Washington's Jayden Daniels joined Baltimore's Joe Flacco as the only rookie quarterbacks to beat a No. 1 seed in the NFL postseason.

The Commanders stunned the Lions on Saturday night to reach the NFC championship game for the first time since winning the Super Bowl 33 years ago.

Former LSU star Jayden Daniels' magical rookie campaign continued on Saturday night after leading the Washington Commanders to a 45-31 victory over the Detroit Lions to advance to the NFC Championship Game.

Jayden Daniels continued a magical rookie campaign on Saturday night after lifting the Washington Commanders to a victory over the No. 1 seeded Detroit Lions. T

Daniels threw two touchdown passes to lead the Commanders to a 23-20 win at Tampa Bay on Sunday night, joining Russell Wilson (2012), Mark Sanchez (2009) and Joe Flacco (2008) as the only rookie quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era to win a road playoff start.

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No rookie QB has ever lifted his team like Daniels, prompting a cross-sport comparison. Plus, Mahomes and the refs, Lamar's legacy and more.

The stellar play of Jayden Daniels has added up to the Commanders scoring two big road upsets en route to the NFC title game. Here's why it's wise to believe that Daniels can be the first-ever rookie Super Bowl QB.

Zane Gonzalez hit a game-winning field goal off the right upright as time expired to lift the Commanders to a 23-20 victory over the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay, sending Washington to the divisional ...

Washington's Jayden Daniels and Denver's Bo Nix are expected ... The other times came in 2008 with Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco, and 1983 with Hall of Famers John Elway and Dan Marino.

However, only two of those five made the playoffs this year, as Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix helped ... quarterbacks have won a playoff game, with Joe Flacco, Mark Sanchez and Brock Purdy winning ...