Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels surpassed the Indianapolis Colts’ Andrew Luck for the most offensive yards by a rookie, including playoffs, in NFL history during Saturday’s Divisional Round game against the Detroit Lions.
However, even if the Chiefs win, both the Ravens and Bills have shown they can hang with Kansas City. Baltimore came within a toe (and two-point conversion) of beating the Chiefs on the road in Week 1, and the Bills gave Kansas City its lone loss with Mahomes this season.
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 in 1937.
Jayden Daniels has turned Washington around from a 4-13 team to one that is two wins away from the Super Bowl; watch Commanders at Detroit Lions in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, live on Sky Sports NFL at 1.
Jayden Daniels explained his reaction to the Washington Commanders' game-winning field goal vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the playoffs.
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Jayden Daniels thrived where few other rookie QBs do in the NFL playoffs, leading the Commanders to a last-minute win over the Buccaneers.
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,
Impressively, the Bucs still made it to the NFC Championship game that season, losing 11-6 to the Rams. King finished 13-of-29 for 163 yards, zero touchdowns, and two interceptions in the loss. He was named Tampa Bay's starter for the 2000 season.