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The Washington Commanders are going nowhere fast right now. They are 3-5 after their collapse on Monday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs, which is placing a microscope on what the future might hold over the second half of 2025.
Washington star quarterback Jayden Daniels, who missed the loss on Monday night to the Kansas City Chiefs because of a hamstring injury, is expected to practice in some capacity on Wednesday, Commanders coach Dan Quinn said on Tuesday.
With Monday night's loss, it's increasingly looking like the Washington Commanders may not be a playoff team this year. Dan Quinn's team is mere months removed its NFC Championship appearance against the eventual Super Bowl champion Eagles.
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Jayden Daniels wasn't healthy enough to participate in Monday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs to conclude Week 8. The quarterback's presence was once again sorely missed as the Washington Commanders were left counting the cost of failed opportunities en route to yet another blowout loss.
The Kansas City Chiefs looked to continue their winning ways against the Washington Commanders in a Week 8 Monday Night Football showdown. The Commanders were without Jayden Daniels, which gave the Chiefs an extra edge over Washington before kickoff.
The Washington Commanders entered Week 8’s Monday night contest shorthanded against the Kansas City Chiefs, playing without star quarterback Jayden Daniels.
"Learning to surround myself with the right people off the court" was Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant's most important lesson in his career. Something that Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels never had to worry about.
The Washington Commanders will attempt to derail the Chiefs without Jayden Daniels on Monday, but their Marcus Mariota-led effort will involve a backup kicker as well.
The Kansas City Chiefs take on the Washington Commanders this week on Monday Night Football. When this game was originally circled on the calendar, it promised to be a matchup between two of the NFL’s most exciting quarterbacks in Patrick Mahomes and Jayden Daniels.
The NFL is nearing the trade deadline on November 4, and teams are starting to position themselves to be buyers or sellers just beyond the season’s midway point.
If the Washington Commanders want to cause a massive upset in Week 8 against the Kansas City Chiefs with the national NFL audience watching, they'll have to do it without star quarterback Jayden Daniels.
The Kansas City Chiefs are heating up. That's bad news for the NFL in general and the reeling Washington Commanders in particular as the teams prepare for a Monday night matchup in Kansas City.
Jayden Daniels suffered another injury during the Washington Commanders’ Week 7 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, and the star quarterback is going to miss at least one game because of it.
The Washington Commanders must use a cost-benefit analysis when determining whether second-year quarterback Jayden Daniels should play in their next game.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered another injury during his team’s game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, and his mother had a message for fans about the situation.
The Commanders were just beginning to enjoy the return of quarterback Jayden Daniels after a two-week absence earlier in the season, but they may be looking at another absence in Daniels’ sophomore campaign.
That mistake gifted the Bears with a turnover and an opportunity to complete a drive that ended with Chicago's Jake Moody kicking a walk-off field goal as time expired.