2024 season · final
Washington Commanders, 2024: game by game
The Commanders went 12–5 in 2024; replayed with the same day’s form, their play was worth 12.0 wins. Luck cost them 0.0: the 16th-unluckiest team in the league. In one-score games they went 8–4.
Playoffs: 2–1, replay wins 1.1.
Every game
How often the Commanders win each game when it’s replayed with the way both teams played, and the luck index: 100 × (the result − that number).
| Week | Game | Result | Wins the replay | Luck index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | @ Buccaneers | L 20–37 | 31% | −31 |
| Week 2 | vs Giants | W 21–18 | 79% | +21 |
| Week 3 | @ Bengals | W 38–33 | 18% | +82 |
| Week 4 | @ Cardinals | W 42–14 | 94% | +6 |
| Week 5 | vs Browns | W 34–13 | 99% | +1 |
| Week 6 | @ Ravens | L 23–30 | 25% | −25 |
| Week 7 | vs Panthers | W 40–7 | 98% | +2 |
| Week 8 | vs Bears | W 18–15 | 96% | +4 |
| Week 9 | @ Giants | W 27–22 | 93% | +7 |
| Week 10 | vs Steelers | L 27–28 | 86% | −86 |
| Week 11 | @ Eagles | L 18–26 | 62% | −62 |
| Week 12 | vs Cowboys | L 26–34 | 81% | −81 |
| Week 13 | vs Titans | W 42–19 | 100% | 0 |
| Week 15 | @ Saints | W 20–19 | 54% | +46 |
| Week 16 | vs Eagles | W 36–33 | 58% | +42 |
| Week 17 | vs Falcons | W 30–24 | 80% | +20 |
| Week 18 | @ Cowboys | W 23–19 | 49% | +51 |
| Wild Card | @ Buccaneers | W 23–20 | 47% | +53 |
| Divisional round | @ Lions | W 45–31 | 54% | +46 |
| NFC Championship | @ Eagles | L 23–55 | 8% | −8 |
Game by game
The luck index of each game, in order. Right: luckier than the play. Left: unluckier.
Where the luck came from
Luck in points over the regular season, by kind, at the fitted luck shares. Positive: in the Commanders’ favor.
| Kind | Points | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Injuries | +24.8 | +1.46 |
| 3rd & 4th downs | +14.0 | +0.82 |
| Drops | +12.1 | +0.71 |
| Kicks | +4.6 | +0.27 |
| Fumble bounces | +3.1 | +0.19 |
| Rest | −0.4 | −0.02 |
| Judgment calls | −31.1 | −1.83 |