Washington Commanders rookie Jayden Daniels was cut and bleeding in the second quarter of Sunday's playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The coach called a timeout with 11 minutes and 16 seconds left in the first half. The NBC broadcast showed a cut below the quarterback's right eye. There were streaks of blood running down his face as the team's medical staff tried to clean him up.
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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, 5, faces Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Zion during the first half of an NFL wild card playoff football game on Sunday, January 12, 2025, in Tampa, Florida.・Play against McCallum. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Daniels reversed on a third-and-three and found wide receiver Olamide Zachaeus for a first down. Three plays later, Daniels put Washington on top with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Dyami Brown. Washington led 7-3 with 9:26 left in the quarter.
He was treated on the sideline after the touchdown drive.
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Washington Commanders quarterback Jaden Daniels fires a pass against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half of an NFL wild card playoff football game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
This was Daniels' first career playoff game, and he looked as cool and collected as he has all season.
Washington hasn't won in the playoffs since the 2005 season. That game was also against the Buccaneers. Mark Brunell led Washington to a 17-10 victory over Chris Sims' Buccaneers. Clinton Portis scored a rushing touchdown and the late Sean Taylor scored a touchdown on a 51-yard fumble return.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jaden Daniels panics during the second quarter of the NFC Wild Card Playoffs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. (Nathan Ray Seebeck Iman Images)
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This is the Commanders' first playoff appearance since 2020. That season, they won the NFC East with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses.
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