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Jayden Daniels throws for 5 TDs as the Commanders end the Eagles' winning streak at 10

Dec. 22, 2024 18:05 PM EST

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels was not worried when he and the Washington Commanders trailed the Philadelphia Eagles by 14 points after just seven minutes, and the rookie quarterback was similarly undaunted staring down a 13-point deficit going into the fourth quarter, long after Jalen Hurts...

Eagles ride franchise-best 10-game winning streak into game at Commanders with playoff implications

Dec. 19, 2024 13:03 PM EST

Philadelphia (12-2) at Washington (9-5) Sunday, 1 p.m., EST, Fox BetMGM NFL odds: Eagles by 3 1/2 Against the spread: Eagles 9-5; Commanders 8-6 Series record: Washington leads 89-85-5. Last meeting: Eagles beat Commanders...

Ex-LSU star Jayden Daniels leads the high-scoring Commanders against the Saints 30th-ranked defense

Dec. 12, 2024 13:32 PM EST

Washington (8-5) at New Orleans (5-8) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL odds: Commanders by 7 1/2. Against the spread: Commanders 8-5; Saints 5-8. Series record: Commanders lead 17-11. Last meeting: Saints beat Commanders...

Veteran additions from Wagner to Ertz have the Commanders on track to make the playoffs

Dec. 05, 2024 14:58 PM EST

Before drafting Jayden Daniels and turning the keys to the Washington Commanders to him as their franchise quarterback, first-year general manager Adam Peters made clear in free agency this was not a long-term rebuild. In came Bobby Wagner, Zach Ertz, Frankie Luvu, Jeremy Chinn,...

Washington Commanders' offense busts out thanks to its old friend, the running game

Dec. 02, 2024 12:17 PM EST

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — After plenty of talk in recent weeks about Terry McLaurin lining up only on the left side, the Washington Commanders' first offensive snap was a throw by Jayden Daniels to his top receiver — on the right side, of course. OK, Kliff Kingsbury. Well played. ...

Jayden Daniels has 4 TDs as the Commanders end their skid at 3 by beating the Titans 42-19

Dec. 01, 2024 17:49 PM EST

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels wanted no part of sitting around for half of December dwelling on a losing streak. “I didn’t want to go into the bye week with an ‘L,’" he said. Daniels made sure of it, throwing two of his three touchdown passes to Terry...

Commanders have issues on each side of the ball after losing back-to-back games to fall to 7-4

Nov. 15, 2024 15:03 PM EST

Leading at halftime for a second consecutive game against an opponent that looks playoff-bound, the Washington Commanders were doing a lot of things right, especially on defense at Philadelphia. “We just made our tackles,” linebacker Bobby Wagner said. “We were able to get a...

Pittsburgh visits Washington in a clash of teams that are on unexpected playoff tracks

Nov. 08, 2024 15:31 PM EST

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The odds were against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders making the playoffs before the season started, for various reasons on either side. They meet up just past the midway point in a showdown of first-place teams that have exceeded expectations...

Balanced offense and improved defense got the Washington Commanders to 7-2

Nov. 04, 2024 18:58 PM EST

Jayden Daniels threw the ball just three times in the second quarter during the Washington Commanders' victory at the New York Giants that got them to 7-2 this season. The rookie quarterback was unbothered. “Sometimes that’s how it’s got to be,” Daniels said....

Bears visit the Commanders looking to extend their winning streak to 4 games

Oct. 24, 2024 17:42 PM EDT

Chicago (4-2) at Washington (5-2) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Bears by 2 1/2 Against the spread: Bears 4-1-1; Commanders 5-2 Series record: Washington leads 27-26-1 Last meeting: Bears beat Commanders 40-20...