GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jayden Daniels waited for a couple of blockers and then weaved forward for a 9-yard touchdown run , flipping the ball behind his back before doing a little dance and flashing a big smile in a successful desert return. Washington's precocious rookie quarterback is making things look easy, almost instantly turning the Commanders (3-1) into one of the NFL's up-and-coming teams.
“Fun times right now,” Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin said. Daniels threw for 233 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score, and the Commanders won their third straight with a 42-14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Daniels — the No.
2 overall pick last spring — became the fourth quarterback in the Super Bowl era to run for four touchdowns in his first four career games, joining Cam Newton, Robert Griffin III and Anthony Richardson. The Commanders have scored at least 30 points in two straight games for the first time since 2017. “It feels good that we're able to execute the gameplan, but we've still got room to grow," Daniels said.
Daniels completed 26 of 30 passes and has an absurd 82% completion percentage in his short career. He hit McLaurin for a 10-yard touchdown strike midway through the fourth quarter , and found Zach Ertz in the back of the end zone on the 2-point conversion, for an insurmountable 35-14 lead. Jeremy McNichols ran for two touchdowns and Brian Robinson Jr.
had 101 yards on the ground. Daniels and Washington offensive coordinator Kl.
