Since Friday: Jaguars at Ravens, 38 points toward JAX, now 21% for the home side (Elo 40%); Giants at Eagles, 6 points toward NYG, now 40% for the home side (Elo 47%); Rams at Commanders, 4 points toward LAR, now 30% for the home side (Elo 40%); Lions at Dolphins, 4 points toward MIA, now 26% for the home side (Elo 41%); Raiders at 49ers, 3 points toward LV, now 80% for the home side (Elo 77%); and 1 more below. Read more →
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Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders
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Week 15, 2026 · Northwest Stadium · Sunday, Dec 20, 1:00 PM ET · outdoors
Atlanta Falcons3–5 · Elo 1457 · Michael Penix Jr. (+28 Elo)
Washington Commanders
2–4–1 · Elo 1443 · Jayden Daniels (+15 Elo) · Home
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What the forecasters say
| Forecaster | Favors | WSH | ATL | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | WSH 53% | 53% | 47% | WSH 1443 vs ATL 1457, implied spread WSH −0.8 |
| The blend | WSH 53% | 53% | 47% |
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Moderate favorites where the models roughly agree. No edge found either way in the replays. The blend is as good as anything.
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Details
- Rest: WSH 7 days, ATL 7 days.
- Quarterbacks. WSH: Jayden Daniels (+15 Elo). ATL: Michael Penix Jr. (+28 Elo). Expected starters from ESPN's depth chart with the injury report applied, refreshed every three hours.
- Weather. Outdoors. The kickoff forecast is pulled from Open-Meteo once the game is within 7 days, from Sunday.
Injury report
ESPN's report, refreshed every three hours. Out and doubtful players are treated as unavailable; questionable players usually play. Only the quarterback feeds Elo directly; the rest is in the market's number.
| Team | Player | Pos | Status | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | Anterio Thompson | DT | Out | Undisclosed · Thompson posted on social media this week that he was diagnosed with a genetic mutation on his spinal cord in early May and indicated that he was told he will "never play football again," Josh Kendall of The Athletic reports. |
| ATL | Billy Bowman Jr. | CB | Out | Hamstring · out |
| ATL | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | Out | Hamstring · out |
| ATL | Divine Deablo | LB | Out | Forearm · out |
| ATL | Samson Ebukam | DE | Out | Hamstring · Ebukam (hamstring) has been ruled out for Atlanta's Week 9 matchup versus the Bengals, William McFadden of the team's official site reports. |
| ATL | Zachariah Branch | WR | Out | Hamstring · Coach Kevin Stefanski noted Monday that Branch (hamstring) won't play Sunday against the Bengals, William McFadden of the Falcons' official site reports. |
| WSH | Daron Payne | DT | Out | Foot · out |
| WSH | Javon Kinlaw | DT | Out | Knee · out |
| WSH | Jeremy McNichols | RB | Doubtful | Foot · McNichols is getting additional opinions on the foot injury that he suffered Sunday against the Eagles, but there's an expectation that he'll miss multiple months, Tashan Reed of The Washington Post reports. |
On the Wire
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Line movement
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