Jayden Daniels didn’t sugarcoat what went wrong for the Washington Commanders after their 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 6.
The second-year quarterback said the issue wasn’t a lack of flashes. It was the lack of a complete performance, something Washington has struggled to put together as its season keeps sliding.
“We need to be a full four-quarter team. Not just a first half or second half team,” Daniels said.
Daniels did his part statistically, finishing 29 of 40 for 300 yards with two touchdown passes and no interceptions. But the Commanders couldn’t turn that production into a win, and the result dropped them to 1-4-1.
San Francisco, meanwhile, kept rolling to 6-0 and stayed unbeaten through the first six weeks of the 2026 NFL season.
Washington’s problems mounted early when wide receiver Terry McLaurin suffered a knee injury and was carted off in the first quarter. Losing McLaurin undercut the Commanders’ passing game for the rest of the afternoon, removing one of Daniels’ top targets before the game had even settled in.
The ground game never gave Washington much help either. The Commanders managed just 53 rushing yards on 17 carries, while the 49ers piled up 126 on the ground and controlled that part of the game.
The loss also tied Washington to another unwanted headline in a week full of frustration around the NFC East. Every team in the division lost, extending the slump and marking the first time since the NFL merger in 1970 that every team in the same division went winless for two consecutive weeks.
Now the Commanders get a break. Their Week 7 bye gives them time to reset before they face the Philadelphia Eagles on November 1. The 49ers, on the other hand, will keep chasing perfection.
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