# Falcons vs Commanders prediction: pundits split 1–1 Week 15, 2026: Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders Dec 20, 2026 · not played yet · 2 calls on record · updated Sep 5, 9:23 AM ET Who do pundits pick in Falcons vs Commanders? Of 2 pundits with a call on record, the room is split, 1 each. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-15-falcons-at-commanders Picks: - [Leonard Fournette](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/leonard-fournette) took the Falcons; said Sep 4, 2026; on The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd544302-f3b5-4585-bea4-8502dbea77a7 - [David Harrison](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/david-harrison) took the Commanders; said May 18, 2026; on Locked On Commanders (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/557473e2-242a-41c5-beb5-026d792d86fa ## How they come in The Falcons are 3-6 and have lost 2 straight; the Commanders are 3-5-1. On win totals, 9 pundits put the Falcons at 6.1 wins on average, and 12 pundits put the Commanders at 6.4 wins on average. Venue: Northwest Stadium, Landover, Maryland - Atlanta Falcons: 3-6, lost 2 straight (188 scored, 223 allowed) - Last games: L 17-34 vs Bengals; L 0-16 at Buccaneers; W 29-20 vs 49ers - Unit ranks this season: offense 20th, defense 20th of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 9 pundits, average 6.1, 2 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 5 of 9 Falcons games - Washington Commanders: 3-5-1 (196 scored, 223 allowed) - Last games: W 24-21 at Giants; L 13-20 vs Rams; W 27-10 vs Eagles - Unit ranks this season: offense 19th, defense 19th of 32 - Last season: 5-12 - Win-total calls: 12 pundits, average 6.4, 1 to 10 wins - The side most pundits took won 6 of 8 Commanders games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Michael Penix Jr.](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/michael-penix-jr) (Starting QB, QB): 1,444 passing yards · 10 TD, 6 INT · 62.3% completions · 7 games; 26th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 21, 2026: Michael Penix Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 10 Shanna McCarriston, Sep 10, 2026: Michael Penix Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Bijan Robinson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bijan-robinson) (RB1, RB): 880 rushing yards on 169 carries · 6 TD · 31 catches for 250 · 9 games; 1st in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Oct 10, 2026: Bijan Robinson to record 1,361 rushing yards (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: Bijan Robinson to finish top 2 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Drake London](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drake-london) (WR1, WR): 44 catches for 692 yards · 1 TD · 9 games; 8th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: He's wide receiver one. Where you want to put him in wide receiver one is fine by me. (not settled yet) - No. 30 Andrew Erickson, Sep 16, 2026: Drake London to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Kyle Pitts](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyle-pitts) (TE1, TE): 25 catches for 220 yards · 4 TD · 9 games; 113th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 5, 2026: Kyle Pitts to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Za'Darius Smith](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/za-darius-smith) (Sack leader, DE): 4.5 sacks · 6 solo tackles · 6 games; 22nd in the NFL in sacks - [Kendal Daniels](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kendal-daniels) (Tackle leader, LB): 1 sack · 40 solo tackles · 1 interception · 9 games; 8th in the NFL in solo tackles - [Jayden Daniels](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jayden-daniels) (Starting QB, QB): 1,499 passing yards · 10 TD, 2 INT · 64.8% completions · 280 rushing yards · 7 games; 23rd in the NFL in passing yards - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Oct 2, 2026: I would say it's a long shot that he plays this week (Week 4 international game) (not settled yet) - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 2, 2026: Jayden Daniels to outplay his draft cost (the seventh round) (not settled yet) - [Rachaad White](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rachaad-white) (RB1, RB): 275 rushing yards on 65 carries · 3 TD · 19 catches for 134 · 8 games; 36th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 2, 2026: looks like there's a good chance rashad white misses this game with the shoulder injury (Week 4 Colts at Commanders) (not settled yet) - No. 18 Carter Bahns, Oct 28, 2026: Rachaad White to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Stefon Diggs](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/stefon-diggs) (WR1, WR): 36 catches for 386 yards · 6 TD · 8 games; 41st in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 2 Joe Marino, Jul 15, 2026: Stefon Diggs to move to Washington Commanders (scored 100 out of 100) - No. 10 Shanna McCarriston, Aug 18, 2026: Stefon Diggs to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Chig Okonkwo](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chig-okonkwo) (TE1, TE): 27 catches for 263 yards · 0 TD · 7 games; 89th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 57 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: Chig Okonkwo to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Odafe Oweh](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/odafe-oweh) (Sack leader, LB): 5 sacks · 11 solo tackles · 9 games; 14th in the NFL in sacks - No. 57 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: Odafe Oweh to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Amik Robertson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/amik-robertson) (Tackle leader, CB): 36 solo tackles · 9 games; 14th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 57 David Harrison, Aug 28, 2026: Amik Robertson to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-15 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology