If the Commanders’ rookie quarterback seems especially poised, that’s by design. His father drilled it into him at an early age.

The Washington Commanders are going to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since Jan. 12, 1992. They stunned the No.1 seed Detroit Lions, 45-31, at Ford Field on Saturday. The last time Washington was in the NFC Championship Game it defeated the Lions, 41-10, before winning the Super Bowl.\

Everything special about Jayden Daniels manifested for the first time in the NFL over 5.3 seconds on the night of Sept. 23. It was his third game; he was on the road against a supposed heavyweight; he was dueling a superstar whose heavy shadow he had not been able to escape for the previous two years.

Nothing about Saturday's game against the Lions could make Jayden Daniels flinched, and the Commanders' rookie QB delivered a stunning upset win.

Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn says he is “not concerned” about Jayden Daniels' leg soreness that led him to take the rookie quarterback out of the regular-season finale at Dallas.

Washington trailed 9-3 ahead of their first drive of the second half, so they are saving Daniels for the playoffs

Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said Monday that he's "not concerned" about the leg soreness that forced Daniels out of Sunday's 23-19 win over the Cowboys, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.

Jayden Daniels wore a bandage over the face gash he earned during a wild card win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but plans to "keep fighting" for the Washington Commanders, who snapped a 19-year playoff win drought.

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The Washington Commanders continued their breakout season with another wild finish, beating the Dallas Cowboys with a touchdown in the final seconds to finish the year 12-5 and earn the No. 6 seed in the NFC.

With the Commanders ending their 33-year wait, the Cowboys now have the longest Championship game drought in the NFC.

The Detroit Lions were obviously the biggest losers Saturday after the Washington Commanders upset them in the NFC Divisional Round. But the Dallas