Date: October 5, 2025 | Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA | Attendance: 71,021 | TV: FOX Final Score: Washington Commanders 27, Los Angeles Chargers 10
Washington erased a 10-point deficit at SoFi Stadium, scoring 27 unanswered points to hand the Los Angeles Chargers a 27-10 defeat in Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season. The comeback hinged on a second-quarter fumble recovery by Marshon Lattimore — Washington’s first of the season — after Quentin Johnston dropped a pass near midfield. Jacory Croskey-Merritt, a seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft, turned that swing in possession into a 15-yard touchdown run and never let up, finishing with 111 rushing yards and two scores on 14 carries.
Jayden Daniels, returning after missing two games with a left knee injury, went 15-of-26 for 231 yards and added a touchdown pass to Deebo Samuel with just over a minute remaining to close the scoring. On the other sideline, Justin Herbert posted 22 completions on 29 attempts for 166 yards but absorbed four sacks and threw an interception, with the Chargers committing 10 penalties for 85 yards — a near-repeat of the 15-penalty outing that cost them at the Giants seven days earlier.
Table of Contents
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Washington Commanders
0
10
10
7
27
Los Angeles Chargers
10
0
0
0
10
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
Drive
Score
Q1
9:49
LAC
Ladd McConkey 2-yd pass from Justin Herbert (Dicker PAT)
9 plays, 76 yds
LAC 7–0
Q1
2:57
LAC
Cameron Dicker 55-yd FG
9 plays, 43 yds
LAC 10–0
Q2
4:15
WSH
Jacory Croskey-Merritt 15-yd rush (Gay PAT)
9 plays, 74 yds
LAC 10–7
Q2
0:02
WSH
Matt Gay 29-yd FG
8 plays, 82 yds
10–10
Q3
10:58
WSH
Jacory Croskey-Merritt 5-yd rush (Gay PAT)
7 plays, 69 yds
WSH 17–10
Q3
5:49
WSH
Matt Gay 36-yd FG
8 plays, 39 yds
WSH 20–10
Q4
1:08
WSH
Deebo Samuel 8-yd pass from Jayden Daniels (Gay PAT)
13 plays, 99 yds
WSH 27–10
Passing
Player
Team
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Jayden Daniels
WSH
15/26
231
8.9
1
0
1–5
74.9
100.0
Justin Herbert
LAC
22/29
166
5.7
1
1
4–24
51.7
86.3
Trey Lance
LAC
3/4
44
11.0
0
0
1–5
50.4
110.4
LAC Team
25/33
181
6.4
1
1
5–29
89.2
Rushing
Player
Team
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
WSH
14
111
7.9
2
27
Jayden Daniels
WSH
8
39
4.9
0
12
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
WSH
5
7
1.4
0
3
Jeremy McNichols
WSH
1
6
6.0
0
6
WSH Team
28
163
5.8
2
27
Justin Herbert
LAC
4
60
15.0
0
41
Omarion Hampton
LAC
12
44
3.7
0
8
Kimani Vidal
LAC
4
18
4.5
0
11
Hassan Haskins
LAC
5
13
2.6
0
5
Trey Lance
LAC
1
11
11.0
0
11
Quentin Johnston
LAC
1
9
9.0
0
9
LAC Team
27
155
5.7
0
41
Receiving
Washington Commanders
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TGT
Deebo Samuel
8
96
12.0
1
22
11
Luke McCaffrey
1
50
50.0
0
50
2
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
2
39
19.5
0
28
2
Jaylin Lane
1
16
16.0
0
16
2
Jeremy McNichols
1
12
12.0
0
12
2
John Bates
1
9
9.0
0
9
1
Tay Martin
1
9
9.0
0
9
1
Zach Ertz
0
0
—
0
—
1
Chris Moore
0
0
—
0
—
1
Team
15
231
15.4
1
50
23
Los Angeles Chargers
Player
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TGT
Keenan Allen
5
58
11.6
0
29
9
Quentin Johnston
4
40
10.0
0
16
4
Ladd McConkey
5
39
7.8
1
13
7
Tyler Conklin
2
30
15.0
0
21
3
Omarion Hampton
6
26
4.3
0
12
6
Oronde Gadsden II
1
14
14.0
0
14
1
Hassan Haskins
1
2
2.0
0
2
1
Kimani Vidal
1
1
1.0
0
1
1
Team
25
210
8.4
1
29
32
Defense
Washington Commanders
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Bobby Wagner
14
8
0
0
0
1
Mike Sainristil
9
7
0
0
2
0
Quan Martin
9
6
0
0
0
0
Jeremy Reaves
7
5
0
0
1
0
Javon Kinlaw
4
3
0
0
0
0
Frankie Luvu
4
2
0
0
0
0
Dorance Armstrong
3
2
2.0
2
0
2
Von Miller
3
2
1.5
1
0
2
Jacob Martin
3
1
0.5
0
0
1
Jordan Magee
3
1
0
1
0
0
Jer’Zhan Newton
2
2
1.0
1
1
1
Trey Amos
2
1
0
0
0
0
Marshon Lattimore
2
0
0
0
0
0
Preston Smith
1
1
0
0
0
0
Daron Payne
1
1
0
1
0
1
Tay Martin
1
1
0
0
0
0
Percy Butler
1
1
0
0
0
0
Eddie Goldman
1
0
0
0
0
0
Antonio Hamilton Sr.
