Quarterback Jayden Daniels kept an option play for a 10-yard touchdown, then connected with Olamide Zaccheaus for a successful two-point conversion. That made the score 34-23, Philadelphia, with 5:01 left in the third quarter. Daniels’ touchdown run capped an eight-play, 70-yard drive that took 3:57 off the clock.

Jayden Daniels ran out of time for another comeback. Daniels finished with 255 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception and was sacked three times.

Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has been at the heart of the Commanders’ remarkable turnaround from cellar dwellers to championship contenders. While he was unable to become the first starting rookie quarterback to reach the Super Bowl,

The Washington Commanders are in the middle of a divisional battle, though their matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles also happens to be in the NFC title game with a Super Bowl bid on the line. Eagles superstar Saquon Barkley scored two first-quarter touchdowns to help them to an early 14-3 lead,

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels rushes for a 9-yard touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Orlovsky reshared an ESPN graphic later Thursday that showed that in Week 11, the Eagles blitzed Daniels 11% of the time. Daniels had a 21 QBR. In Week 16, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio blitzed his group 33% of the time. Daniels responded with a 96 QBR.

The Eagles did have success against Daniels in the first meeting, on Nov. 14, a 26-18 Eagles win. Carter had a career-high 7 tackles that night as Daniels was held to 191 yards passing and 18 yards rushing.Carter will need to do that again for the Eagles to advance to their second Super Bowl in three seasons.

Daniels had a savage jersey swap message for Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold, adding spark to the NFC Championship matchup against the Eagles.

Jayden Daniels came close, but in the end, came up short in becoming the first rookie quarterback to ever start in the Super Bowl. Daniels' Washington Commanders fell to the Philadelphia Eagles 55-23 Sunday in the NFC championship.

Two NFC East teams will duke it out for a ticket to the Super Bowl when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Washington Commanders Sunday. Philadelphia has been one of the NFL’s top teams all season while Washington is making an improbable run through the NFL Playoffs. The game kicks off at 3 p.m. ET Sunday in Philadelphia.

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