Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels explains his 'serious' reaction to Zane Gonzalez's game-winning field goal in the Wild-Card round of the playoffs.

Jayden Daniels' tremendous rookie year got even better on Sunday. The Washington Commanders quarterback led his team to their first playoff win since

Daniels, playing with a bandage beneath his right eye after his face was bloodied, joined C.J. Stroud and Brock Purdy as rookie QBs to win playoff games in the past three seasons.

Jayden Daniels ran for a critical first down to set up Zane Gonzalez’s 37-yard field goal that clanged off the right upright and went through as time expired, and the Washington Commanders beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 in an NFC wild-card game for the franchise’s first playoff win in 6,

After a Washington timeout, Daniels called his own number, escaped a Buccaneer defender in the backfield and ran for a first down with 39 seconds left. Gonzalez, the most recent of a myriad of kickers for the Commanders in his sixth game for Washington, came on with threeseconds left.

The Washington Commanders have pulled off the upset and stunned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a 23-20 win in a thrilling wild-card matchup.

Highlights from the surprising Commanders’ upset of the top-seeded Detroit Lions in the NFL playoffs’ divisional round.

The Lions look to roar their way into the NFC championship game while the Commanders look to keep their storybook season alive. Follow for updates.

The Commanders, who went 4-13 last season, have won by paying attention to detail. Late-game success enabled them to post a 12-5 record in Quinn's first season. Quarterback Jayden Daniels was a huge key in Sunday's win, but the Washington defense allowed 284 yards, slowing the Bucs' high-powered offense.

When opposing defenders hit rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels so hard that they make him leave his feet, or knock his helmet off, or roll up on his legs, he can’t help but flash a million-dollar smile.

To say Jayden Daniels might be the best rookie quarterback in modern NFL history isn’t an exaggeration. After being picked No. 2 overall in April, the 24-year-old former LSU and Arizona State star led the Washington Commanders to a 12-5 record — their best mark since winning the Super Bowl 1991 — and a spot in the postseason for just the second time in nine years and the sixth time since 2000.

For the past month, the Washington Commanders were living on the edge, and that life was good. They became the first team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to win four consecutive games by scoring on the final play,