Dobbs overcomes two turnovers with long TD run as Lions beat Commanders, 17-13

Nbcwashington · Aug 22, 2026 · 682 words · By Dave Hogg; The Associated Press

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What to know about Dobbs overcomes two turnovers with long TD run as Lions beat Commanders, 17-13

Joshua Dobbs ran for a 50-yard touchdown and the Detroit Lions held on for a 17-13 preseason win against the Washington Commanders on Saturday.

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What happened

Joshua Dobbs ran for a 50-yard touchdown and the Detroit Lions held on for a 17-13 preseason win against the Washington Commanders on Saturday.

Why it matters

Dobbs, expected to back up quarterback Jared Goff this season, was 7 for 12 for 74 yards with an interception and a fumble.

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Claim 1: “Washington rookie Robert Henry Jr. fumbled the ensuing kickoff”

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Claim 2: “Stevens made a 32-yard field goal to bring the Commanders within 14-13 with 12:02 left”

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Claim 3: “Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels started... Daniels was sacked once and threw an incompletion on his only pass attempt”

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The detail that Jayden Daniels started, was sacked once, and went 0-for-1 passing is reported in the WRAL.com snippet. No other provided evidence corroborates these specific stats.

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Claim 4: “Joshua Dobbs ran for a 50-yard touchdown”

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Two independent sources (YouTube report and a game highlights summary) explicitly state that Joshua Dobbs had a 50-yard rushing touchdown.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle at Bristol was an American college football game played at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, on Saturday, September 10, 2016, between the University of Tennessee Volunteers and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Joshua Dobbs (born January 26, 1995), nicknamed "the Passtronaut", is an American professional football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played colleg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Dobbs

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Claim 5: “The Commanders (1-1) kicked off to start the game, but still took a 7-0 lead after 51 seconds”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated links (NFL.com general page, a 2026 video, and a podcast). No source confirms the 51-second 7-0 lead.

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web search NEUTRAL — Find news, video, standings, scores and schedule information for the Washington Commanders.
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Claim 6: “Commanders: final preseason game on Friday in Baltimore”

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Claim 7: “He had two carries for 53 yards”

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The specific stat of 'two carries for 53 yards' is reported by WRAL.com. Other sources mention different rushing totals (AOL mentions five attempts for -1 yard), making this a single-source claim for these specific numbers.

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Claim 8: “Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and Penei Sewell sat out on offense, and Aidan Hutchinson was among the defensive absences”

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Multiple sources (Detroit Sports Nation and Pride of Detroit) confirm that stars like Jared Goff, Penei Sewell, and Aidan Hutchinson sat out the game.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 season was the Detroit Lions' 95th in the National Football League (NFL), their 91st in Detroit, and their fourth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Detroit Lions' 96th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes. The Lions failed to match…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the Detroit Lions' 97th in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth under the tandem of general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell. The Lions are attempting t…
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Claim 9: “Amik Robertson sacked Dobbs at the Detroit 18, knocking the ball loose... Joshua Josephs fell on it for a 7-0 lead”

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Claim 10: “the Detroit Lions held on for a 17-13 preseason win against the Washington Commanders on Saturday”

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Multiple independent sources (WRAL.com, Pride of Detroit, and other web results) confirm the Detroit Lions won 17-13 against the Washington Commanders in a preseason game.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Davontavean Martin (born December 14, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washingto…
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Claim 11: “The Lions took their first lead on a 1-yard touchdown by Trayveon Williams late in the third quarter, and Jake Bates made it 14-10 with the extra point”

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Claim 12: “Washington took a 10-7 lead on Drew Stevens' 27-yard field goal with 8:45 left in the third quarter”

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Claim 13: “Bates put the Lions back up by four with 2:26 left with a 37-yard field goal”

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Claim 14: “Rookie Athan Kaliakmanis... going 11 for 14 for 162 yards”

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Two independent sources confirm that Athan Kaliakmanis completed 11 of 14 passes for 162 yards.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kaliakmanis completed 11 of his 14 passes for 162 yards with zero sacks during the game, outgaining every other quarterback who played in the 17-13 Lions win.
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web search NEUTRAL — He completed 11 of his 14 passes for 162 yards with zero sacks during the game, outgaining every other quarterback who played in the 17-13 Lions win.
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Claim 15: “Lions: finish preseason on Saturday at Indianapolis”

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Claim 16: “Dobbs... was 7 for 12 for 74 yards with an interception and a fumble”

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The specific stat line (7 for 12 for 74 yards with an interception and a fumble) is reported by WRAL.com. Other sources mention the fumble or different stats (AOL mentions 15-of-19), but only one source matches this specific claim.

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Claim 17: “Detroit's third quarterback, rookie Luke Altmyer, was 9 of 13 for 86 yards”

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The stat line for Luke Altmyer (9 of 13 for 86 yards) is mentioned in the YouTube evidence. No other independent source corroborates this specific stat line.

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Claim 18: “OL Michael Niese was carted back to the locker room with a leg injury... RB Jabari Small was in concussion protocol. WR Cedrick Wilson Jr. sustained a knee injury”

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