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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.

Ahead of a crucial matchup between the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders in the NFL Playoffs, HC Dan Campbell is well aware of the immense talent possessed by QB Jayden Daniels.

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell is taking responsibility after the No. 1 seed Lions suffered a 45-31 divisional round playoff loss to the

The Detroit Lions were stunned by the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday night.

Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels leads his team into Detroit ... team to stand a chance at beating the Lions. Led by coach Dan Campbell, the Lions have been one of the most impressive ...

The Commanders’ willingness to gamble on fourth down stems in large part from its rookie quarterback, Jayden Daniels, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound LSU product. In short-yardage situations, Washington can often get Daniels out of the pocket with the option to either throw or pass.

Washington won the turnover battle 5-0 to dump the NFC’s top seed out of the playoffs and advance to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1992

The Lions fell to 0-4 all-time against Washington in the playoffs and failed to make the first Super Bowl in team history, falling short of head coach Dan Campbell's stated preseason goal.

But Jayden Daniels and the Commanders took control by outscoring Detroit 28-14 in the second quarter to take a 31-21 halftime advantage. Daniels and the Commanders were able to keep the momentum going in the second half to shock the top-seeded Lions in Detroit.

Jayden Daniels is a rookie. And he just ended the best Lions regular ... Dan Quinn is just as aggressive as Dan Campbell. On one fourth down, Washington didn’t even need to try, as the Lions had 12 men on the field. The 5-yard penalty gave the ...