New England Patriots (0-0) vs. Washington Commanders (0-0)
August 25, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Commanders +4; Over/Under: +33.5
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The New England Patriots and the Washington Commanders meet in week 3 NFL Preseason action from Commanders Field on Sunday night. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New England Patriots vs. Washington Commanders prediction.
New England Patriots Recap
The New England Patriots come into this one with a 1-1 record in preseason play after ending up with a 14-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in their last matchup. After closing out the preseason, the Patriots will head to Cincinnati to kick off their regular season against the Bengals.
Maye Leads Charge In Defeat For Pats
Drake Maye led two scoring drives for New England, throwing for 47 yards on 6 of 11 passing while also recording a rushing TD while Bailey Zappe threw for 29 yards on 3 of 4 passing and Joe Milton III had 20 passing yards. Jacoby Brissett also threw for 17 yards on 3 of 7 passing. Rhamondre Stevenson led the Pats with 6 carries for 18 rushing yards, while Kevin Harris added 16 rushing yards. JaMycal Hasty led the Pats with 23 receiving yards while Kayshon Boutte also had 23 receiving yards on a team-high 3 receptions. On defense, Raekwon McMillan led the Patriots with 9 total tackles including 6 solo takcles and 2 TFLs while Oshane Ximines, Josh Uche, Deatrich Wise Jr., Isaiah Bolden and Keion White each had a sack in the loss.
Washington Commanders Recap
The Washington Commanders will come into this one with a preseason record of 0-2 after a 13-6 loss to the Miami Dolphins in their last game. After this matchup, the Commanders will head to Tampa Bay to face off against the Buccaneers to start the 2024 season.
Commanders See Plenty Of QB Action, But No Payoff
Trace McSorley threw for 93 yards and an interception on 11 of 21 passing while Jeff Driskel threw for 82 yards on 11 of 15 passing. Jayden Daniels threw for 78 yards on 10 of 12 passing while Driskel led the Commanders with 45 rushing yards on 4 carries. Brian Robinson Jr. added 22 rushing yards while Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint led the Commanders with 33 receiving yards. Michael Wiley had 3 grabs for 31 yards and Luke McCaffrey added 30 receicing yards while Davion Davis had a team-high 4 catches. On defense, Mykal Walker led the Commanders with 6 total tackles while A.J. Woods, Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Jamin Davis and Haggai Ndubuisi each had a sack in the loss.
Patriots vs. Commanders Prediction
I’m on the Patriots here. I just think that the Patriots have more depth and more position battles going on in the final week of the preseason than the Commanders do and the Commanders will likely rest some of their top guys here, most notably Jayden Daniels after being named the week 1 starter officially earlier this week. I think New England comes out firing here and to be honest I just haven’t loved what I’ve seen from the Commanders so far in the preseason. Give me New England here.
