It was a sloppy start to the game for the Washington Commanders‘ offense on Thursday Night Football going against the New York Giants, but the tide started to turn just before halftime when quarterback Jayden Daniels led the Commanders 67 yards down the field for their first touchdown of the game.
Daniels finished this game completing nearly 70 percent of his passes, throwing for 249 yards and three touchdowns, although he finished the game with a QBR of 52.3 because of his two fourth-quarter picks. Still, he was able to overcome the adversity of his turnovers to lead Washington on a game-winning drive, making him the player of the game.
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Throughout the game, Daniels was making plays on the ground and through the air. In addition to his 249 passing yards, he also had 11 rushing attempts, tied for the most of anyone on the Commanders in this game. His three passing touchdowns were also the most Daniels has had in a game since Washington’s last-second loss against the Chicago Bears last season.
All three of his touchdown passes were impressive. The first was to tight end Ben Sinnott, who had only one catch before this game. During the broadcast, there was speculation that Daniels did not actually intend to throw the ball to Sinnott and it could have been picked off. Regardless of whether it was intended for Sinnott, Daniels still put the ball in a place only his player could catch it.
His second touchdown came to rookie wide receiver Antonio Williams, who hadn’t scored since the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. Daniels threw it on the money, and Williams did the rest with his legs to get to the end zone for the score.
But his game-winning touchdown to Stefon Diggs was the best of them all. It was third and four, and Washington needed to pick up the first down. Daniels threw his best pass of the night to Diggs, who broke a tackle and scored the touchdown. Especially after throwing two interceptions before that final drive, Daniels needed to bounce back from his first two picks of the season.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Washington Commanders Week 10 Player of the Game: QB Jayden Daniels
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