Mariota starts Sunday — Seahawks home opener, Daniels still in specialist process

Week 3 — Seattle at Washington

The Washington Commanders host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Sep. 27, kickoff 1:00 p.m. ET on FOX at Northwest Stadium — the club’s home opener (Commanders.com schedule).

Quarterback (sourced — no invented timeline)

Head coach Dan Quinn (Mon media, Commanders.com):

• Jayden Daniels (left elbow dislocation at Dallas) had imaging Monday and was set to see specialists Tuesday and Wednesday
• Quinn: until that process is done, giving a return timeline would be guessing
• Marcus Mariota is the starter for Sunday — Quinn: “there’s nobody easier to rally around than him”
• Quinn said he and GM Adam Peters have not discussed signing a veteran backup yet — waiting on the specialist info

Sport DMV is not inventing a return date or describing the injury beyond what the club has confirmed.

Other injury notes (Quinn)

• Nick Cross — internal injury; stayed overnight in Texas; discharged Monday; availability for Sunday TBD
• Brandon Coleman — finger; on track to practice this week
• Javon Kinlaw — shoulder; limited in practice this week
• Sam Cosmi — concussion protocol

Locked matchup

• Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX
• Venue: Northwest Stadium (home opener)
• Confirm inactives and the injury report when they post later in the week

The Commanders page is the hub. Last desk: Dallas gameday.

*Wednesday morning desk, Sep. 23, 2026. Kickoff from Commanders.com schedule; QB/injury notes from Commanders.com (Quinn) and CommandersWire.*