National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Washington 35,
Denver 33
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, September 17, 2023
Where: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Temperature: 81°
Head Official: Brad Rogers
Attendance: 76108
Where: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Temperature: 81°
Head Official: Brad Rogers
Attendance: 76108
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Washington | 3 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Denver | 14 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 6:14 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Denver 7 - Washington 0 Jaleel McLaughlin 5 yd. run (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 0:24 | ||
| Washington | FG |
Denver 7 - Washington 3 Joey Slye 44 yd. field goal |
| 1st Quarter - 0:12 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Denver 14 - Washington 3 Marvin Mims Jr. 60 yd. pass from Russell Wilson (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:01 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Denver 21 - Washington 3 Brandon Johnson 16 yd. pass from Russell Wilson (Wil Lutz kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:47 | ||
| Washington | TD |
Denver 21 - Washington 11 Logan Thomas 4 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Brian Robinson run) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Washington | FG |
Denver 21 - Washington 14 Joey Slye 49 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 11:47 | ||
| Washington | TD |
Denver 21 - Washington 21 Terry McLaurin 30 yd. pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 2:11 | ||
| Denver | FG |
Denver 24 - Washington 21 Wil Lutz 31 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 13:25 | ||
| Washington | TD |
Denver 24 - Washington 28 Brian Robinson 2 yd. run (Joey Slye kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 7:11 | ||
| Washington | TD |
Denver 24 - Washington 35 Brian Robinson 15 yd. run (Joey Slye kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:50 | ||
| Denver | FG |
Denver 27 - Washington 35 Wil Lutz 32 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Denver | TD |
Denver 33 - Washington 35 Brandon Johnson 50 yd. pass from Russell Wilson (pass failed) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Washington | Denver | |
| 1st Downs | 26 | 21 |
| Rushing | 11 | 10 |
| Passing | 11 | 8 |
| Penalty | 4 | 3 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 3-10 | 4-12 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Punts-Average | 3-56.0 | 3-44.7 |
| Return Yards | 12 | 45 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-9 | 1-45 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int - Returns | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-71 | 9-58 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Time of Possession | 33:45 | 26:15 |
| Total Net Yards | 388 | 399 |
| Total Plays | 66 | 62 |
| Average Gain | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 122 | 122 |
| Rushes | 23 | 23 |
| Average/Rush | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Net Yards Passing | 266 | 277 |
| Comp-Att | 27-39 | 18-32 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.2 | 7.1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 4-33 | 7-31 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 4 |
| Rushing | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 2 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 4-4 | 3-4 |
| Field Goals | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-3-100% | 2-4-50% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 0-1-0% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Washington Commanders
(2-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| S. Howell | 27/39 | 299 | 2 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
(0-2)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| R. Wilson | 18/32 | 308 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Robinson | 18 | 87 | 4.8 | 2 | 27 |
| S. Howell | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
| C. Samuel | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| A. Gibson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Wilson | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 15 |
| J. Williams | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | 15 |
| M. Mims Jr. | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| J. McLaughlin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| S. Perine | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Burton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. McLaurin | 6 | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 30 |
| J. Bates | 5 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 35 |
| A. Gibson | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 36 |
| B. Robinson | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| D. Brown | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Dotson | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 18 |
| L. Thomas | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 18 |
| C. Turner | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
| C. Samuel | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 14 |
| B. Pringle | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Mims Jr. | 2 | 2 | 113 | 56.5 | 1 | 60 |
| B. Johnson | 3 | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 2 | 50 |
| C. Sutton | 7 | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 21 |
| J. Jeudy | 5 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 |
| S. Perine | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Williams | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| L. Humphrey | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Trautman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| E. Forbes | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| M. Sweat | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| C. Young | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| D. Payne | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| J. Davis | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| J. Smith-Williams | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| C. Toohill | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Cooper | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| N. Bonitto | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| R. Gregory | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. Payne | 5 | 0 |
| K. Curl | 4 | 5 |
| C. Barton | 4 | 6 |
| E. Forbes | 3 | 0 |
| B. St-Juste | 3 | 2 |
| D. Forrest | 2 | 1 |
| J. Davis | 2 | 1 |
| J. Ridgeway | 2 | 1 |
| C. Young | 2 | 1 |
| M. Sweat | 2 | 2 |
| K. Fuller | 2 | 2 |
| J. Smith-Williams | 1 | 0 |
| C. Toohill | 1 | 0 |
| J. Allen | 1 | 2 |
| P. Butler | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| J. Jewell | 7 | 2 |
| J. Simmons | 7 | 3 |
| D. Mathis | 6 | 0 |
| A. Singleton | 3 | 0 |
| P. Surtain II | 3 | 0 |
| R. Gregory | 3 | 2 |
| J. Cooper | 3 | 5 |
| N. Bonitto | 2 | 0 |
| K. Jackson | 2 | 0 |
| E. Bassey | 2 | 1 |
| M. Henningsen | 1 | 1 |
| J. Harris | 1 | 3 |
| D. Turner-Yell | 0 | 1 |
| D. Jones | 0 | 1 |
| Z. Allen | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| D. Payne | 2.0 |
| J. Smith-Williams | 1.0 |
| M. Sweat | 1.0 |
| C. Young | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| R. Gregory | 2.0 |
| N. Bonitto | 2.0 |
| J. Cooper | 1.0 |
| D. Mathis | 1.0 |