Very few rookie quarterbacks have ever started a game on conference championship weekend, let alone won a title.

Sixteen years after Joe Flacco helped lead the Ravens to the AFC title game, Commanders rookie Jayden Daniels eyes a Super Bowl berth.

A big reason for Washington's success is how well rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has been playing. In the regular season, he threw for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns, and nine interceptions, adding another 891 yards and six touchdowns on the ground.

On Sunday night, we will know the two teams that will face off for the Vince Lombardi Trophy in New Orleans on 9 February. Here Michael McQuaid identifies five things to look out for on a monumental weekend.

In his first season as a pro, Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is doing things few NFL fans have seen before. An essential shoo-in to win Rookie of the Year honors, Daniels led the Commanders to a 12-5 regular season record and a playoff berth with 25 passing touchdowns,

Coach Nick Sirianni said Thursday that center Cam Jurgens (back) and tight end Dallas Goedert (ankle) would be practicing, but when practice rolled around at the Linc, both players sat out.

Coach Nick Sirianni said Thursday that center Cam Jurgens (back) and tight end Dallas Goedert (ankle) would be practicing, but when practice rolled around at the Linc, both players sat out.

Daniels is one more upset away from becoming the first rookie quarterback to lead his team to the Super Bowl. He is only the sixth to reach a conference championship game. The previous five are Brock Purdy, Mark Sanchez, Joe Flacco, Ben Roethlisberger and Shaun King.

Daniels’ poise has been so noticeable that Crosby likened the rookie to Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow, a veteran in his own right. Perhaps it’s something in the water at LSU: both Burrow and Daniels won Heisman Trophies for the Tigers in college.

Take a look at the Eagles since October — en route to 16 total wins for the second time in three seasons — and all the hallmarks of

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And then there were four. The Bills, Chiefs, Eagles, and Commanders live to fight another day on their journey to the Super Bowl in New Orleans.