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Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Commanders: 2026 Preseason Week 1

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Uploaded: 2026-08-15
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Washington Commanders defeated the Miami Dolphins, 7–20. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Dolphins vs. Commanders Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Miami Dolphins

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Preseason Week 1 Final MIA at WSH

Home team

Washington Commanders

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Date: Friday, August 14, 2026
Kickoff: 7:00 PM ET7:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: CBS Miami, WUSA9
Venue: Northwest StadiumLandover, MD

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Dolphins vs. Commanders 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Dolphins vs. Commanders Final Score and Game Result

Washington Commanders defeated the Miami Dolphins, 7–20.

Winner

Washington Commanders

7–20

MIA record

Miami Dolphins

0-1

WSH record

Washington Commanders

1-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Dolphins vs. Commanders Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Preseason Week 1

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 7–20 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MIA Miami Dolphins	7	0	0	0	7
WSH Washington Commanders	0	17	0	3	20

Top performers

Dolphins vs. Commanders Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

MIA

Malik Willis

4/5, 43 YDS

WSH

Athan Kaliakmanis

6/10, 87 YDS

Rushing Yards

MIA

De'Von Achane

7 CAR, 39 YDS, 1 TD

WSH

Kaytron Allen

23 CAR, 85 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

MIA

Caleb Douglas

1 REC, 28 YDS

WSH

Jacoby Jones

2 REC, 33 YDS

Sacks

MIA

Cameron Goode

WSH

Ricky Barber

Tackles

MIA

Jackson Woodard

WSH

Antonio Hamilton Sr.

Game statistics

Dolphins vs. Commanders Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

MIAStatisticWSH

101st Downs21

3-123rd down efficiency8-17

0-14th down efficiency0-0

226Total Yards334

109Passing160

117Rushing174

3Turnovers1

7-66Penalties7-47

1-1Red Zone (Made-Att)1-3

24:37Possession35:23

Every scoring play

Dolphins vs. Commanders Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q17:54

MIA
De'Von Achane 1 Yd Rush (Riley Patterson Kick)
7–0
Q210:13

WSH
Jake Moody 29 Yd Field Goal
7–3
Q24:28

WSH
Robert Henry Jr. 22 Yd Rush (Drew Stevens Kick)
7–10
Q20:08

WSH
Kaytron Allen 1 Yd Rush (Jake Moody Kick)
7–17
Q46:25

WSH
Drew Stevens 41 Yd Field Goal
7–20

Individual statistics

Dolphins vs. Commanders Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Miami Dolphins Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	RTG
Malik Willis	4/5	43	8.6	0	0-0	102.5
Cam Miller	3/11	39	3.5	2	0-0	2.3
Quinn Ewers	1/8	27	3.4	1	1-0	1.6

Washington Commanders Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	RTG
Athan Kaliakmanis	6/10	87	8.7	0	2-22	88.3
Sam Hartman	8/15	80	5.3	1	1-7	41.0
Marcus Mariota	1/2	22	11.0	0	0-0	89.6

Rushing Stats

Miami Dolphins Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
De'Von Achane	7	39	5.6	1	14
Ollie Gordon II	7	39	5.6	0	12
Jaylen Wright	6	22	3.7	0	13
Malik Willis	2	9	4.5	0	6
Quinn Ewers	2	5	2.5	0	4
Cam Miller	1	2	2.0	0	2
Carlos Washington Jr.	2	2	1.0	0	1
Donovan Edwards	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Washington Commanders Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kaytron Allen	23	85	3.7	1	16
Robert Henry Jr.	12	75	6.3	1	22
Sam Hartman	3	13	4.3	0	11
Jerome Ford	1	4	4.0	0	4
Athan Kaliakmanis	2	-3	-1.5	0	-1

Receiving Stats

Miami Dolphins Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Caleb Douglas	1	28	28.0	28	2
Jalen Tolbert	1	27	27.0	27	3
AJ Henning	1	24	24.0	24	2
Malik Washington	3	15	5.0	8	3
Terrace Marshall Jr.	1	9	9.0	9	1
Cole Turner	1	6	6.0	6	2
Jalen Reagor	0	0	0.0	0	1
Tutu Atwell	0	0	0.0	0	1
Theo Wease Jr.	0	0	0.0	0	1
Tahj Washington	0	0	0.0	0	3
Jaylen Wright	0	0	0.0	0	1
DJ Herman	0	0	0.0	0	1
Jeremiah Franklin	0	0	0.0	0	1
Ollie Gordon II	0	0	0.0	0	1
Seydou Traore	0	0	0.0	0	1

Washington Commanders Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Jacoby Jones	2	33	16.5	28	3
Jaylin Lane	3	31	10.3	17	4
Colson Yankoff	2	24	12.0	17	3
Dyami Brown	1	22	22.0	22	2
Jaden Bradley	2	21	10.5	12	4
Treylon Burks	1	16	16.0	16	2
Antonio Williams	1	16	16.0	16	3
Van Jefferson	1	14	14.0	14	1
Ben Sinnott	1	11	11.0	11	1
Kaytron Allen	1	1	1.0	1	2
Luke McCaffrey	0	0	0.0	0	2

