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The buzz surrounding Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels seems to grow each week, and Monday night’s performance in a thrilling 38-33 win over the Bengals was one of the best ever by a rookie.
Daniels went 21-for-23 for 254 yards and two touchdowns, also leading Washington with 39 rushing yards and another score. How rare is a passing game that accurate? The 91.3% completion rate is the eighth-best for any game ever with 20-plus passes, and it’s both an NFL rookie record and a Washington team record.
Usually such high-completion games feature dump-offs and screens, but Daniels did so in a game in which he averaged 11.0 yards per attempt. In NFL history, there have been 20 games with at least 20 passes and a 90% completion rate or better, and that’s the third-highest yards per attempt within those 20 games.
The dual-threat nature of Daniels’ game means he’s also leading all NFL rookies in rushing yards with 171, and he’s one rushing touchdown behind the overall NFL lead there. He’s on pace to throw for 3,762 yards, rush for 969 and account for 28 touchdowns rushing and passing. He also ranks fourth among all NFL quarterbacks in passer rating.
The excitement around Daniels will make Washington a more coveted TV commodity. As it stands, the Commanders have only one more prime-time game scheduled this season, on a Thursday in Week 11 at Philadelphia. If Daniels keeps up anything close to the level of play he’s shown through three games, Washington will find itself flexed into bigger TV windows.
He’ll go head-to-head with Chicago’s Caleb Williams in Week 9, and while Denver’s Bo Nix took a big step forward in the Broncos’ win over the Bucs on Sunday, Daniels looks to be the early leader in this rookie quarterback class.
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