As Washington Commanders players streamed into the visitor postgame locker room, a 68-year-old wearing a gray suit and burgundy baseball cap awaited them. Minority team owner Mitchell Rales shook staff and player hands,

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 Jayden Daniels joined Baltimore's Joe Flacco as the only rookie quarterbacks to beat a No. 1 seed in the NFL postseason.

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will attempt to become the first rookie quarterback to lead his team to the Super Bowl. He's already the sixth quarterback to lead his team to the conference title game in his debut season,

The Washington Commanders pulled off a shocking upset in the divisional round of the 2024 NFL Playoffs with a 45-31 victory over the Detroit Lions. Per usual, Jayden Daniels played a huge role in his team's win, and as it turns out, he joined an exclusive club with his latest heroics for the Commanders.

Then Jayden Daniels came along with the Washington Commanders, and he moved the bar up again. Daniels' unbelievable rookie season will continue in the NFC championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles. He has been so good, he has opponents calling him the greatest rookie quarterback in NFL history.

Jayden Daniels, meet Slinging Sammy Baugh ... joining Russell Wilson (2012), Mark Sanchez (2009) and Joe Flacco (2008) as the only rookie quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era to win a road playoff start. But Daniels did more than just win.

Jayden Daniels joins an elite group of rookie QBs to win an NFL playoff game, leading the Washington Commanders to a historic victory.

No rookie QB has ever lifted his team like Daniels, prompting a cross-sport comparison. Plus, Mahomes and the refs, Lamar's legacy and more.

2) Daniels is one of those magical players who lifts the play of all around him, and this is a team of destiny.

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.

The Commanders rookie is playing well beyond his years at exactly the right time, while some of his veteran peers are catching flak for their playoff performances.