Stefon Diggs had seen enough of Jayden Daniels to know how Thursday night would end. After catching the go-ahead touchdown in the Washington Commanders’ 24-21 win over the New York Giants, the veteran receiver gave his quarterback a nickname: “Baby Kobe.” “He ain’t flinch,” Diggs said.
A 24-21 win at MetLife Stadium doesn’t fix a 3-5-1 season, but it changes the tone of the next 11 days. The Washington Commanders rallied behind Jayden Daniels on Thursday night after his two fourth-quarter interceptions, and the result leaves them two games behind the Giants with the tiebreaker in hand.
How many of the QB's with at least 35 touchdown passes in a single season can you name in five minutes?
For about three minutes Thursday night, it looked like the Washington Commanders were headed for the same ending they keep writing. Jayden Daniels had thrown his first interception of the season, then his second on the very next possession, and the Giants had the ball with a four-point lead.
Quarterback is the most important position for an NFL team. That wasn’t always the case, but it has been the case for, you know, 50 years at this point essentially.
Jayden Daniels threw two fourth-quarter interceptions before connecting with Stefon Diggs for the winning touchdown against New York, prompting a revealing reaction from Dan Quinn.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and wide receiver Stefon Diggs met for the biggest moment of Thursday night's game between the Commanders
One of Skip Bayless’ tweets during Thursday night’s game between the New York Giants and the Washington Commanders did not age well. The Giants looked set to secure a win in the first game of this week’s NFL action but let their lead go with less than a minute to play.
The New York Giants held a 21-17 lead over the Washington Commanders with under four minutes remaining in regulation of Thursday night's divisional game
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A game the Washington Commanders themselves labeled a "must-win" ended up being one they almost let get away.
The Washington Commanders are 2-5-1 and open the final nine games tonight against the New York Giants. Jayden Daniels is the long-term answer at quarterback, but a lot of the players around him don’t have a contract for 2027.
A 20-13 loss to the Rams ended with Jayden Daniels’ final pass and a fizzled lateral inside the 10-yard line, and the Washington Commanders fell to 2-5-1.
How many of the quarterbacks with the most passing touchdowns in their rookie season for each NFL team can you name in five minutes?
The Washington Commanders will be facing the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football, and they’ll have a few injuries going into the matchup. The good news is that one of them isn’t Jayden Daniels, who has been dealing with a few injuries this season that have forced him to miss time.
The 2026 season is off the rails for the Washington Commanders. If they end up opting for a full reset, the best part of the potential vacancy at GM would also provide some challenges.
Jayden Daniels had the New York Giants beaten five weeks ago, right up until he kept the ball on the last snap of overtime and the clock ran out at the Giants’ 24-yard line.
When a franchise quarterback has to publicly acknowledge his play-caller’s “growing pains,” the problem isn’t just on the field—it points straight to the head coach’s hiring process.
Through the first nine weeks of the season, the Washington Commanders are still finding their footing offensively.
The Eagles are a mess of a team in the middle of an injury crisis, but it was the Commanders that seemed to be the flatter side for the bulk of the game's opening quarter.
The Washington Commanders have a serious problem to solve on offense, and Jayden Daniels' pocket-time numbers offer a troubling indication of why the quarterback has struggled to find consistency.
It has been four days and the Washington Commanders overtime meltdown is still a big topic across the NFL.
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