Jayden Daniels ran out of time to rally for one more can-you-believe-it comeback. The rookie quarterback who led the Washington Commanders to six consecutive victories entering the NFC championship game had won the first five on the final play of scrimmage.
Jayden Daniels had an excellent rookie season, but it ended one game short of a Super Bowl thanks to Sunday's 55-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. He
If the Commanders upset the Eagles, a girlfriend-less Jayden Daniels would become the first rookie quarterback to lead an NFL team to the Super Bowl.
Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels became the sixth rookie quarterback to start a conference title game in Philadelphia on Sunday and he became the sixth one to lose that game a few hours later.
Kliff Kingsbury found a perfect partner in star rookie QB Jayden Daniels, and together they turned the Commanders into a Super Bowl threat.
The record-breaking rookie quarterback may owe some of his success to virtual reality.
Daniels, who’s one game away from being the first rookie in league history to play in the Super Bowl, has been on a tear this postseason. After guiding Washington to a 12-5 record, Daniels has thrown for 567 yards and four touchdowns and has yet to have a turnover.
Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns in a flawless performance, and the Washington Commanders stunned the Detroit Lions 45-31 on Saturday to reach the NFC championship game.
Pittsburgh Steelers legend and future Hall of Famer Ben Roethlisberger will remain the record books, now tied with Washington Commanders' Jayden D
Jayden Daniels is playing in one of the biggest games of his career on Sunday, but he hasn't forgotten where he came from.
Orlovsky reshared an ESPN graphic later Thursday that showed that in Week 11, the Eagles blitzed Daniels 11% of the time. Daniels had a 21 QBR. In Week 16, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio blitzed his group 33% of the time. Daniels responded with a 96 QBR.