The Washington Commanders had low expectations this season. While many were excited about Jayden Daniels, the team was expected to finish with a bottom-10 record this year. Yet, the Commanders had different plans.

The rookie QB has made an impression on some of the team's most respected players of the past and restored hope to a starved franchise.

With blood dripping down his face beneath his right eye, Daniels tossed a 10-yard TD pass to Dyami Brown for a 7-3 lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers early in the second quarter of a 23-20 victory Sunday night in an NFC wild-card game.