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jalyn Holmes
1
0
0
0
0
1
Colson Yankoff
1
0
0
0
0
0
Tyler Owens
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
74
44
5.0
6
4
9
Los Angeles Chargers
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Troy Dye
11
7
0
3
0
0
Daiyan Henley
8
2
0
0
0
0
Elijah Molden
5
4
0
0
0
0
Justin Eboigbe
4
3
1.0
1
0
1
Tarheeb Still
4
3
0
0
2
0
Cam Hart
4
2
0
0
0
0
Alohi Gilman
4
1
0
0
0
0
Derwin James Jr.
3
2
0
0
0
0
Teair Tart
3
2
0
1
0
0
Benjamin St-Juste
2
2
0
0
0
0
Marlowe Wax
2
0
0
0
0
0
Keenan Allen
1
1
0
0
0
0
Tony Jefferson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Da’Shawn Hand
1
1
0
1
0
0
Donte Jackson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Clelin Ferrell
1
0
0
0
0
0
Del’Shawn Phillips
1
0
0
0
0
0
Cameron Dicker
1
0
0
0
0
0
Hassan Haskins
1
0
0
0
0
0
Caleb Murphy
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
59
32
1.0
6
2
1
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Mike Sainristil
WSH
1
0
0
Fumbles
Player
Team
FUM
LOST
REC
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
WSH
1
1
0
Marshon Lattimore
WSH
0
0
1
Quentin Johnston
LAC
1
1
0
Teair Tart
LAC
0
0
1
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Matt Gay
WSH
2/2
100.0
36
3/3
9
Cameron Dicker
LAC
1/1
100.0
55
1/1
4
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Tress Way
WSH
2
101
50.5
1
1
53
JK Scott
LAC
2
96
48.0
0
1
54
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Luke McCaffrey
WSH
3
92
30.7
40
0
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
LAC
4
88
22.0
25
0
Note: Ladd McConkey returned a Tress Way punt 57 yards for what appeared to be a touchdown in the second quarter, but the score was wiped out by a roughing-the-punter penalty on Marlowe Wax, giving Washington an automatic first down instead.
Full Box Score — Team Stats
Stat
Washington
Los Angeles
Score
27
10
1st Downs
22
18
Passing 1st Downs
9
11
Rushing 1st Downs
9
6
Penalty 1st Downs
4
1
3rd Down Efficiency
2/7 (29%)
9/16 (56%)
4th Down Efficiency
1/1
1/2
Total Plays
55
65
Total Yards
389
336
Yards Per Play
7.1
5.2
Passing Yards
226
181
Comp/Att
15/26
25/33
Yards Per Pass
8.4
4.8
Sacks – Yards Lost
1–5
5–29
Rushing Yards
163
155
Rushing Attempts
28
27
Yards Per Rush
5.8
5.7
Red Zone (Made/Att)
3/5
1/2
Penalties
7–48
10–85
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles Lost
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Time of Possession
25:41
34:19
Total Drives
8
9
Game Information
Date
October 5, 2025
Kickoff
4:25 PM ET
Venue
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
Attendance
71,021
Broadcast
FOX
Referee
John Hussey
The loss dropped the Chargers to 3-2, their second consecutive defeat after opening the 2025 season at 3-0. Herbert, already the most-pressured quarterback in the league at that point, had been sacked 16 times through five games — a reflection of an offensive line gutted by injuries rather than any lapse from the quarterback himself, who completed 76 percent of his passes against Washington with a touchdown drive on the opening series. The 10-penalty, 85-yard performance in Inglewood closely followed a 15-penalty collapse in East Rutherford the previous Sunday, two weeks that unraveled what had been one of the most disciplined offenses in the conference. Croskey-Merritt, selected 245th overall and largely overlooked coming out of camp, went on to lead all NFL rookies in rushing touchdowns in 2025 — and the performance against the Chargers, his first multi-score game, was among the clearest early signals of what was coming.
Sources: ESPN, Associated Press, Pro Football Reference
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