WEEK 16
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (7-6-1) @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (10-4)
DATE: Saturday (12/24/22)
STADIUM: Levi’s Stadium
TIME: 4:05 PM ET
REFEREE: Jerome Boger
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER 49ers leads all-time series, 18-11-1
STREAKS Commanders have won 2 of past 3
LAST GAME 12/13/20: Commanders 23 at 49ers 15
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/13/20
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
LAST WEEK L 20-12 vs. New York Giants
COACH VS. OPP. Ron Rivera: 4-1
PTS. FOR 18.9
OFFENSE 335.5
PASSING Taylor Heinicke: 148-241-1,693-10-5-87.7
RUSHING Brian Robinson (R): 159-652-4.1-2
RECEIVING Terry McLaurin: 68-1,015-14.9-3
PTS. AGAINST 19.7
DEFENSE 308.9
SACKS Daron Payne: 8.5
INTs Darrick Forrest: 3
TAKE/GIVE -2 (15/17)
PUNTING (NET) Tress Way: 46.9 (43.1)
KICKING Joey Slye: 85 (19/22 PAT; 22/25 FG)
COMMANDERS NOTES
• QB TAYLOR HEINICKE passed for 249 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 98.2 rating last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 95+ rating. Aims for his 3rd in row on road & 3rd in row overall with 0 INTs.
• RB BRIAN ROBINSON (rookie) had 107 scrimmage yards (89 rush, 18 rec.) in Week 15. Aims for his 4th in row with 100+ scrimmage yards. Ranks 5th among rookies with 71.2 scrimmage yards per game.
• RB ANTONIO GIBSON has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 7th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards.
• WR TERRY MCLAURIN leads team with 1,015 rec. yards, his 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season. Has 6+ catches & 100+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road.
• WR JAHAN DOTSON (rookie) had career-high 105 rec. yards last week, his 1st-career 100-yard game. Had 6th TD catch of season last week, 2nd-most among rookies & aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD.
• WR CURTIS SAMUEL has 3rd-career season with 50+ catches & 600+ rec. yards in 2022.
• DT JONATHAN ALLEN has sack in 5 of his past 6 on road & aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with career-high 16 TFL in 2022 & aims for his 3rd in row overall with TFL.
• DT DARON PAYNE has sack in 4 of his past 5 on road & TFL in 6 of his past 7 road games. Ranks tied-3rd in NFL with career-high 15 TFL in 2022.
• DE MONTEZ SWEAT has TFL in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 4th in row on road with TFL. Has 4 sacks in his past 5 road games. Had sack in last meeting.
• S BOBBY MCCAIN had career-high 11 tackles & 2nd-career FF last week.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
LAST WEEK W 21-13 at Seattle
COACH VS. OPP. Kyle Shanahan: 1-2
PTS. FOR 24.1
OFFENSE 362.9
PASSING Brock Purdy (R): 62-93-678-6-2-100.5
RUSHING Christian McCaffrey (2022): 200-927-4.6-6
RECEIVING Brandon Aiyuk: 60-774-12.9-7
PTS. AGAINST 15.0
DEFENSE 286.1
SACKS Nick Bosa: 15.5
INTs Talanoa Hufanga: 4
TAKE/GIVE +7 (22/15)
PUNTING (NET) Mitch Wishnowsky: 43.9 (39.5)
KICKING Robbie Gould: 97 (37/38 PAT; 20/24 FG)
49ERS NOTES:
• SAN FRANCISCO clinched NFC West for 1st time since 2019.
• QB BROCK PURDY had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 117 rating last week. Aims for his 3rd start in row with 115+ rating & 4th in row overall with 2+ TD passes.
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 6 catches, 138 scrimmage yards (108 rush, 30 rec.) & rush TD last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 135+ scrimmage yards & TD. Ranks 2nd among RBs in receptions (74) & 3rd in scrimmage yards (1,550) this season. Has 431 career catches & can surpass Roger Craig (434) for most catches by RB in 1st 6 seasons in NFL history.
• TE GEORGE KITTLE had 93 rec. yards & 3rd-career game with 2 rec. TDs in Week 15. Has 5,082 rec. yards since entering NFL in 2017 & is 6th TE ever with 5,000+ rec. yards in 1st 6 career seasons.
• WR BRANDON AIYUK has 5+ receptions in 4 of his past 5 at home. Has 774 rec. yards in 2022 & needs 53 rec. yards for new career high (826 in 2021).
• DL NICK BOSA leads NFL with 15.5 sacks in 2022 & became 5th player since 1982 with 15+ sacks in 2 of his 1st 4 seasons. Has sack in 11 games this season, most in NFL. Ranks tied-2nd with 16 TFL in 2022 & is only player with 15+ TFL in 3 of the past 4 seasons.
• LB FRED WARNER needs 2 tackles for 5th-straight 100+ tackle season.
• LB DRE GREENLAW has 2nd FF of season last week. Has career-high 111 tackles in 2022.
• DB CHARVARIUS WARD had 1st-career FR in Week 15. Has career-high 11 PD this season.
• DB JIMMIE WARD has PD in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 4th in row at home with PD.
• S TALANOA HUFANGA had 2nd sack & 2nd FF of season last week.
