Jayden Daniels will be the sixth to start a game with a Super Bowl berth on the line. Spoiler: None of the others won at this stage.
A big reason for Washington's success is how well rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has been playing. In the regular season, he threw for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns, and nine interceptions, adding another 891 yards and six touchdowns on the ground.
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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will attempt to become the first rookie quarterback to lead his team to the Super Bowl. He's already the sixth quarterback to lead his team to the conference title game in his debut season,
Daniels threw two touchdown passes to lead the Commanders to a 23-20 win at Tampa Bay on Sunday night, joining Russell Wilson (2012), Mark Sanchez (2009) and Joe Flacco (2008) as the only rookie quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era to win a road playoff start.
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.
Fueled by an ambitious new ownership group, a bold, first-year coach and a comet of a rookie quarterback, the Commanders have rekindled fan interest not only here, but also in D.C., and throughout
Jayden Daniels joins an elite group of rookie QBs to win an NFL playoff game, leading the Washington Commanders to a historic victory.
The Commanders QB is playing well beyond his years at exactly the right time, while some of his veteran peers are catching flak for their playoff performances.
My phone vibrated Monday morning. When I looked, I noticed a text from a good friend. While driving early Monday, he was listening to a radio station. The host said something that really grabbed his attention,
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