Very few rookie quarterbacks have ever started a game on conference championship weekend, let alone won a title.
Sixteen years after Joe Flacco helped lead the Ravens to the AFC title game, Commanders rookie Jayden Daniels eyes a Super Bowl berth.
Washington’s season — and Jayden Daniels’ historic rookie campaign — ended Sunday at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles, Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts and the Commanders’ own turnovers. The young quarterback completed 29 of his 48 passes (60.
Daniels would be the first rookie quarterback to ever start a Super Bowl if the Commanders win. Other rookies have come close. Daniels is the sixth rookie QB to ever play in a championship game.
Brady spoke about Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, who has led Washington to two playoff wins en route to the NFC Championship Game. The seven-time Super Bowl champion mentioned that Daniels was the only rookie in NFL history to win two playoff games on the road, but this was a factual error on Brady's end.
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Bills-Chiefs, the NFL's most exciting rivalry, has our panel split on who will win the AFC title game and advance to the Super Bowl.
NFL rookie quarterbacks were 0-5 in Championship Game history, until Jayden Daniels added his name to the list on Sunday.
Super Bowl LIX, which stands for 59, will be shown on FOX and livestreamed on FOX Sports App. Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl halftime performance in the Caesars Superdome. Alongside the "Not Like Us" rapper will be multi-Grammy winner SZA.
Super Bowl LIX, which stands for 59, will be shown on FOX and livestreamed on FOX Sports App. Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl halftime performance in the Caesars Superdome. Alongside the "Not Like Us" rapper will be multi-Grammy winner SZA.
While each of the four teams left with a chance to make the Super Bowl have varied histories, this year they have something unique in common.
Led by rookie QB Jayden Daniels, Washington hits the road as the only team to top Philadelphia, with star RB Saquon Barkley and an elite defense, since October.