Points and Highlights for Washington Commanders 18-48 New England Patriots in NFL Preseason Game

We now enter the tow minute warning at the end of the last quarter, where the Commanders are winning 48 to 18, with a 30-point advantage, but with the Commanders in possession at the 50-yard line, trying to reduce the score!

The Patriots make good advances, reaching the three-point line with 1st & goal, where Larison made the run, on 3rd & goal, going to the endzone for the touchdown, with Romo confirming the extra point and the score at 48 to 18!

The Commanders also made good progress in a drive where they had possession for a long time, totaling five minutes, until, on 3rd and goal, Johnson got the pass to Jones in the end zone, with the touchdown! Matt Gay confirmed the extra point and the score at 41 to 18!

And right from the start, on 3rd & goal at the one-yard line, Jennings made a good run on the left to get to the endzone, with the touchdown scored for the Patriots, in addition to Borregales hitting the extra point and making the score 41 to 11!

The Patriots made great advances and stopped at the four-yard line to start the fourth quarter of the game, with the score at 34-11 in this 2025-26 NFL preseason game, which takes place at Gillette Stadium!

After a long drive, with many good plays and advances, the Commandets stop at the 44-yard line and kick the punt, returning possession to the Patriots, who will have a new drive, starting at the 20-yard line!

Woolridge got the pass over the middle to Chism, who ran for 12 yards for the touchdown, with Romo hitting the extra point, making the score 34 to 11 for the Patriots, who are winning the game without any scares!

The Commanders were having a good drive after the Patriots punt, carrying the ball and managing to go on the attack, but Johnson tried to pass in the middle and was intercepted by Jo Polk, who fell on the 21-yard line of the attack with possession for the Patriots!

After a great pass down the left at the two-yard line, Johnson found Rice, who got the ball, on 1st & Goal at the two-yard line! Soon after, Nichols made a run and burst into the end zone for the touchdown! Johnson connected with Martin for the two-point conversion, making the score now 27-11!

The players return to the field and we have the start of the third quarter of the game, with the punt kicked for the Commanders to have possession at the 29-yard line, thus starting the second half of the game at Gillette Stadium!

We are already at the two-minute warning in this second quarter, where the Commanders made little progress with possession, stopping at the 42-yard line to kick the punt and the Patriots took possession at the end of the second quarter.

The Patriots made great advances and reached the five-yard line, then staying at 4th & goal, with Dobbs' sprint to the end zone, with the touchdown for the Patriots, with Borregales hitting the extra point, making the score 27 to 3!

The Commanders had a good drive now, lasting four minutes, the team's longest of the game so far, to kick Matt Gay's 37-yard field goal to make the score 20-3, in the Commanders first points in the game!
 

The Patriots walked with possession and reached the 39-yard line, where they decided to kick the field goal, with Romo, from 57 yards, to hit and make the score 20-0 for the New England Patriots in this preseason game!

The Commanders start the second quarter with possession, but go through a short drive with few advances, kicking the punt after advancing just over 20 yards, for the Patriots to have possession at the 25-yard line!

The Patriots had possession, carried the ball until they were facing the end zone, but missed their chances and, on 4th and goal, kicked the 22-yard field goal with Borregales to make the score 17-0, thus closing the first quarter of the game!

Hartman, on a 3rd & 15 at the 31-yard line, got the ball and attempted the pass, but was intercepted by James, who fell at the 43-yard line of the attacking field, to have possession and again the drive for the Patriots!

The Patriots made a great advance and, on 3rd & goal at the five-yard line, Maye took off to the left, invading the endzone for the Touchdown, with Romo hitting the extra point, making the score 14-0 !

The Commanders forced quick drives and couldn't get out of the 30-yard line, where they chose to kick the 49-yard field goal, but Matt Gay kicked the ball to the right, out, missing the chance to reduce the score, which remains at 7-0!

The Patriots also had a drive without much progress, moving from their own 20-yard line to their own 45-yard line, then fumbling with Maye, allowing the Commanders to gain possession in their own half, at their own 30-yard line!

The Commanders now had a short drive, lasting just 57 second in the field, moving from their own 30-yard line to lose five yards, then punting, allowing the Patriots to gain possession at their own 20-yard line.

Week 2 continues tomorrow, with the following games: Bills vs. Giants, Vikings vs. Texans, Jaguars vs. Steelers, Rams vs. Cowboys, Buccaneers vs. Titans, Packers vs. Jets, Cardinals vs. Chiefs and 49ers vs. Broncos. On Sunday (10), we will have two more games: Bears vs. Dolphins and Chargers vs. Saints.

Today we enter Week 2 of the NFL preseason. Week 1 had only one game, on Thursday (31), with the Chargers beating the Lions 34-7. Yesterday Week 2 started with the following results: Ravens 24x16 Colts, Eagles 34x27 Bengals and Seahawks 23x23 Raiders. And we have, in progress: Panthers 0x0 Browns and Falcons x Lions.

These are the New England Patriots' inactive players for today's game; they will not see action on the field: Since this is a preseason game, the full roster is available, and all players are available.

These are the Washington Commanders' inactive players for today's game; they will not see action on the field: Since this is a preseason game, the full roster is available, and all players are available.

New England Patriots players have arrived at Gillette Stadium for today's matchup against the Washington Commanders. The team will focus today on continuing their preseason training, preparing for the 2025-26 season!

The Washington Commanders players have arrived at Gillette Stadium for today's matchup against the New England Patriots. The team will focus today on continuing their preseason training, preparing for the 2025-26 season!

Today's match takes place at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots and the MLS New England Revolution. The arena is located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and opened in 2002. It has a capacity of over 60,000 fans.

Finally, in 2009, the Patriots defeated the Commanders 27-24. In 2007, the Patriots won 52-7 (!!). In 2003, the Commanders won 20-17. Finally, in 1996, the first meeting between the two teams took place, with the Commanders defeating the Patriots 27-22.

Even earlier, the Patriots defeated the Commanders 26-17 in 2018. In 2015, the Patriots defeated the Commanders 27-10, and going back a year, the Commanders won 23-6. And in 2011, the Patriots won 34-27.

Before that, in 2023 season, the Commanders defeated the Patriots 20-17. The teams met in 2021, when the Patriots defeated the Commanders 22-13. And two years earlier, in 2019, the Patriots again won, 33-7.

The last meeting between the two teams was in August of last year, when the Washington Commanders defeated the New England Patriots 20-10 in a 2024-25 NFL regular season game, one of the teams' matchups.

We now begin broadcasting the match between the Washington Commanders and the New England Patriots, with all the highlights, points, and excitement from this NFL preseason match here on VAVEL, with the game starting soon!