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.
After watching Washington pull off a stunner against the Lions, Magic Johnson celebrated the Commanders for a job well done.
Dan Snyder finally sold the Washington Commanders in 2023 for a sports-franchise record $6.03 billion. Who owns the team now?
In Magic Johnson's second year as part owner of the Commanders, the team won its first playoff game in 19 years as Jayden Daniels led the way past the Buccaneers.
Johnson was part of an ownership group that purchased the Commanders from Dan Snyder in 2023. That group has found quick success, replacing the franchise’s general manager and head coach six months after taking over, then watching that management draft quarterback Jayden Daniels and become one of the most surprising teams in the NFL this year.
The Detroit Lions fell to the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, bringing Ben Johnson's choice from last offseason into question
For the past month, the Washington Commanders were living on the edge, and that life was good. They became the first team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to win four consecutive games by scoring on the final play,
Ben Johnson was once seen as a top candidate to become the Commanders' next head coach. His withdrawal from the search had a massive ripple effect.