Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels is doing things no rookie quarterback has ever done, writes Doug Farrar.

The Commanders didn't just walk into the No. 1 seed's building -- a place where the Lions had trounced opponent after opponent en route to a 15-2 season -- to compete. No, the Commanders sought to make a statement,

The Commanders have Jayden Daniels growing and dominating in the NFC playoffs, and making a new kind of NFL history Saturday.

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Daniels, the dual-threat dynamo behind the Washington Commanders ’ rapid turnaround, and Nix, whose steady playmaking turned the Denver Broncos into one of the league’s biggest surprises, are only the fourth pair of rookie quarterbacks to make the playoffs in the same season after serving as full-time starters.

The NFC divisional round is set for Saturday as the Washington Commanders will face the top-seeded Detroit Lions.

Washington's Jayden Daniels and Denver's Bo Nix are expected ... It last happened in 2012 when Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson all got playoff starts. The other times came ...

Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Denver’s Bo Nix are expected to ... It last happened in 2012 when Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson all got playoff starts. The other times came in 2008 with Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco, and 1983 with ...

The Chicago Bears believe they have their star quarterback, and now they are searching for the right head coach. Matt Eberflus was fired after a 4-8 start to the season, but things didn't really get much better for Chicago,

Former LSU football quarterback Jayden Daniels led the Commanders to another playoff win over the Detroit Lions on Saturday night. For Daniels, it was just another chapter amid an elite rookie campaign. Earlier in the day, Daniels’ college offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock met with the media ahead of Notre Dame’s national title appearance.

WHERE: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, Mo.)