PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles took command of the NFC East with a 26-18 victory over the Washington Commanders on Thursday night, and the game wasn’t as close as the score indicated. The Eagles outgained the Commanders 434-264 and averaged 6.2 yards per play to the Commanders’ 4.2. Philadelphia (8-2) has a two-game lead in the […]
Al Bello/Getty Images For the first time since 1996, the Washington Commanders have won seven of their first nine games. They achieved that feat Sunday courtesy of a 27-22 road win over the New York Giants. Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, an MVP candidate at this point, completed 15-of-22 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns […]
Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Washington Commanders offensive guard Sam Cosmi thought the finish to Sunday’s 18-15 win over the Chicago Bears could only have been crafted by Hollywood scriptwriters. Cosmi said Jayden Daniels’ Hail Mary to Noah Brown was “like a movie.” “Front-row seats to something amazing,” he said. “That was just crazy. This will always […]
USATSI The battle between the No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks in the 2024 NFL Draft did not disappoint. Right after Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams led what appeared to be a 10-play, 62-yard game-winning drive with 25 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a 52-yard game-winning Hail […]
USATSI The battle between the No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks in the 2024 NFL Draft did not disappoint. Right after Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams led what appeared to be a 10-play, 62-yard game-winning drive with 25 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a 52-yard game-winning Hail […]
Greg Fiume/Getty Images Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels returned to practice Friday after suffering a rib injury during the team’s Week 7 win against the Carolina Panthers. According to NFL Network’s Tom PelisseroCommanders head coach Dan Quinn said: “We will assess how he responds to the work that we did over the next 48 hours. […]
Getty Images Injuries are an unfortunate inevitability in the NFLand Week 7 is no exception. The injury bug has taken its fair share of bites across the league this season, and we’re seeing that continue this week with a handful of notable players going down. In the early window between the Patriots and Jaguars from […]
Easy. Simple. Smooth. If those words apply to your NFL quarterback, you have a good one. It’s only been five games, but those descriptive words certainly apply to Washington Commanders rookie Jayden Daniels. Some young quarterbacks make it look laborious to play the position, but he makes it seem effortless at times — even when […]
We’re four games into the 2024 NFL season, it’s instructive to also look at how the rookies, just a month into their professional careers, are doing. So let’s rank the top 10 picks from the 2024 NFL Draft class, a group that includes five (!) quarterbacks, three wide receivers and two offensive linemen (and, of […]