Defensive Stats

Miami Dolphins Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jackson Woodard	7	2	0	0	0	0
Major Burns	5	3	0	0	0	0
Fatorma Mulbah	5	2	0	0	0	0
Willie Gay Jr.	4	4	0	0	0	0
Keith Cooper Jr.	4	3	0	0	0	0
Louis Moore	4	3	0	0	0	0
Kyle Louis	4	2	0	0	0	0
Robert Beal Jr.	3	1	0	0	1	0
Matthew Butler	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lonnie Johnson Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
Rodney McGraw	2	2	0	0	0	0
Michael Taaffe	2	2	0	0	0	0
Mason Reiger	2	1	1	1	0	1
Tyrel Dodson	2	1	0	0	0	1
Ethan Bonner	2	1	0	0	1	0
Alex Austin	2	1	0	0	0	0
Max Llewellyn	2	1	0.5	0	1	1
Chris Johnson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tanner Wall	2	1	0	0	0	0
Trey Moore	2	1	0	0	0	0
David Ojabo	2	0	0.5	0	0	1
Cameron Goode	1	1	1	1	0	1
Zayne Anderson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nick McCloud	1	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Uche	1	1	0	0	0	0
Donovan Edwards	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob Rodriguez	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Franklin	1	1	0	0	0	0
A.J. Green III	1	0	0	0	1	0
Marco Wilson	1	0	0	0	1	0
Carlos Washington Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Huntley	1	0	0	0	1	0
DJ Herman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Seydou Traore	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miles Battle	0	0	0	0	1	0

Washington Commanders Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Antonio Hamilton Sr.	5	4	0	1	1	0
Ricky Barber	5	3	1	0	0	2
Joshua Josephs	3	2	0	0	0	0
Shy Tuttle	3	1	0	1	0	0
Sonny Styles	3	1	0	0	0	0
Curtis Jacobs	3	0	0	0	0	0
Byron Cowart	2	2	0	0	0	2
Ale Kaho	2	2	0	0	1	0
Jordan Magee	2	2	0	0	0	0
Fred Davis II	2	2	0	0	0	0
Quan Martin	2	1	0	0	1	0
Javontae Jean-Baptiste	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler Owens	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey M'ba	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kain Medrano	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jer'Zhan Newton	2	0	0	0	0	0
Fabian Moreau	1	1	0	0	0	0
Will Harris	1	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dyami Brown	1	1	0	0	0	0
Darius Rush	1	1	0	0	0	0
Leo Chenal	1	1	0	0	0	0
Malik Spencer	1	1	0	0	1	0
Quentin Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
T.J. Maguranyanga	1	1	0	0	0	0
Drake Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Miami Dolphins Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Riley Patterson	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Washington Commanders Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jake Moody	1/1	100.0	29	1/1	4
Drew Stevens	1/1	100.0	41	1/1	4

Game flow

Dolphins vs. Commanders Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

MIA 0%Home win probabilityWSH 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Dolphins vs. Commanders Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 24 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
MIA	Touchdown14 plays, 93 yards, 7:06	14	93	7:06	MIA 7	WSH 0
WSH	Punt6 plays, 27 yards, 3:06	6	27	3:06	WSH 29	MIA 44
MIA	Downs8 plays, 48 yards, 3:06	8	48	3:06	MIA 5	WSH 48
WSH	Interception6 plays, 23 yards, 1:42	6	23	1:42	WSH 47	MIA 30
MIA	Interception3 plays, 3 yards, 1:25	3	3	1:25	MIA 8	MIA 11
WSH	Field Goal7 plays, 24 yards, 3:22	7	24	3:22	MIA 35	MIA 11
MIA	Punt3 plays, 8 yards, 2:04	3	8	2:04	MIA 35	MIA 43
WSH	Touchdown7 plays, 68 yards, 3:41	7	68	3:41	WSH 32	MIA 0
MIA	Punt3 plays, 7 yards, 1:34	3	7	1:34	MIA 24	MIA 31
WSH	Touchdown11 plays, 65 yards, 2:46	11	65	2:46	WSH 35	MIA 0
MIA	End of Half1 play, 0 yards, 0:08	1	0	0:08	MIA 20	MIA 20
WSH	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 1:32	3	5	1:32	WSH 23	WSH 28
MIA	Punt3 plays, -9 yards, 1:29	3	-9	1:29	MIA 24	MIA 15
WSH	Punt6 plays, 32 yards, 2:53	6	32	2:53	WSH 19	MIA 49
MIA	Punt3 plays, 8 yards, 1:34	3	8	1:34	MIA 8	MIA 16
WSH	Punt3 plays, -8 yards, 2:04	3	-8	2:04	WSH 38	WSH 30
MIA	Punt3 plays, 0 yards, 0:21	3	0	0:21	MIA 38	MIA 38
WSH	Punt6 plays, 46 yards, 3:38	6	46	3:38	WSH 9	MIA 45
MIA	Punt8 plays, 35 yards, 4:16	8	35	4:16	MIA 20	WSH 45
WSH	Punt6 plays, 9 yards, 3:31	6	9	3:31	WSH 2	WSH 11
MIA	Interception1 play, 0 yards, 0:10	1	0	0:10	MIA 44	MIA 44
WSH	Field Goal4 plays, 9 yards, 2:07	4	9	2:07	MIA 33	MIA 24
MIA	Interception3 plays, 0 yards, 1:24	3	0	1:24	MIA 35	MIA 35
WSH	End of Game8 plays, 39 yards, 5:01	8	39	5:01	WSH 41	MIA 19

Official game information

Dolphins vs. Commanders Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance56,789

Reported crowd at Northwest Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Northwest Stadium.

Game officials

Sarah Thomas — Down Judge
Chad Hill — Referee
Anthony Flemming — Field Judge
Tyree Walton — Back Judge
Brian Perry — Line Judge
Marcus Woods — Umpire
Sean Woodson — Side Judge

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Kickoff time

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Stadium

Where Is Dolphins vs. Commanders Being Played?

Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD.

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When is Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Commanders?

The game is scheduled for Friday, August 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET.

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Northwest Stadium, Landover, MD.

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