The Washington Commanders are 4-11 and will be heavy underdogs in each of their last two games of 2025. To put it mildly, it's not the season anyone envisioned or hoped for after last year's NFC Championship game appearance.
Nearly everyone has been disappointing. Jayden Daniels only played in four complete games. The roster's age has shown poorly. Emerging young pieces such as Mike Sainristil, Quan Martin, and Johnny Newton regressed.
The biggest disappointment, though, is that any momentum in the fan investment department from last year is gone.
Commanders fans have quit on their team amid a disastrous season
You probably noticed in Washington's home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles that — as has often been the case for the past few decades — it may as well have been played at Lincoln Financial Field.
It is legit like 70% Eagles fans here
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) December 20, 2025
The Eagles basically have 3 home stadiums in the NFC East@PhansofPhilly
It doesn't matter if you go 0-17. This is unacceptable. Sure, the Washington area is rich with Philadelphia transplants, but they don't outnumber Commanders fans here 70 to 30. And they're far from the first opposing fan base that's invaded Northwest Stadium this year.
In past seasons when Washington fans failed to fill their home arena, you could at least justify it because everybody was fed up with Dan Snyder. No one wanted to put money in his pockets. There was a black cloud of bad vibes hovering above the franchise as long as he was involved in it. But that was supposed to have been lifted.
Josh Harris' purchase of the Commanders was the dawning of a new day in Landover. Last year was supposed to have cemented it. This was now a franchise that's cool to proudly show one's support for, even if not every season meets on-field expectations.
The relationship between a team and its fans is a two-way street. People are obviously more inclined to show up when the team is winning. But the players feed off the energy from the home crowd, just as Washington did last year.
Fan bases such as those of the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills are notorious for their staunch loyalty, win or lose. Nothing is stopping Commanders fans from being the same way, except for themselves.
There's been a strong emphasis in Washington over the past three years on changing the culture. That needs to involve the fans, too.
Getting ratioed by your division rival's supporters in your own stadium is for losers.