Daniels’ late-game heroics were perhaps the most impressive part of an impressive rookie season. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Daniels completed 72 percent of his passes with 12 touchdowns and three interceptions. His 12 fourth quarter and overtime touchdowns are the most by a rookie quarterback in league history.

The Washington Commanders didn't have long to celebrate their 23-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC wild-card round Sunday. Now, Washington must turn its attention to the top-seeded Detroit Lions,

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels revealed that he wasn't worried throughout the final moments of the Wild Card game.

The ball bounced off the right upright and, for a second, it appeared the Washington Commanders would once more encounter something they had long been familiar with over the years: heartbreak. But, in the 2024 season,

With blood dripping down his face beneath his right eye, Daniels tossed a 10-yard TD pass to Dyami Brown for a 7-3 lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers early in the second quarter of a 23-20 victory Sunday night in an NFC wild-card game.

Jayden Daniels wore a bandage over the face gash he earned during a wild card win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but plans to "keep fighting" for the Washington Commanders, who snapped a 19-year playoff win drought.

"We're in the middle of the (playoff) circus right now, and it's time for us to perform," Lions Coach Dan Campbell said. "That's how I look at it."

The Detroit Lions’ next opponent will be rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders, fresh off their stunning 23-20 wild card upset over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.