With no Jayden Daniels leading the charge in Week 3 against the Las Vegas Raiders, the Washington Commanders were relying heavily on veteran backup quarterback Marcus Mariota to do the business at Northwest Stadium.
Daniels' participation was always unlikely after sustaining a sprained knee on Thursday Night Football versus the Green Bay Packers. Mariota got all the first-team reps in practice, and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury was suitably impressed with his timing and grasp of the game plan.
Doing it in practice is one thing. Doing the same in a competitive regular-season environment is something else entirely.