Week 3 for the Washington Commanders within the 2024 NFL season will ceaselessly be often called the Jayden Daniels breakout sport.
For the Cincinnati Bengals, they’re merely perplexed, as they’re now 0-3 on the season after being upset, 38-33, at dwelling by Daniels & Co.
The Commanders are actually 2-1 on the season, and loads of it has to do with the No. 2 general decide within the 2024 NFL Draft placing on an absolute present on “Monday Night time Soccer,” as he threw for 254 yards along with his first two profession passing touchdowns on 21-of-23 by the air.
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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) throws a go within the second quarter of the NFL Week 3 sport between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Commanders at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. The Commanders led 21-13 at halftime. (IMAGN)
And as he’s achieved earlier this season, Daniels was capable of finding the tip zone along with his legs as nicely. The largest spotlight of the night time, although, got here on the Commanders’ last drive, because the league received to see simply what Daniels was product of.
On 4th-and-four from the Cincinnati 39-yard line, Daniels didn’t wish to get off the sphere, and he was calling to his offensive coordinator, Kliff Kingsbury, to get a play in his helmet so he might arrange his offense. On the time, the Commanders held solely a 31-26 lead after Joe Burrow discovered Ja’Marr Chase for the second time on the night time in the long run zone.
Daniels, exuding confidence, took the snap and delivered a dot to his tight finish, Zach Ertz for a nine-yard sport to maneuver the chains and proceed taking clock off the scoreboard.
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However, as an alternative of simply operating out the clock, Daniels launched a bomb down the proper sideline to Terry McLaurin on Third-and-seven for a 27-yard landing.
Daniels known as sport, because the go put McLaurin at 100 yards on 4 receptions for the night time.
Burrow and the Bengals’ offense tried to make use of the 2 minutes left on the clock for some miracle, and although Zack Moss was capable of run it in to make it 38-32 in that span, the Bengals couldn’t recuperate the onside kick. The Commanders, then, pulled off the stunner at Paycor Stadium.
Cincinnati got here into this sport understanding that no group has ever made the playoffs within the fashionable period after going 0-3. So, whereas cliché, it was the reality: It was a must-win sport for the Bengals of their minds.
And Burrow got here out firing as he discovered Chase on a 41-yard landing go to shortly go up by seven on the Commanders.
However Washington’s offense set the tone early on, as they responded with a landing of their very own, crushing 6:12 of the first-quarter clock to see Brian Robinson slip by a gap and into the tip zone.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) warms up earlier than a sport towards the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium. (Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Photos)
Washington would go on to attain a landing on its first three drives, and so they all got here on the bottom as Austin Ekeler, who exited the sport early with a head harm, scored on a 24-yard rush and Daniels stored it on a learn choice for the rating.
By the tip of the primary half, the Commanders had been up, 21-13, and so they shortly furthered the lead on the primary drive of the second half, and it could be Daniels’ first profession passing landing. Nevertheless, the recipient wasn’t who anybody anticipated it to be.
Offensive sort out Trent Scott scored a “large man landing,” as he slipped out on a faux run play and caught the one-yard go from Daniels for the rating.
Wanting extra on the field rating, Burrow went 29-for-38 for 324 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, a efficiency that normally ends in him successful video games.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) reacts after scoring a landing towards the Cincinnati Bengals within the first half at Paycor Stadium. (Katie Stratman-Imagn Photos)
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However the Commanders proved they aren’t to be taken flippantly this season, as their rookie quarterback seems to have a cool head on his shoulders to kick off his inaugural marketing campaign.
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