Daniels completed 9 of 12 passes for 97 yards on his first two possessions and ran five times for 15 yards. Later, Daniels tossed a second TD pass of the night, this time a five-yard pass to McLaurin on fourth down to give the Commanders a 20-17 lead with 9:46 remaining in the third quarter.

The rookie QB has made an impression on some of the team's most respected players of the past and restored hope to a starved franchise.

With blood dripping down his face beneath his right eye, Daniels tossed a 10-yard TD pass to Dyami Brown for a 7-3 lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers early in the second quarter of a 23-20 victory Sunday night in an NFC wild-card game.