Washington’s early edge holds up
The Washington Commanders beat the Seattle Seahawks 33-31 at Northwest Stadium in Week 3, securing their first win of the season and handing Seattle its first loss. Washington built a 7-0 lead in the opening quarter and carried that seven-point cushion through the next two periods. The teams each scored 10 points in the second quarter and seven in the third, leaving the Commanders ahead 24-17 entering the fourth. Seattle outscored Washington 14-9 in the final quarter, but that push was not enough to erase the deficit. The Seahawks fell to 2-1, while the Commanders moved to 1-2 after opening with losses to Philadelphia and Dallas.
Mariota delivers three touchdown passes
Marcus Mariota completed 19 of 31 passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns. Terry McLaurin led Washington’s receivers with six catches on nine targets for 77 yards and a touchdown. Rachaad White and Treylon Burks also caught touchdown passes. White added 35 rushing yards on eight carries, while Burks caught both of his targets for 13 yards. Seattle generated a bigger passing total behind Sam Darnold, who finished 31 of 45 for 379 yards and four touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions. Smith-Njigba caught 10 of 14 targets for 128 yards and two scores. Cooper Kupp added four catches for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Smith-Njigba sets the fantasy pace
Smith-Njigba’s 35.4 PPR points led the game, with both his target volume and touchdown production driving the performance. Darnold followed with 27.7 points despite the interceptions. Mariota produced 20.4 points, and McLaurin delivered 19.7. Kupp’s touchdown helped him reach 14.6 points, while AJ Barner contributed 11.9 on five catches for 69 yards from nine targets. George Holani added receiving value for Seattle, catching all five targets for 48 yards. Combined with 10 rushing yards, that gave him 10.8 PPR points.
Week 4 brings home games for both
Seattle hosts the Los Angeles Chargers on Oct. 4 at 4:25 p.m. ET. Washington stays home to face the Indianapolis Colts that day at 9:30 a.m. ET.