Jayden Daniels completed 17-of-25 passes for 199 yards in the Commanders’ 27-27, Week 5 tie with the Giants, adding nine carries for 103 additional yards and two touchdowns.
Daniels turned in one of the best games of his career on the ground on Sunday against the Giants. Daniels broke off an uncontested 38-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to put the Commanders up 19-6, and later broke free for a 26-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to again extend the Commanders’ lead. Both runs came on scrambles where the Giants seemingly forgot Daniels was a threat to run at any moment, and Daniels made the most of his opportunities. With the Commanders in range for a game-winning field goal late in overtime, Daniels inexplicably took a sack with no timeouts left on what appeared to be an attempt to center the ball in time for the game-winning try. We’ll likely get an explanation from both Daniels and head coach Dan Quinn on that final play, but Washington snatched defeat from the jaws of victory to move to 1-3-1 on the season. Despite the late-game gaffe, Daniels looked on-point for most of the afternoon, but struggled at times against the blitz, as the Giants brought pressure in several key spots to force Daniels to get the ball out quick or throw it away. Daniels looked like the elite dual threat fantasy managers want to see, and will be firmly in the QB1 ranks in next week’s game against the 49ers.
