The Philadelphia Eagles' defensive back lived up to his billing with a message to Jayden Daniels following the NFC Championship game.
Philadelphia’s outspoken safety didn’t hold back after the Eagles’ dominant 55-23 win, sending a blunt message to Washington’s rookie quarterback as Philly marches on to Super Bowl LIX.
Daniels wanted to see the defeat through, even if that only meant handing off the ball on the final meaningless drive. Coach Dan Quinn had seen enough and gave Daniels a breather. His bid to become the first rookie QB to reach a Super Bowl was officially over.
After the game, both Daniels and Barkley linked up for a postgame handshake. On Wednesday, the NFL released a video of Daniels' mic'd up in the conference championship, revealing Barkley's message to the rookie. "Keep going," Barkley said before the rest of his message was bleeped out.
Jayden Daniels' debut NFL season was special, but the Washington Commanders phenom won't be the first rookie QB to lead his team to the Super Bowl.
Quarterback Jayden Daniels kept an option play for a 10-yard touchdown, then connected with Olamide Zaccheaus for a successful two-point conversion. That made the score 34-23, Philadelphia, with 5:01 left in the third quarter. Daniels’ touchdown run capped an eight-play, 70-yard drive that took 3:57 off the clock.
Eagles safety CJ Gardner-Johnson unleashed a social media hit on the Commanders' Jayden Daniels after Philadelphia's NFC win.
The Philadelphia Eagles punched their ticket to Super Bowl LIX with a dominant 55-23 victory over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game. The b
Jayden Daniels dazzled and dominated in his D.C. debut like few first-year quarterbacks ever have. Find out how much Washington's massive turnaround factored into the players' decision to vote the Commanders QB as Sporting News' 2024 Rookie of the Year.
The Washington Commanders 2024 campaign came to an end in the NFC Championship Game, as they suffered a blowout 55-23 loss at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles. And along the way, there was a sequence of events in this game that left star rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels scratching his head.
Daniels is awarding the trip to 30-year Marine Corps veteran Jonathan Knauth, a Stafford resident, through USAA and the Marine Corps Association.