Sorting the NFL Sunday Pile, Week 4: Jayden Daniels is a superstar and revenge was on the menu everywhere

Jayden Daniels has arrived, and he brought revenge with him. The rookie quarterback has been just good the whole season, honestly, but Sunday’s follow up to his explosive performance in Week 3’s Monday upset of the Bengals was just as impressive. And it helped give the man who calls plays for him, Kliff Kingsbury, a chance to stick it to his old employer in the Cardinals during the 42-14 beatdown of the Cardinals. 

Kliff’s been in his bag the last two weeks, stretching the field a little more than the start of the season. The Commanders ripped off 16 straight scoring drives (not counting kneeldowns) tying the 2019 Ravens and 2018 Saints for the most since 2000. The Commanders 42 points were the most by the team since the 2016 season. It’s the first time Washington has scored 30+ points in back-to-back weeks since 2017. 

It helps to have someone of Daniels talent pulling the trigger. A week after completing more than 90 percent of his passes, Daniels was locked in again this week, going 26-for-30 for 233 yards, including a laser beam touchdown throw to Terry McLaurin. 

That makes him the first quarterback in NFL history to complete 85 percent passes or more in back-to-back games. Daniels 82.1 completion percentage is the highest by ANY quarterback through four games since Tom Brady’s started with 79.2 percent in 2007. The Commanders are just the second team in NFL history with more scoring drives (23) than incompletions (19) through their first four games to start a season, joining the 1973 Rams.

Those are some pretty wild stats to start a season and a career. Daniels also tacked on 47 yards and a score on the ground, but wasn’t called on to use his legs a ton thanks to a robust run game and a really strong performance from Brian Robinson. 

More importantly, Daniels looked incredibly composed and calm on the field Sunday. He just looks like he belongs and the game doesn’t look at…

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Author : Will Brinson

Publish date : 2024-09-30 12:23:18

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