ESPN.com · Dec 30, 2024
Commanders clinch playoff spot as Jayden Daniels stars again
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LANDOVER, Md. -- As Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, still wearing his burgundy uniform, sat down at a table for his postgame news conference, he smiled and said something that shouldn't have surprised anyone after watching his playoff-clinching performance.
"I'm tired," he said. "But I'm happy."
Carrying a franchise to the playoffs and its best season in years can do that to a rookie. But that's what Daniels has done: His 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Zach Ertz in overtime gave Washington a 30-24 win against the Atlanta Falcons and clinched a playoff spot.
"He just willed it," Washington coach Dan Quinn said of Daniels.