The rookie QB has made an impression on some of the team's most respected players of the past and restored hope to a starved franchise.

Jayden Daniels doesn’t get fazed, even when a crunching hit leaves his face bloodied. The rookie quarterback played with poise all season to lead the Washington Commanders to a dramatic eight-win improvement from 2023 and he wasn’t going to let a little blood bother him in his biggest game yet.

The Washington Commanders picked a good time to have their longest drive of the season, and it culminated in quarterback Jayden Daniels' first career playoff touchdown pass. Daniels' 10-yard pass to receiver Dyami Brown capped a 17-play,