for his 6th-straight 50+ tackle season.
• LB CODY BARTON had 13 tackles last week, his 5th-game with 10+ tackles this season. Needs 9 tackles for his 2nd-straight 100+ tackle season.
• S KAMREN CURL had 2nd-career FR last week. Has career-high 102 tackles this season, 4th-most among DBs.
• CB BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 16 PD in 2023, incl. 12 PD in 8 road games.
NEW YORK JETS NOTES:
• QB ZACH WILSON has 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs in 5 home starts this season. Is 2-1 this season as starter vs. NFC East.
• QB TREVOR SIEMIAN completed 14 of 26 atts. (53.8 pct.) for 110 yards last week. Can make 1st start of season.
• RB BREECE HALL has 616 scrimmage yards (77 per game) in 8 home games this season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC East with 90+ scrimmage yards & TD. Leads team with 1,078 scrimmage yards (637 rush, 441 rec.) in 2023, 1st-career 1,000-yard season.
• RB DALVIN COOK has 227 scrimmage yards (113.5 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in 2 career games vs. Was.
• WR GARRETT WILSON has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 overall & in 5 of past 6 at home. Has 5+ catches in 7 of 8 home games this season. Has 80+ rec. yards in each of 3 career games vs. NFC East. Needs 118 rec. yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season.
• WR ALLEN LAZARD aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with 5+ catches & 55+ rec. yards.
• TE TYLER CONKLIN has 4+ catches in 3 of his past 4 at home. Is 1 of 5 TEs with 50+ catches & 500+ rec. yards in each of the past 3 seasons.
• DL QUINNEN WILLIAMS aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks.
• DE SOLOMON THOMAS aims for 3rd in row with sack.
• LB QUINCY WILLIAMS aims for 7th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with PD. Has TFL in 7 of 8 home games this season.
• LB BRYCE HUFF aims for 3rd in row with sack. Has sack in 4 of past 5 at home. Has career-high 8 sacks this season.
• CB SAUCE GARDNER has 6 PD in his past 4 at home. Has 30 career PD, 3rd-most in NFL since 2022.
• CB D.J. REED aims for 5th in row with PD.
• S JORDAN WHITEHEAD had 8 tackles last week & has 6+ tackles in 5 of past 6.
