Prior to this season, no rookie quarterback in NFL history had ever led his team to a game with no turnovers and no punts.
Daniels threw two touchdown passes to lead the Commanders to a win at Tampa Bay, becoming the fourth rookie quarterback in the SB era to win a road playoff start.
That includes four members of the 2018 draft class: Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson. This is the fifth time that four QBs from the same draft class started in the same postseason, with the 2018 class also doing it last season, when Mason Rudolph got the nod instead of Darnold.
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The team was bought in 2023 by an ownership group led by Josh Harris and including Magic Johnso n, ending the long and painful ownership tenure of Dan Snyder. The new ownership group brought in a new general manager, Adam Peters, a new coach, Dan Quinn, and plenty of new personnel.
Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels. Defensive rookie of the year: Rams linebacker Jared Verse. Assistant coach of the year: Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Coach of the year: Lions coach Dan Campbell. Comeback player of the year: Bengals ...
With the Washington Commanders in need of more wide receiver help for star quarterback Jayden Daniels, one NFL analyst believes the team will spend over $100 million for a Cincinnati Bengals star who is set to hit free agency in 2025.