The first year of the Commanders’ rebuild under new leadership was an unprecedented success. By my estimation, it was the most dramatic one-season turnaround of a team’s fortunes in the salary cap era. And that was as far back as I looked.
The team’s unexpected success on the field was led by Kliff Kingsbury’s offense, featuring Offensive Rookie of the Year, Jayden Daniels. The Commanders’ offense ranked second in the NFL in percentage of drives ending in a score, fourth in EPA/play, fifth in points scored (regular season), and seventh in total yards and, while giving away the eighth fewest turnovers.