​PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 13: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders looks to pass against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first quarter of a game at Lincoln Financial Field on September 13, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Daily Slop – 22 October 2026Editor’s note: Each day, Hogs Haven compiles a collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, with a sprinkling of other stuff. Enjoy!Commanders linksArticlesRiggo’s RagCommanders’ bleak start hides a playoff opening that’s still within reachEven with the second-worst record in the conference, the Commanders are only two games out of first place in their division. And if the team makes the necessary adjustments over their week off, that deficit could shrink quickly.When the Commanders return to the field, they’ll play the Philadelphia Eagles at home without quarterback Jalen Hurts, who is done for the year with a scary blood clot situation.After that, they’ll play the biggest disappointment in the NFL — with the only possible exception of the team they share a stadium with — the Los Angeles Rams.If the Commanders win both of those games, they’re right back in business.And it’ll only get better from there.They’ll face the New York Giants on the road, who they should’ve beaten at home. They’ll host the ever-inconsistent Cincinnati Bengals. They’ll visit the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans, two teams they should beat regardless of the location. Then they’ll host the Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons, both currently sub-.500 operations.The Commanders should win at least five of those games. They can probably win all of them if they bring their best.[U]n 2020, Washington started the season 2-7 and rallied to make the playoffs at 7-9.This Commanders team is substantially more talented than that one was. That squad’s regular-season quarterbacks were Dwayne Haskins, Kyle Allen, and a one-legged Alex Smith. Its second-leading receiver was Cam Sims.This team has Jayden Daniels under center. Even without McLaurin, Stefon Diggs, third-round rookie Antonio Williams, and Treylon Burks are still here. And first-year linebacker Sonny Styles is putting together a Defensive Rookie of the Year-caliber campaign just as Chase Young did then.Did a bit of a deep dive on Jayden Daniels stats after his impressive second half in San Fran. Jayden Daniels has played in 31 games (including 3 playoff games) in his career. That doesn’t even come out to 2 full seasons. Jayden Daniels career stats (including playoffs):…— Alex Flum (@AlexFlumTV) October 20, 2026All the Commanders need to do is stay relatively healthy the rest of the way and let the rest of the NFC East keep imploding. Once they pick up one or two wins, which they’d better be able to do with this stretch coming up, they’ll have moment