A week after knocking off the heavily favored Lions, Daniels is again ready to "let my play do my talking” in Sunday's NFC championship.

Is Jayden Daniels the best rookie quarterback of all-time? A win on Sunday in the NFC championship might provide a definitive answer.

Kliff Kingsbury found a perfect partner in star rookie QB Jayden Daniels, and together they turned the Commanders into a Super Bowl threat.

The rookie quarterback may have a ‘Mamba mentality,’ and the basketball parallels don’t stop there.

“He just has a different poise about him than most and he’s a rare competitor ,” Quinn said. “There’s no doubt about that. But in those moments — if he was a basketball player, he’d want the last shot. As a ballplayer, he wants the ball in his hands to make the difference and he makes great decisions with the football. That takes real mindfulness.”

Yes, drafting Jayden Daniels helped. But those who know Dan Quinn best aren't surprised that he turned a moribund franchise into a winner.

This time rookie superstar Jayden Daniels foud Terry McLaurin for the touchdown and 20-17 lead after the PAT. The lead was short-live as Chase McLaughlin kicked a 32-yard field to knot things at 20 with 4:41 to go.

Jayden Daniels, meet Slinging Sammy Baugh. The Commanders’ dynamic rookie quarterback accomplished a feat in his playoff debut that no quarterback in the NFL had done since Baugh during the franchise’s first season in Washington in 1937.

Jayden Daniels is getting praised around the league after leading the Washington Commanders to the NFC championship game against the odds and expectations

No one outside the locker room was surprised when the Commanders lost to the Buccaneers 37-20 in the season opener.

It was a tale of two quarterbacks on Saturday in Detroit, with Tom Brady getting his opportunity to call a game starring impressive rookie QB Jayden Daniels.