The Washington Commanders are probably one of the most unsung tales of the NFL right now. What’s the deal with that? The 42-14 win against the Arizona Cardinals supports the theory that the Commanders did an excellent job in building their roster, thanks to the GM Adam Peters, who implored them to get Jayden Daniels. He’s making a tsunami in the NFL right now.
Daniels’ completed more than 86% of his passes in the road game and got Kevin Durant’s attention. Well, not him, per se, but the whole Commanders did a fantastic job. The Phoenix Suns forward was celebrating his birthday at the Cards game, but still didn’t take his favorite team’s defeat to heart. On the contrary, he had a positive message for the away team.
Jayden Daniels’ Washington Commanders gets love from Kevin Durant
The weather was a scorching 107F at the State Farm Stadium and Washington Commanders turned it up a some more. Or at least that’s what Kevin Durant thought. His birthday post on X said, “Came to AZ and turnt that heat up @Commanders…great road win fellas.” Jayden Daniels continued to prove why he’s such a great dual threat QB and he was an integral part in turning the heat up.
It’s amazing to watch the Washington QB not take any unnecessary risks and spreading the ball around plenty. Washington fans might overlook the pick that Daniels threw after watching him go on a 9-yard TD run in the third quarter and then scoring another one in the fourth quarter on a 10-yard pass to Terry McLaurin.
All in all, Daniels went on an impressive run on the road game, completing 26 or his 30 passes over 233 yards. It’s crazy that the Heisman winner didn’t throw a pick before this game. This unparalleled passing precision made him the best quarterback in the league in the past 4 games. Not the best rookie QB, but the best QB. Let that soak in!
Also, Daniels has more touchdowns than incompletions and the last game against the Bengals made him the first rookie ever to have more than 90% pass completion rate in a game. However, Washington’s run game deserves some more attention.
Jayden Daniels is a fine addition to Washington’s rush game
The former LSU QB found 8 opportunities to carry the ball for 47 yards and even scored a TD on one of them. But let’s turn our eyes to what a phenomenal job Brian Robinson Jr. and Jeremy McNichols did today. McNichols had the same number of carries as Daniels but scored two touchdowns and rushed for 68 yards. But don’t get fooled by the rushing stats.
His second quarter 27-yard touchdown was a special thing to watch. It was as if he just stumbled in. The Commanders O-Line did an absolutely insane job of holding off the defense as McNichols just danced his way into the end zone on the 2 and goal. Maybe the Commanders’ strong suite is running the ball because none of their receiver had more than 86 yards.
Most of the carry opportunities went to Brian Robinson Jr., who carried the ball 21 times over 101 yards and found his way into the end zone once. With that, the Washington Commanders walked away with their third straight win and stand atop the NFC East. The Commanders haven’t had a winning season since 2016, but things look different this time around.