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Washington Commanders timeline on the way to the NFC championship game

Jan. 22, 2025 13:38 PM EST

The Washington Commanders are in the NFC championship game after going 12-5 in the regular season and winning two playoff games. It’s the furthest the team has advanced in more than three decades, and it comes after going 4-13 in 2023. This turnaround is the result of a complete...

Commanders go from reveling in the franchise's first playoff win in 19 years to focusing on Detroit

Jan. 14, 2025 19:01 PM EST

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jayden Daniels has not seen any of the fervor around the Washington area since the Commanders delivered the franchise's first playoff win in 19 years because the stellar rookie quarterback works hard to keep stuff like that out of his head. “I kind of stay in...

Commanders coach Dan Quinn says he is 'not concerned' about Jayden Daniels' leg soreness

Jan. 06, 2025 18:00 PM EST

Dan Quinn downplayed Jayden Daniels’ leg soreness that led the Washington Commanders coach to take the rookie quarterback out at halftime of the regular-season finale against Dallas, brushing off any worry about the injury lingering into the playoffs. “I’m not concerned going...

Lions secure NFC's No. 1 seed, Broncos and Buccaneers clinch the NFL's final two playoff spots

Jan. 05, 2025 23:43 PM EST

The road to the Super Bowl in the NFC will go through Motown. The Detroit Lions secured a No. 1 seed with a 31-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night. Jahmyr Gibbs scored four touchdowns to help the Lions (15-2) clinch the NFC North, earn a first-round...

Mariota leads playoff-bound Commanders to 23-19 win over Cowboys after replacing Daniels

Jan. 05, 2025 21:33 PM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jayden Daniels sitting in the second half wasn’t the plan when the playoff-bound Washington Commanders visited the Dallas Cowboys with only seeding at stake. Leg soreness led coach Dan Quinn to make the move, and Marcus Mariota turned it into a winning...

QB Jayden Daniels pulled at halftime with playoff-bound Commanders playing for seeding at Cowboys

Jan. 05, 2025 15:19 PM EST

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jayden Daniels was pulled at halftime of Washington's regular-season finale at the Dallas Cowboys, with the Commanders locked into the playoffs and headed for either the sixth or seventh seed. First-year coach Dan Quinn said during the week his team was...

Texans want to snap skid before the playoffs with Titans headed for likely top 10 draft pick

Jan. 03, 2025 15:48 PM EST

Houston (9-7) at Tennessee (3-13) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Titans by 1. Against the spread: Texans 6-8-2; Titans 2-14. Series record: Tennessee leads 24-21. Last meeting: Titans beat the Texans 32-27 on Nov....

Washington Commanders complete a turnaround from 4-13 to making the playoffs behind Jayden Daniels

Dec. 31, 2024 13:08 PM EST

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Moments after the Washington Commanders finished the 2023 season at 4-13 and locked up the second pick in the draft, Daron Payne was already feeling optimistic about the organization's long-term future. In fact, the standout defensive tackle was bullish about...

Skidding Titans on the verge of their highest NFL draft pick since at least 2015

Dec. 30, 2024 15:18 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are living through a repeat of their worst season since the franchise left Texas in 1997. Only this is much worse. The 2014 team went 2-14 in Ken Whisenhunt 's first season as head coach. If these Titans...