Washington is in the NFC championship game for the first time since 1991 thanks to Jayden Daniels. Here's how his season compares to other rookie QBs.
1. Did Bill Belichick and Bailey Zappe inadvertently crush the Patriots on the way out the door when New England beat Denver on Christmas Eve 2023?
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,
No rookie QB has ever lifted his team like Daniels, prompting a cross-sport comparison. Plus, Mahomes and the refs, Lamar's legacy and more.
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.
We compare Commanders QB Jayden Daniels' stats in the NFC championship game to other rookie QB's in title games.
When the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders line up on Sunday there will be some fairly significant history on the line. The two teams are playing for a shot to go to the Super Bowl, obviously,
Brady spoke about Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, who has led Washington to two playoff wins en route to the NFC Championship Game. The seven-time Super Bowl champion mentioned that Daniels was the only rookie in NFL history to win two playoff games on the road, but this was a factual error on Brady's end.
The Conference Championships start today as four teams look to punch their tickets to Super Bowl 59. Will the Kansas City Chiefs make it to their third straight Super Bowl? Can rookie Jayden Daniels shock the world and lead the Commanders to the Lombardi trophy?
Daniels’ completion rate dipped from 69.7 percent to 65.8 percent after his 29-of-48 performance in Philadelphia, but he still edged out Brock Purdy for best rookie completion rate in a single postseason. John Elway technically had a 10/15 (66.7%) game in his playoff debut but was not a starter.
Should the Washington Commanders defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game, Jayden Daniels would be the first rookie quarterback to start in a Super Bowl. Dan Marino and Ben Roethlisberger were both younger than Daniels is now when they made it to the Big Game,
Two NFC East teams will duke it out for a ticket to the Super Bowl when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Washington Commanders Sunday. Philadelphia has been one of the NFL’s top teams all season while Washington is making an improbable run through the NFL Playoffs. The game kicks off at 3 p.m. ET Sunday in Philadelphia.