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?
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.
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,
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.
Washington’s season — and Jayden Daniels’ historic rookie campaign — ended Sunday at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles, Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts and the Commanders’ own turnovers. The young quarterback completed 29 of his 48 passes (60.
WASHINGTON — The Super Bowl LIX lineup is now set as the Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles in the big match up. The Eagles are representing the NFC after beating the Commanders on Sunday, 55-23. The Chiefs will represent the AFC after beating the Bills 32-29.
Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has been at the heart of the Commanders’ remarkable turnaround from cellar dwellers to championship contenders. While he was unable to become the first starting rookie quarterback to reach the Super Bowl,
NFL rookie quarterbacks were 0-5 in Championship Game history, until Jayden Daniels added his name to the list on Sunday.
Bills-Chiefs, the NFL's most exciting rivalry, has our panel split on who will win the AFC title game and advance to the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl LIX, which stands for 59, will be shown on FOX and livestreamed on FOX Sports App. Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl halftime performance in the Caesars Superdome. Alongside the "Not Like Us" rapper will be multi-Grammy winner SZA.
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.