Washington Commanders had a sack, loss or accepted offensive flag on first or second down in 6 sets. Moved the chains on 2 of 6. 5 of those sets included their own flag. The Commanders lost; 5 of the 6 affected possessions finished without offensive points.

The 49ers were flagged 11 times and 2 of those flags handed the Commanders a first down, with 7 points on those drives. The Commanders were flagged 7 times and 0 handed over a first down, with 0 points on those drives.
The Commanders were sacked on 4 drives and 3 of them ended without points. The 49ers were sacked on 2 drives and 2 ended without points.
Third down comparisons are being checked against the play records.

The flag ledger

Every flag goes in its own bucket based on what happened to the drive.

Flags committed	Commanders	49ers
Erased stopsOffense came up short on 3rd or 4th down. This team's flag gave it a first down	0	27 pts allowed on those drives
Gift first downsA defensive flag handed over a first down on 1st or 2nd down	0	0
Drive killersAn offensive flag on a drive that ended with no points	5	0
Special teamsFlags on kicks and returns	1	3
Didn't change the driveAccepted, but the drive's course didn't turn on it	1	6
Total accepted penalties (the box score number)	7	11

Q4 13:00

Commanders, 3rd & 4 at own 26→49ers illegal contact→stop erased→Touchdown, 7 pts

Q4 03:01

Commanders, 4th & 8 at SF 29→49ers illegal contact→stop erased→Turnover on downs

Where it turned

These snaps moved the game most. They're listed in game order.

GiveawayQ2 09:11SF 13, WAS 3

Before: 49ers, 1st & 10 at WAS 33
Snap: Fumble lost on 1st & 10
After: Commanders ball
Drive: Commanders scored 0 on the next drive

Read the official play

(9:11) 13 B.Purdy pass short right to 23 C.McCaffrey to WAS 21 for 12 yards (45 K.Chaisson; 52 S.Styles). FUMBLES (45 K.Chaisson), RECOVERED by WASnegative 4 F.Luvu at WAS 19.

Flag erased the stopQ4 03:01WAS 17, SF 23

Before: Commanders, 4th & 8 at SF 29
Snap: 49ers illegal contact on 4th & 8: automatic first down
After: 1st & 10 at SF 24
Drive: Turnover on downs

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(3:01) (Shotgun) 5 J.Daniels sacked at SF 40 for negative 11 yards (sack split by 94 R.Height and 53 J.Dugger). PENALTY on SFnegative 24 A.Davis, Illegal Contact, 5 yards, enforced at SF 29 No Play.

Red zone stallQ4 02:19WAS 17, SF 23

Before: Commanders, 3rd & 3 at SF 17
Snap: Red zone stall on 3rd & 3
After: 4th & 3 at SF 17
Drive: Turnover on downs

Read the official play

(2:19) (Shotgun) 26 J.McNichols left guard to SF 17 for no gain (6 M.Mustapha).

Fourth downQ4 02:00WAS 17, SF 23

Before: Commanders, 4th & 3 at SF 17
Snap: Stopped on 4th & 3
Drive: Turnover on downs

Read the official play

(2:00) (Shotgun) 5 J.Daniels pass incomplete deep right to 13 T.Burks (6 M.Mustapha).

Negative playQ4 00:06WAS 17, SF 23

Before: Commanders, 3rd & 22 at SF 40
Snap: Sacked for negative 18 on 3rd & 22
Drive: End of game

Read the official play

(:06) (Shotgun) 5 J.Daniels sacked at WAS 42 for negative 18 yards (sack split by 56 K.White and 94 R.Height).

The situations

The box score gives you the total. This shows how each team got there.

Situation	Commanders	49ers
Third down comparisons are being checked against the play records.
Red zone, walked innever needed a 3rd down	2 TD / 214 pts	None
Red zone, had to convert a 3rd	0 TD / 20 pts	1 TD / 210 pts
Red zone, hit a negative play inside the 20	None	2 TD / 213 pts
Drives with a sackand how many ended with no points	43 died	22 died
Giveaways in scoring rangeat or inside the opponent's 40	0 of 0	1 of 1
Points allowed off giveawaysother team's next drive	0	0

Every row is a count of recorded plays. Points on a drive are what the offense scored on that drive; we don't claim the flag or the sack caused them.

Every drive

Left is the offense's own goal line, right is the end zone. Yellow flags mark first downs handed over by a penalty; red ticks mark negative plays.

TouchdownField goalPunt / no scoreTurnoverFirst down by penaltyNegative play

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Source: nflverse play records (CC BY 4.0), checked against the published box score. Official game page. Independent; not affiliated with the NFL.