Jayden Daniels will need to be special for the Washington Commanders to beat the Detroit Lions. And there's a chance he can be in this game

The Commanders’ willingness to gamble on fourth down stems in large part from its rookie quarterback, Jayden Daniels, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound LSU product. In short-yardage situations, Washington can often get Daniels out of the pocket with the option to either throw or pass.

With Jayden Daniels shining last week in Tampa and Detroit’s offense remaining elite, the Commanders' rookie QB is set for a pass-heavy approach on Saturday night.

Ryan Clark had an extremely bold take on ESPN's Get Up about the Commanders rookie QB ahead of the NFC Divisional round vs. Lions.

The Detroit Lions are heavy favorites to beat the Washington Commanders in the divisional round, but Jayden Daniels could have something to say about that, writes .

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We’ve got eight teams still standing on the road to Super Bowl LIX. That number will be cut to four after this weekend’s NFL divisional playoff games. Three of the six wild-card games were won by underdogs (though I might remind you that someone last week said the Rams should not have been a home dog ).

The Washington Commanders have made many changes to go from a four-win team to three wins away from winning the Super Bowl, but none have been more impactful than drafting quarterback Jayden Daniels with the No.

Washington enter Saturday's divisional round matchup as the big underdog against No. 1 Detroit. But here's why the upset-minded road team can at least make the Lions sweat.