Sixteen years after Joe Flacco helped lead the Ravens to the AFC title game, Commanders rookie Jayden Daniels eyes a Super Bowl berth.
Jayden Daniels said he woke up feeling sick Monday morning. Actually, the Commanders were at the Ashburn facility cleaning out their lockers, and Daniels was asked what he felt when he woke up that morning.
One player isn’t sufficient to fuel a team’s playoff berth and deep postseason run. But one player is also necessary to chase such goals: a strong quarterback. And the Commanders have him.
Jayden Daniels made history in his rookie season with the Washington Commanders. Daniels, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, was one of just six rookies to ever make the Conference Championship Game as a starting quarterback,
Washington's Jayden Daniels joined Baltimore's Joe Flacco as the only rookie quarterbacks to beat a No. 1 seed in the NFL postseason.
Washington is in the NFC championship game for the first time since 1991 thanks to Jayden Daniels. Here's how his season compares to other rookie QBs.
"A slice of NFL history: The only two rookie QBs ever to beat a No. 1 seed in the playoffs are now Joe Flacco, whose Ravens beat the Titans in 2009, and Jayden Daniels, whose Commanders upset the ...
DETROIT — Jayden Daniels and the nothing-to-lose Commanders sent the top ... Daniels became the second rookie quarterback to knock off a top-seeded team, joining Joe Flacco, who led Baltimore past Tennessee on Jan. 10, 2009. Jameson Williams does a ...
Then Jayden Daniels came along with the Washington Commanders, and he moved the bar up again. Daniels' unbelievable rookie season will continue in the NFC championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles. He has been so good, he has opponents calling him the greatest rookie quarterback in NFL history.
Jayden Daniels joins an elite group of rookie QBs to win an NFL playoff game, leading the Washington Commanders to a historic victory.