Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn says he is “not concerned” about Jayden Daniels' leg soreness that led him to take the rookie quarterback out of the regular-season finale at Dallas.

If the Commanders’ rookie quarterback seems especially poised, that’s by design. His father drilled it into him at an early age.

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has had a special rookie season. He’s the heavy favorite to win Rookie of the Year. His athleticism frustrates defenses. He helped oversee an 8-win turnaround. He’s been money in crunchtime and just became the first rookie QB to win a road playoff game since 2012. To summarize: he’s a problem.

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels exited yesterday's game with leg soreness, but the team isn't concerned that it could affect him in Sunday's wild card game in Tampa Bay against the Buccaneers.

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.

This time rookie superstar Jayden Daniels foud Terry McLaurin for the touchdown and 20-17 lead after the PAT. The lead was short-live as Chase McLaughlin kicked a 32-yard field to knot things at 20 with 4:41 to go.

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels continues an incredibly impressive rookie season tonight, as he tries to lead the team to its first playoff win since Daniels was five years old.

The rapport between Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and sixth-year wide receiver Terry McLaurin has blossomed throughout the season

Daniels led five comeback wins and helped Washington crash the playoffs with three fourth-quarter touchdown passes to beat the Eagles last month. Rookie quarterbacks are 5-7 in the Divisional Playoffs since 1950 and 1-4 since 2010. Only Mark Sanchez (2009 with the Jets) and Joe Flacco (2008, Ravens) have won multiple road games as rookie starters.

Will the Texans or Commanders upset the top seeds? Which rookie defender finds the end zone? Our analysts provide bold predictions for the Divisional Round.

The team was bought in 2023 by an ownership group led by Josh Harris and including Magic Johnso n, ending the long and painful ownership tenure of Dan Snyder. The new ownership group brought in a new general manager, Adam Peters, a new coach, Dan Quinn, and plenty of new personnel.

A Lions loss to the Commanders could simplify the Bears' pursuit of Johnson for their coaching vacancy. But Dan Quinn and Jayden Daniels in the NFC Championship game would be another bad look for Bears GM Ryan Poles.