The Washington Commanders have been the story through the early portion of the 2024 NFL season. Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has taken the league by storm as the Commanders have seized first place in the NFC East after moving ahead of both the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. Washington is 4-1 and leading the division, with the franchise having the most hope in years.
The Commanders will be tested on Sunday as they head to M&T Bank Stadium to face the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore will be the first team Washington has faced that currently has a winning record since Week 1, a game that can propel the Commanders as a serious contender in the NFC East.
NFL on CBS lead reporter Tracy Wolfson, who will be covering Sunday’s showdown, previews the star-studded matchup between Daniels and Lamar Jackson.
The Jayden Daniels impact on Washington has been something else. When’s the last time you can remember a player having that significant of an impact on a franchise?
Wolfson: That’s really a good question, especially as a rookie. You can go back to C.J. Stroud and right away he came in, he produced. You saw wins, you saw excitement. They are in a different market, so sometime that gets lost a little bit. You can probably point to that, because, to me, that’s another team that’s struggled in the past. Certainly they’ve had seasons where they went to the playoffs and they lost in the first round.
I think because Washington has been so bad for so long, it just stands out. I think you can point to a Patrick Mahomes, who certainly once he stepped foot out there changed the culture. But you certainly had Alex Smith there, and he really set the tone and Patrick learned from him. I think the C.J. Stroud comparison in a sense; he just went out there and he did his job. And he got a lot of people believing, and he came into this season with Houston being a Super Bowl contender because…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-10-11 19:09:09
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