Jayden Daniels leads Washington Commanders to playoff win

TAMPA, Fla. - - Jayden Daniels got for a basic first down to set up Zane Gonzalez's 37-yard field objective that thumped off the right upstanding and went through as time lapsed, and the Washington Leaders beat the Tampa Straight Marauders 23-20 in a NFC trump card game Sunday night for the establishment's first season finisher win in quite a while.

Daniels, playing with a swathe underneath his right eye after his face was bloodied, turned into the third youngster quarterback in three years to dominate a season finisher match.

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The Commandants (13-5) will confront the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions (15-2) in the divisional round.

Pastry specialist Mayfield and the Marauders (10-8) botched a few open doors and the veteran quarterback committed an expensive turnover in the final quarter. The Bucs couldn't get 1 yard on two attempts from the Commandants' 12 and made due with a field objective to tie the score before Washington's triumphant drive.

Daniels tossed for 268 yards and two scores, joining C.J. Stroud and Brock Purdy as freshman QBs to dominate season finisher matches in the beyond three seasons.

"It implies a ton," Daniel said during his on-field, postgame interview on NBC. "Our fans are around there hanging tight for us. They've sat tight quite a while for this inclination, so I'm only so glad for them."

Washington hadn't won in that frame of mind since beating the Marauders in Tampa Cove 17-10 in a trump card game on Jan. 7, 2006.

"He came in humble, he accomplishes the work, and he has loads of tomfoolery," Administrators linebacker Bobby Wagner said of Daniels during his meeting on NBC. "It's enjoyable to be here ... most certainly on the grounds that I'm playing with him."

The Marauders opened the season with a 37-20 triumph at home against the Leaders in Daniels' most memorable game. Daniels proceeded to have an exceptional season, was chosen to the Master Bowl and assisted Washington with improving from 4-13 to 12-5.

Presently, he has them made a beeline for Detroit to confront Jared Goff and the Lions' super charged offense.

After Tampa Cove's protection held inside the 5 in the initial moment of the final quarter to save a 17-13 lead, Mayfield gave the Commandants the ball back when he bobbled a trade on a handoff to Jalen McMillan. Washington recuperated at the Marauders' 13. On fourth-and-2 from the 5, Daniels associated with Terry McLaurin toward the rear of the end zone for a 20-17 lead.

Mayfield drove the Marauders to a second-and-1 at the Leaders' 12 however they made due with a 32-yard field objective by Pursue McLaughlin that attached it at 20-20 with 4:41 left.

The Marauders never got the ball back, because of Daniels, who serenely drove his group downfield. With under brief left, he was hit behind the line of scrimmage however mixed for 4 yards on third-and-2, permitting him to take a knee to set up Gonzalez's triumphant kick.

Authorities mentor Dan Quinn recently missed short field objectives on fourth down two times and the offense neglected to change over before McLaurin's scoring get.

On fourth down from the Pirates' 4 under a moment into the final quarter, Daniels tossed fragmented. He was compelled and tossed fragmented on fourth-and-2 from Tampa Straight's 20 on Washington's most memorable ownership of the game.

Mayfield threw a 4-yard TD pass to Bucky Irving to give the Marauders a 17-13 lead in the second from last quarter. On the past play, 350-pound cautious tackle Vita Vea was Mayfield's planned collector, yet the QB got sacked for a 2-yard misfortune.

Mayfield terminated a 1-yard TD pass to Mike Evans to tie it at 10 late in the main half.

Gonzalez kicked a 22-yard field objective to give Washington a 13-10 lead on the initial drive of the final part. The Commandants had a first down at the 3 however Tampa Sound's guard held.

After Austin Ekeler ran 2 yards on fourth-and-1 from the Marauders' 23 late in the main quarter, the Leaders went on a couple of plays later to finish a 92-yard drive. Daniels, with his face bloodied, threw a 10-yard TD pass to Dyami Brown for a 7-3 lead.

A holding approach cornerback Zyon McCollum invalidated a third-down sack by Yaya Diaby and permitted Washington to expand next drive finished with Gonzalez nailing a 50-yarder for a 10-3 lead.

McLaughlin kicked a 50-yard field objective on the initial drive. The Marauders were 9-1 when they scored first in the normal season.

The Related Press added to this report.