The Commanders' sacks taken with Jacory Croskey-Merritt and since Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s last game
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, the Commanders were 0.3 sacks under with Jacory Croskey-Merritt and 0.8 sacks over since Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s last game in 2026, 5 games against 2. The plain averages are 2.0 and 3.0, a difference of 1.0. All 3 first-half games were with Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, running back: 239 rushing yards, 67 carries and 5 receptions in 5 games this season.
2 games since Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s last game is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
sacks taken a game over expected
A −1.1 difference in sacks taken over expected with Jacory Croskey-Merritt vs since Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s last game is about what you’d expect.
A −1.0 difference in sacks taken with Jacory Croskey-Merritt vs since Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s last game is about what you’d expect.
The games
| Side | Date | Game | Result | sacks taken | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026 | @ PHI | L | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Sep 20, 2026 | @ DAL | L | 0 | 2.4 | |
| Sep 27, 2026 | vs SEA | W | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Oct 4, 2026 | vs IND (neutral) | L | 2 | 2.4 | |
| Oct 11, 2026 | vs NYG | T | 5 | 2.0 | |
| Oct 19, 2026 | @ SF | L | 4 | 2.3 | |
| Nov 1, 2026 | vsPHI | W | 2 | 2.2 |
Method
- Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 0.0 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
- Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 20% of the difference the model predicts.
- The two sides are the games before and after one date, so the shuffle moves any game between them.
- Who played is read from the snap counts, which name every player who took a snap on offense, defense or special teams.