The Washington Commanders (-3)
open up their first preseason with their new(est) name against an opponent that has a lot of connections to the current regime. The Carolina Panthers (+3) come to FedEx Field Saturday afternoon for the first preseason game of the 2022-23 season for both teams. Washington is starting the Carson Wentz era and Head Coach Ron Rivera said he wants to see the starters play 15-20 snaps before moving to the backups. Curtis Samuel is expected to play after spending most of training camp ramping up his conditioning and practicing sparingly.
“Well, you want to see some consistency out there.