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Jayden Daniels makes NFL history with TD pass in NFC Championship Game
By Andrew Olson
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Jayden Daniels has had a rookie season for the ages. On Sunday, he achieved some playoff history.
In the 2nd quarter of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, Daniels connected with Terry McLaurin for a 36-yard touchdown pass.
It was the 5th touchdown pass of the postseason for Daniels, officially the most for a rookie in NFL history.
Daniels has Washington 1 win away from reaching the Super Bowl, but the Commanders have work to do. They trail the Philadelphia Eagles 27-15 at halftime. In the 1st half, Daniels was 15-of-24 passing for 139 yards and the touchdown pass to McLaurin.
The former LSU standout has had the football world buzzing. Daniels was fantastic leading Washington to a pair of road playoff wins to reach Sunday’s NFC Championship Game in Philadelphia.
The Commanders faced Tampa Bay in the Wild Card round. Daniels was 24-of-35 passing for 268 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions. He also added 13 rushes for 36 yards in the 23-20 win over the Buccaneers.
Daniels followed that up by going 22-of-31 for 299 yards and 2 touchdowns, again with no interceptions, against the Detroit Lions. He added 51 rushing yards on 16 carries in that game.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
