Jayden Daniels, meet Slinging Sammy Baugh. The Commanders’ dynamic rookie quarterback accomplished a feat in his playoff debut that no quarterback in the NFL had done since Baugh during the franchise’s first season in Washington in 1937.

Jayden Daniels, meet Slinging Sammy Baugh. The Commanders' dynamic rookie quarterback accomplished a feat in his playoff debut that no quarterback in the NFL had done since Baugh during the ...

Jayden Daniels Accomplishes a Feat Last Done by Slinging Sammy Baugh in 1937 Jayden Daniels, meet Slinging Sammy Baugh. The Commanders' dynamic rookie quarterback accomplished a feat in his ...

with Baugh throwing three in the 1937 NFL title game win against the Chicago Bears. Daniels' 13 wins in the regular season and playoffs are one shy of Ben Roethlisberger's rookie record set in ...

The Ravens won 28-14. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Jayden Daniels, meet Slinging Sammy Baugh. The Commanders' dynamic rookie quarterback accomplished a feat in his playoff debut that no ...

The Commanders are in the midst of a 7-game winning streak — the longest in the NFL at the moment — that includes victories over the top 3 seeds in NFC playoffs, Detroit, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay. That winning streak and the quality of these three playoff teams bolster team confidence and offer a vision of how 2024 is different from the quarter-century of frustration that preceded it.

Washington travels to Philadelphia to face the Eagles, with a Super Bowl berth on the line. Here’s what you need to know for Sunday’s NFC championship game.

I want to continue the series of game previews that we began a few weeks ago. Since the start of the ‘24 season, I’ve published a game recap within five minutes of the end of each game. Each of the more recent of these recap articles has started with a “precap”,

Headed to the AFC’s Super Bowl qualifier, the Bills’ Josh Allen poses the roughest test for tacklers due to his rare blend of power and speed. He ran for two TDs last week as Buffalo weathered the rush threat of Lamar Jackson, the best rushing QB in NFL history. Allen, 28, led QBs in rushing success rate this season.

I bet Ryan Poles’ phone is blowing up. The Chicago Bears GM is probably getting texts from Joe Theismann, and Joe Gibbs, and Darrell Green, and Dexter Manley. H

DETROIT (FOX 2) - The Washington Commanders pulled off the upset of the top-seeded Detroit Lions 45-31 behind 299-yards and two touchdowns from their rookie quarterback Jadyn Daniels. Daniels also had 51 rushing yards.

The Commanders are the biggest underdogs of the divisional round playoff games. It’s not hard to understand the respect being given to the 15-2 Detroit Lions, who have certainly played like champions for most of the season.