NFL Week 1 Quick Capsule: Jacksonville Jaguars at Washington Commanders

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WEEK 1
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
Date: Sunday (9/11/22)
Stadium: FedExField
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Referee: Tra Blake

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 1:00 PM ET
TV FOX: Chris Myers, Robert Smith, Jennifer Hale (field reporter)
Jacksonville SiriusXM 103 or 388 and the SXM App
Washington SiriusXM 121 or 233 and the SXM App

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Commanders lead all-time series, 6-1
STREAKS Commanders have won last 4
LAST GAME 12/16/18: Washington 16 at Jaguars 13
LAST GAME AT SITE 9/14/14: Washington 41, Jaguars 10

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 3-14
COACH VS. OPP. Doug Pederson: 6-4
PTS. FOR 14.9
OFFENSE 305.4
PASSING Trevor Lawrence: 359-602-3,641-12-17-71.9
RUSHING James Robinson: 164-767-4.7-8
RECEIVING Christian Kirk (Az): 77-982-12.8-5
PTS. AGAINST 26.9
DEFENSE 353.1
SACKS Josh Allen: 7.5
INTs Tyson Campbell: 2
TAKE/GIVE -20 (9/29)
PUNTING (NET) Logan Cooke: 47.3 (43.6)
KICKING Riley Patterson (Det): 55 (16/16 PAT; 13/14 FG)

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 7-10
COACH VS. OPP. Ron Rivera: 3-0
PTS. FOR 19.7
OFFENSE 323.6
PASSING Carson Wentz (Ind): 322-516-3,563-27-7-94.7
RUSHING Antonio Gibson: 258-1,037-4.0-7
RECEIVING Terry McLaurin: 77-1,053-13.7-5
PTS. AGAINST 25.5
DEFENSE 359.3
SACKS Jonathan Allen: 9
INTs Bobby McCain: 4
TAKE/GIVE -5 (19/24)
PUNTING (NET) Tress Way: 48.4 (41.4)
KICKING Joey Slye: 45 (9/10 PAT; 12/12 FG)

JAGUARS NOTES
• QB TREVOR LAWRENCE led all rookies last season with 359 completions, 3rd-most ever by rookie, & ranked 2nd with 3,641 pass yards.

• RB JAMES ROBINSON totaled 989 scrimmage yards (767 rush, 222 rec.) & career-high 8 rush TDs in 2021. Has 2,403 career scrimmage yards, 4th-most by undrafted player in 1st 2 seasons in common-draft era.

• RB TRAVIS ETIENNE makes NFL debut after missing 2021 season due to injury. Selected No. 25 overall in 2021 NFL Draft.

• WR MARVIN JONES led team in catches (73), rec. yards (832) & rec. TDs (4) last season. Is 1 of 4 players with 500+ rec. yards & 4+ rec. TDs in each of past 7 seasons. Had 8 catches for 96 yards & TD in his last game vs. Was. (11/15/20 w/ Det.).

• WR CHRISTIAN KIRK makes Jax. debut. Set career highs in catches (77) & rec. yards (982) in 2021 with Az. Had 57 rec. yards in his last game vs. Was. (9/20/20 w/ Az.).

• TE EVAN ENGRAM makes Jax. debut. Is 1 of 3 TEs (Travis Kelce & George Kittle) with 40+ catches in each of past 5 seasons. Had rec. TD in his last game at Was. (11/8/20 w/ NYG).

• LB JOSH ALLEN led team with 7.5 sacks & career-high 12 TFL in 2021.

• LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN makes Jax. debut. Led NFL with 192 tackles last season with Atl., most by player in single season since 2000. Had 12 tackles, sack & PD in his last game vs. Was. (10/3/21 w/ A tl.).

• LB TRAVON WALKER makes NFL debut. Selected No. 1 overall in 2022 NFL Draft.

• DE ARDEN KEY makes Jax. debut. Had career-high 6.5 sacks & 5 TFL w/ SF in 2021.

• CB SHAQUILL GRIFFIN had 2 PD & INT in his last game vs. Was. (12/20/20 w/ Sea.).

COMMANDERS NOTES
• QB CARSON WENTZ makes Was. debut. Passed for 3,563 yards & 27 TDs vs. 7 INTs for 94.6 rating w/ Ind. in 2021, his 3rd-career season with 25+ TD passes & 5thcareer season with 3,000+ pass yards. Is 1 of 2 active QBs (Aaron Rodgers) with 10-or-fewer INTs in 4 of the past 5 seasons (min. 10 starts per season).

• RB ANTONIO GIBSON had career-high 1,331 scrimmage yards (1,037 rush, 294 rec.) & 10 TDs (7 rush, 3 rec.) in 2021 & is 1 of 5 RBs with 1,000+ scrimmage yards & 10+ scrimmage TDs in each of past 2 seasons.

• RB J.D. MCKISSIC is 1 of 3 RBs (Austin Ekeler & Alvin Kamara) with 120+ receptions (120) since 2020.

• WR TERRY MCLAURIN led team with 77 receptions for 1,053 yards & 5 TDs in 2021. Is 1 of 7 players with 75+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards in each of past 2 seasons.

• WR JAHAN DOTSON was selected No. 16 overall in 2022 NFL Draft.

• DT JONATHAN ALLEN led team with career-high 9 sacks & 10 TFL in 2021. Is 1 of 3 DL (DeForest Buckner & Cameron Heyward) with 250+ tackles (254) since 2018.

• DE MONTEZ SWEAT aims for his 4th season in row with 5+ sacks.

• LB COLE HOLCOMB led team with career-high 142 tackles & had career-high 7 PD last season. Had 10+ tackles in 4 of his final 5 games in 2021.

• CB KENDALL FULLER led team & ranked tied-6th in NFL with career-high 16 PD in 2021. Aims for his 8th in row at home with PD.

• CB WILLIAM JACKSON had 8 PD in 12 games last season.

• S KAMREN CURL set career highs in tackles (98) & PD (5) in 2021.

• S BOBBY MCCAIN set career highs in tackles (63), PD (9) & INTs (4) last season.