dreamy season commander of washington It will last at least another week.
After Jaden Daniels' victory. tampa bay buccaneers In their first NFL playoff game, Daniels and the Commanders stormed to Ford Field on Saturday night and defeated the top-seeded Lions by a final score of 45-31. Washington put 28 points on the scoreboard in the second quarter alone and led 31-21 going into the halftime break, building a 45-28 lead with less than eight minutes left.
From there, the leaders held out for the win, clinching the victory with an interception of Jared Goff in front of the end zone with less than a minute left.
Washington is currently in the NFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1991 NFL season. That year, Washington defeated Jim Kelly to advance to Super Bowl XXVI. buffalo bills The final score was 37-24. The MVP of that game was Mark Rypien.
That season, they defeated the Lions 41-10 in the NFC Championship Game.
As for where the leaders go next, Washington will await the winner of Sunday's NFC divisional round game between the No. 2 teams. philadelphia eaglesand No.4 Los Angeles Rams. Eagles are Consensus favorite for that game In the regular season matchup between the two teams in November, they won by a final score of 37-20.
No matter who wins that game, the Commanders will be on the road for the third consecutive week as the No. 6 seed in the NFC.
Washington lost to Philadelphia 26-18 in mid-November, splitting the season series with the Eagles. In a rematch from December, Daniels connected with Jamison Crowder for a 9-yard touchdown pass with less than 10 seconds remaining in a 36-33 win.
As for the Rams, Washington hasn't faced Los Angeles since Week 15 of the preseason. The Rams won that game in Los Angeles by a final score of 28-20.
