The Washington Commanders (3-2) faced off against the Los Angeles Chargers (2-3) on Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
The Chargers were coming off their first loss of the season, to the New York Giants, no less, and hoped that returning home would get them back to their winning ways.
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The Commanders had other ideas, though. Jayden Daniels returned to the field after missing two games with a sprained knee, and rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt had a breakout game with 111 rushing yards and two touchdowns on four carries.
Plus, the defense heard the criticisms from last week and definitely didn’t want to hear that again. The Chargers scored their 10 points in the first quarter, but that was it. The Commanders scored 27 unanswered points to win the game.
Let’s take a look at the best (and worst) performers on both sides of the ball, as graded by Pro Football Focus.
Top 5 offense
RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt (73.9)
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Top 5 defense
DE Jer’Zhan Newton (80.0)
LB Dorance Armstrong (79.5)
CB Mike Sainristil (77.4)
Top 5 special teams
ST Antonio Hamilton Sr. (76.8)
Bottom 5 offense
RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. (48.4)
Bottom 5 defenseBottom 5 special teams
ST Mike Sainristil (38.4)
Other notables
CB Marshon Lattimore (69.3)
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Washington Commanders: Jayden Daniels was top-graded player in Week 5