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Jayden Daniels Sets Another NFL Playoff Record in Commanders-Eagles NFC Title Game

Daniels set a rookie record for most passing yards in the postseason on his first drive vs. Philly.

Liam McKeone

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Jayden Daniels has been nothing short of amazing in his first season as the Washington Commanders quarterback. He led his team to a resurgent 12-5 record and won two road playoff games to get Washington back to the NFC title game for the first time in many years.

Along the way, Daniels has set all sorts of NFL and franchise rookie passing records. On Sunday he set one more that officially cements his postseason run as one of the very best by a rookie in football history.

On the Commanders' first drive against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC championship game on Sunday Daniels passed Russell Wilson for the most playoff passing yards by a rookie in NFL history. Daniels came into the game with 567 yards, trailing Wilson by only five yards, and already held the league record for most completions by a rookie QB in the postseason.

Pretty tremendous from the former Heisman Trophy winner.

Washington fans are hoping his magical run doesn't end here. But even if it does, Daniels's first playoff run will go down in the history books.

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LIAM MCKEONE

Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.

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