The Washington Commanders’ schedule in 2025 isn’t as easy as it was in 2024, but that’s not stopping their momentum. The NFL certainly thinks highly of the Commanders, handing them multiple standalone games that could turn into more with flex scheduling at the end of the season. Even with a more difficult schedule, the Commanders are still considered winners in the schedule game, per CBS Sports.
The Washington Commanders are winners in more ways than one. Of course, they were one of the darling teams of 2024 thanks to the arrival of Jayden Daniels, who led them to an NFC Championship appearance as a rookie. And judging how the NFL is propping them up, they’re not expected to slow down. In all, the Commanders have eight standalone games in 2025, which is tied for the most in the league with the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs. That’s also the most standalone games in a season since 2000. To think just a couple of seasons ago Washington was at the bottom of the NFL barrel at 4-13 and is now one of the more in-demand teams is quite the rags-to-riches story.Meanwhile, the Commanders also have a soft opening to begin the 2025 season. Over the first month of the year, they face just one team (Green Bay Packers in Week 2) that had a winning record last season. That sets the stage for Daniels and Co. to hit the ground running.
Forget last season’s records; looking past the New York Giants in Week 1 is a mistake. Yes, it’s a home game, and no, the Giants haven’t been good for several years. But they have new quarterbacks, an elite receiver, and a stout defense. And it’s a divisional game to open the season. Don’t get ahead of yourselves, Commanders. The last thing you want is to lose your season and home opener to the Giants.
It would also be a mistake to overlook the Las Vegas Raiders. Pete Carroll is reunited with Geno Smith, and the regime is not what it was last year. It won’t be the same team.
Still, the order of the Commanders’ games and the spacing between divisional matchups is good, save for Philadelphia, but that’s a different situation altogether. The schedule has the Commanders facing more difficult teams in 2025, but the way it’s laid out for them is favorable and gives them a chance to return to the postseason.
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