Commanders hand Super Bowl champs first loss, 33-31

The Washington Commanders defeated the Seattle Seahawks 33-31 on September 27, 2026. With Jayden Daniels sidelined by an elbow injury, Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes for 183 yards. Kain Medrano's 50-yard interception return for a touchdown with 3:57 left put Washington ahead, though a 15-yard celebration penalty caused Drew Stevens to miss the extra point. Sam Darnold passed for 379 yards and four touchdowns but threw two interceptions; Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 10 passes for 128 yards and two scores. Darnold's 7-yard touchdown to Cooper Kupp with 2:51 remaining cut the lead to two. Washington, previously 1-for-11 on third down, converted key plays on the final drive including Rachaad White's 19-yard third-and-9 run and Mariota's 9-yard run to seal it. Price's early fumble had set up the first Commanders score. Seattle dropped to 2-1 after 12 straight wins; Washington rose to 1-2. CONTESTED: none found among rated outlets. Left-rated outlets foregrounded Mariota's upset lead without Daniels and the Price fumble. No rated right-leaning coverage was found.