The rookie quarterback may have the ‘Mamba mentality,’ and the basketball parallels don’t stop there.

Jayden Daniels went from being a draft afterthought to the second pick. After his breakout rookie season, why wasn't he taken first?

If a 12-5 record and the wild-card win over the Bucs didn’t convince remaining skeptics, hammering the NFC's top seed did the trick.

The Washington Commanders are in the NFC championship game after going 12-5 in the regular season and winning two playoff games.

There was a plan. For the Washington Commanders, that wasn’t half the battle, it was all of it. They won four games last season and lost their final eight. Their last winning season was in 2016. An important part of the early plan was Josh Harris firing coach Ron Rivera and hiring Dan Quinn.

In the NFC Championship Game between the Commanders and Eagles, rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels made more postseason history.

The Washington Commanders are heading to the NFC Championship game for the first time since January 1992. A fairy-tale postseason run has seen rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels upset the Detroit

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' best plays from his 303-yard game, 2-touchdown game vs. the Philadelphia Eagles during the NFC Championship Game.

Turnovers doom Commanders as rookie QB Jayden Daniels falls short of making the Super Bowl Commanders warned referees can ‘award a score’ after 4 penalties near goal line in loss to Eagles

The subplot involving Harris, Philadelphia and the 76ers is so twisted. But it shouldn't overshadow the main focus for Washington on Sunday.

Come-from-behind victories and a poised rookie quarterback give all of D.C. something to cheer for.