Latest Dan Quinn News

Zach Ertz is playing for Commanders against the Eagles a week after being concussed

Dec. 22, 2024 11:53 AM EST

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Zach Ertz is playing for the Washington Commanders on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles a week after leaving their last game at New Orleans with a concussion. The veteran tight end and safety Jeremy Chinn were each active after going through concussion...

Eagles can clinch the NFC East by beating the Commanders, but home field matters more to them

Dec. 19, 2024 16:51 PM EST

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Saquon Barkley has yet to win a division title since entering the NFL and thinks it would be cool if he and the Philadelphia Eagles could accomplish that. Cooler — and much colder than domed stadiums elsewhere — is the chance for a playoff game or two in...

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...

Jayden Daniels is maturing into a better pocket passer late in his rookie year with the Commanders

Dec. 18, 2024 18:11 PM EST

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — When Jayden Daniels was starring in his first few games in the NFL with the Washington Commanders, his first college coach expected the rookie quarterback to handle whatever speed bump was coming. Herm Edwards also predicted that Daniels would evolve. “He...

Commanders' Jonathan Allen could be back this season after tearing pectoral muscle in October

Dec. 18, 2024 17:52 PM EST

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen returned to practice Wednesday and could be back this season after all, two months after having surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle. The team opened Allen’s 21-day practice window to pave the way for...

Jayden Daniels was sacked 8 times, and the Commanders rookie QB shoulders some of the blame

Dec. 16, 2024 17:20 PM EST

Playing on turf in the Superdome is the only thing that kept Jayden Daniels' white jersey clean throughout the Washington Commanders' game Sunday at New Orleans. The rookie quarterback got sacked a season-high eight times in the 20-19 victory, and it was less a product of breakdowns...

Rookie Spencer Rattler shines in relief for Saints after Jake Haener struggles early

Dec. 15, 2024 20:14 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On Spencer Rattler's first play after replacing Jake Haener for the New Orleans Saints’ first series of the third quarter, the rookie threw the ball away just before two unblocked Washington pass rushers hit him. Little else about Rattler's performance bore...

Daniels passes for 2 TDs and Commanders outlast Saints 20-19 on New Orleans' failed 2-point try

Dec. 15, 2024 19:02 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jayden Daniels' second game in the Superdome again came down to a play after a touchdown with no time left. Washington's rookie quarterback will remember more fondly how this one ended — even if the he wasn't entirely pleased about the Commanders nearly blowing...

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...

Lattimore is trending toward making his Commanders debut at the Saints, while Brown is out long term

Dec. 11, 2024 16:41 PM EST

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Marshon Lattimore is trending in the right direction to play Sunday after missing time with a hamstring injury, Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn said. That would allow the four-time Pro Bowl cornerback to make his debut for his new team at the New Orleans...