Jayden Daniels leads Commanders to first playoff win in almost 7000 days against Buccaneers
Jayden Daniels ran for a critical first down to set up Zane Gonzalez's 37-yard field goal that clanged off the right upright and went through as time expired as the Washington Commanders beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 in an NFC wildcard game.
The result night marks the franchise’s first playoff win in 6945 days.
Daniels, playing with a bandage beneath his right eye after his face was bloodied, became the third rookie quarterback in three years to win a playoff game.
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Washington (13-5) will face the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions (15-2) in the divisional round.
Zane Gonzalez celebrates with teammates after the winning field-goal. Getty
Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers (10-8) missed several opportunities and the veteran quarterback committed a costly turnover in the fourth quarter.
Tampa Bay couldn’t get one yard on two tries from the Commanders 12 and settled for a field goal to tie the game before Washington’s winning drive.
Daniels threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns, joining C.J. Stroud and Brock Purdy as rookie QBs to win playoff games in the past three seasons.
Washington hadn’t won in the post-season since beating the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay 17-10 in a wildcard game in January 2006.
