Marcus Mariota

No content with one thrilling upset to begin his career, Daniels played another lights-out game, this time against the best team in the NFC. While there were many great throws from the rookie, the highlight of his night was a 42-yard dime right into the bucket for Dyami Brown. The deep shot that opened the second quarter and put Washington in the red zone eventually set up a Brian Robinson plunge into the end zone. The Commanders' aggressiveness on fourth-down has been their great equalizing down the stretch and they didn't disappoint this time around, attempting four fourth-down conversions. They found paydirt on three, with the lone miss being a hilariously bungled play that saw Marcus Mariota take the snap instead of Daniels. While Washington may not be the top team in the power ratings heading into next week, they might be the scariest. The Commanders will travel to face the winner of the Eagles/Rams game in the NFC Championship.

Daniels struggled through the first half of the Commanders' Week 18 contest against the Cowboys, completing 6-of-12 passes for 38 scoreless yards before being replaced by Marcus Mariota in the the second half. Daniels was rumored to be dealing with said leg soreness after the game, but could be seeing cutting up on the sideline and engaging his teammates during the comeback win. Things didn't appear all that serious on Sunday, and Quinn' lack of concern heading into the NFC Wild Card week is enough to suggest Daniels will be good to go on Sunday night against the Buccaneers.

Backup QB Marcus Mariota spurred another comeback to close out the regular season. Here are the highlights and takeaways from Washington s win over Dallas.

Backup QB leads Washington to 23-19 comeback win over the Cowboys to close a dramatic regular season and set up a first-round game in Tampa.

With the Commanders opting to sit Jayden Daniels in the second half due to leg soreness, Marcus Mariota came on and threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin with two seconds remaining to give Washington a 23-19 win over the Cowboys.