Daniels has slayed Goliath. The Washington Commanders are going to the NFC championship for the first time since 1991 after taking down the Detroit Lions XX. Jayden Daniels becomes only the second
Jayden Daniels, meet Slinging Sammy Baugh. The Commanders' dynamic rookie quarterback accomplished a feat in his playoff debut that no quarterback in the NFL had done since Baugh during the franchise's first season in Washington back in 1937.
Washington Commanders' quarterback Jayden Daniels joined a select list of rookie quarterbacks in guiding his team to a playoff win Sunday night in Tampa.
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Daniels, the dual-threat dynamo behind the Washington Commanders ’ rapid turnaround, and Nix, whose steady playmaking turned the Denver Broncos into one of the league’s biggest surprises, are only the fourth pair of rookie quarterbacks to make the playoffs in the same season after serving as full-time starters.
In NFL history, just 11 rookie quarterbacks have won a playoff game, with Joe Flacco, Mark Sanchez and Brock Purdy winning two in their first seasons. Additionally, no rookie quarterback has ever started in the Super Bowl, which gives Daniels and Nix an opening to make history.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has played like anything but a rookie this season. The 24-year-old signal-caller had one of the more
Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has joined an elite group of signal-callers following his team's 23-20 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round. Daniels has become just the 12th quarterback in NFL history to win his first playoff start in his rookie year,
The Washington Commanders secured their first playoff win since the 2005 season after Zane Gonzalez doinked a game-winning field goal off and through the upright to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 on Sunday night. The Commanders will next head to Detroit to face the top-seeded Lions in the divisional round.
As much as I love the idea of Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, do I know, do any of us know, if he’s another C.J. Stroud or Jayden Daniels ... as much as I enjoyed Joe Flacco, personally, he ...
Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Denver’s Bo Nix are expected to ... The other times came in 2008 with Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco, and 1983 with Hall of Famers John Elway and Dan Marino. Only seven rookie quarterbacks have won playoff starts, and ...
Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has joined an elite ... 2011), Mark Sanchez (New York Jets, 2009), Joe Flacco (Baltimore Ravens, 2008), Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh ...