Philadelphia’s outspoken safety didn’t hold back after the Eagles’ dominant 55-23 win, sending a blunt message to Washington’s rookie quarterback as Philly marches on to Super Bowl LIX.
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.
Jayden Daniels fell just short of making the Super Bowl in his rookie season, but the Washington Commanders’ star quarterback is sending a Virginia Marine to the big game.
Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels is expected to see a scheme change against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game.
Following the Washington Commanders' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game, quarterback Jayden Daniels was very direct with his thoughts.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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