After moving from Haiti to America, Mike Sainristil's parents wouldn't let him play football. They only relented after learning more about the sport. Reminded of his journey, the #Commanders CB took teaching the game in Madrid personally. My story 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The #Commanders are signing Jake Moody off the Bears' practice squad to replace Matt Gay, a person familiar confirmed. Believe NFL Network was first.

Dan Quinn with a non-update of sorts on Jayden Daniels: "I'll have a better update coming back from the bye (next Monday). Rehab portion's going good."

The #Commanders have cut K Matt Gay

Zach Ertz said the field at Bernabeu Stadium was "not ideal." Cited issues with slippage.

Sainristil on his muffed punt: "I just gotta catch the ball."

The #Commanders lose their sixth straight game. This time, it's a a 16-13 overtime loss to the Dolphins. There's still more games to be played, but Washington's season is essentially over going into their bye week.

Jack Jones picks off Mariota on the first play of OT

And we're headed for overtime. What a weird game.

The 56-yard attempt is no good

Matt Gay trots onto the field for a long one to win the game...

On 4th-and-1, the Dolphins give it to Gordon and get stuffed. What was that play call?

Achane gets stuffed on 3rd-and-1.

Achane takes it to the 1...

Achane going out of bounds saved the #Commanders a lot of time here

Sainristil muffed the punt and the Dolphins recover. Crazy swing.

Dolphins get called for holding and Von Miller sacks Tagovailoa, anyway

Zach Ertz fell down when targeted on 4th-and-goal. Damn.

He was able to walk off the field

Sam Cosmi's down

Wildcat Deebo gets the first

On 3rd and 9, Mariota scrambles and breaks a long one. Wow.

Mariota's back

Ollie Gordon II punched it in to tie things up at 13. #Commanders defense had been stout in the RZ, but they folded there.

Mariota's being evaluated for a concussion

#Commanders hand it off on 3rd down and punt

Josh Johnson is in. Mariota went down after getting hit while throwing the ball away. He's standing by Quinn on the sideline.

Mariota's hurt

Bobby Wagner with the PBU and the #Commanders come up with a clutch 4th down stop in the RZ

Hell of a catch and run by Deebo Samuel for a TD. #Commanders take the lead.

#Commanders manage to come up with a FG right before halftime to tie things up with the Dolphins at 6. Neither team is playing particularly well in this one.

Tagovailoa spun right into the arms of Jones on 3rd down. #Commanders force their first stop of the game.

Matt Gay's 51-yard attempt is no good. That Mariota sack on third down comes back to bite the #Commanders. They still trail the Dolphins 6-3.

#Commanders only trail 6-3, but they've let the Dolphins average 8.4 yards per rush. Have to improve there to avoid giving up a bunch of points in this one.

Huge sack by Jacob Martin on 3rd-and-2. Corralled Tua Tagovailoa on a PA boot play.

Washington ties it at 3-3. Marcus Mariota was on point that drive (5-for-5, 37 yards) and C-Rod looked solid as the lead back. Just couldn't finish in the RZ.

#Commanders lined up to go for it on 4th-and-2 from the Dolphins' 3-yard line, but committed a delay of game.

Dolphins are the designated home team, but the crowd got loud when they lined up to go for it on 4th-and-1. They ended up getting a delay of game. Maybe the folks in Madrid haven't learned the "quiet for the offense" thing yet... or maybe they don't care about the Dolphins!

#Commanders gave up ground quickly that drive but ultimately held the Dolphins to a FG attempt. They trail 3-0.

#Commanders have Mike Sainristil playing outside CB. Noah Igbinoghene is playing nickel in his place.

#Commanders have Mike Sainristil playing outside CB

Good morning from Madrid. Some pre-game reading as we get closer to #Commanders-#Dolphins...

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After practicing in Madrid on Friday, #Commanders CB Mike Sainristil and several teammates led a youth flag football clinic. They spent about an hour teaching about 50 kids some of the basics through various drills. It's part of the NFL's effort to grow the game @postsports.bsky.social

#Commanders LB Jordan Magee (knee) and TE Ben Sinnott (ankle) are both listed as questionable for Sunday's game. Safety Will Harris unsurprisingly ruled out.

"They know about the sport, but they’re not really into the sport." Many in Spain aren’t yet familiar with the nuances of football, but the NFL sees a land fertile with potential fans. My feature on how locals in Madrid have responded to the league 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Years of work went into Madrid's preparation to host the #Commanders and #Dolphins this week. One of the most integral tasks was converting Bernabeu Stadium. My feature on how the historic home of Real Madrid was transformed for an NFL Sunday 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

#Commanders S Will Harris was officially listed as a limited practice participant in his first session back from injury.

#Commanders are keeping it pretty light here in their first practice in Madrid. Basically a walkthrough. No helmets or pads.

S Will Harris will return to practice for the #Commanders today. He's been out since suffering a broken fibula in Week 3.