Philadelphia players were careful not to provide any extra motivation to the rookie quarterback, who has posed a big challenge in two games already this season.
Daniels gashed Detroit's banged-up secondary, but the Eagles can also take lessons their defense learned from their Week 16 loss to Washington.
Washington followed its first playoff win since the 2005 season with a historic divisional upset against Detroit on the road.
Old Jayden Daniels tweet resurfaces after rookie quarterback leads Commanders to upset win over Lions in 2025 NFL playoffs
The No. 1 seed in the NFC proved to be no match for Jayden Daniels. The rookie quarterback led the Washington Commanders to a 45-31 Divisional Round upset
Jalen Carter's sack of Matthew Stafford on Sunday reminded fans of the way he sacked Jayden Daniels in their college days.
Neither No. 1 seed played extremely well during Saturday's two divisional round playoff matchups. One top-seeded team advanced, while the other suffered a gut-wrenching loss. The
Detroit, which needed to win just two home games to make the first Super Bowl in franchise history, is out. The Commanders are moving onto the NFC title game for the first time since the end of the '91 season.
Quarterback Jayden Daniels has accomplished quite a bit as a rookie as he's led the Washington Commanders to the NFC Championship Game. It's been so impressive that Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is showering Daniels with a ton of admiration.
Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio knows that his team has a challenge on their hands in Jayden Daniels.
Daniels has been named the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) Rookie of the Year, amid a historic season in Washington. The PFWA recently released its official awards list of rookie rankings, giving Daniels the nod on the offensive end, while naming Los Angeles Rams rookie defensive lineman Jared Verse the Defensive Rookie of the Year.