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,
All told, Daniels set new NFL records for playoff passing yards (822) and completions (75) by a rookie. He tied Ben Roethlisberger (14 wins in 2005) for the most wins by a rookie quarterback in NFL history, including the postseason.
Jayden Daniels made history in his rookie season with the Washington Commanders. Daniels, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, was one of just six rookies to ever make the Conference Championship Game as a starting quarterback,
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.
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.
NFL rookie quarterbacks were 0-5 in Championship Game history, until Jayden Daniels added his name to the list on Sunday.
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.
While heaping praise on Jayden Daniels during the NFC Championship Game, Tom Brady snubbed the achievements of one of his NFL on Fox colleagues. As Daniels led the Washington Commanders onto the field for the first series of the NFC Championship,
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.