For every sport he broadcasts throughout the 2024 NFL season during Tremendous Bowl LIX, FOX Sports activities lead NFL analyst Tom Brady is awarding his LFG Player of the Game to that one participant he sees on the sector who makes him say …
“LET’S F***ING GO!!!”
Within the divisional spherical, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels took residence the award after main his group to a monumental 45-31 upset over the Detroit Lions. The win marked one of many largest upsets in current NFL playoff historical past, and Daniels moved one sport nearer to changing into the primary rookie quarterback to begin in a Tremendous Bowl.
Daniels made a number of pivotal performs on Saturday night time. He torched the Lions’ secondary, significantly within the second quarter. He guided the Commanders to a lead over the Lions within the highest-scoring quarter in NFL playoff historical past, as he accomplished 14 of 21 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns with a 137.4 passer ranking within the first half.
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Daniels did not add too many yards within the second half, however he continued to execute on performs after they mattered essentially the most. He transformed on two fourth-down makes an attempt, working for a 3-yard acquire on a fourth-and-2 and concentrating on Terry McLaurin on a fourth-and-1, to arrange touchdowns.
Within the ultimate 5 minutes, Daniels made one other huge throw. He related with backup tight finish John Bates for a 20-yard acquire on a 3rd down that helped the Commanders run the clock much more.
These performs made Brady impressed with Daniels’ poise because the FOX cameras confirmed the rookie showing stoic by way of all of Saturday’s chaos. Brady questioned what made Daniels so composed in these key moments in Detroit.
“Simply the preparation,” Daniels informed Brady. “[Commanders offensive coordinator] Kliff [Kingsbury] and me, we speak numerous hours about every little thing, how we need to assault the protection. I see what I see. I belief my eyes and I put together for these moments like this.”
The preparation from Kingsbury has helped Daniels put up arguably the very best rookie season of all time for a quarterback. He led the Commanders to a 12-5 document within the common season — an eight-win turnaround from the place they had been final yr — and threw for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns and 9 interceptions to go along with 891 dashing yards and 6 dashing touchdowns.
As Brady famous Daniels’ confidence all through Saturday’s sport, he questioned who enabled him to really feel sure about his talents.
Commanders’ Jayden Daniels converts CLUTCH fourth down, resulting in a TD to assist defeat Lions
“I feel it is the entire offensive employees,” Daniels mentioned. “They do an important job of placing what I do know I can deal with on my plate, which I really feel like is quite a bit and so they really feel that too. And I simply put together. I put together the proper manner. I do not cheat the sport. You have to put within the work to place the product out on Sundays. So, I simply thank my teaching employees, actually.”
That teaching employees has now helped Daniels attain the NFC Championship Recreation as a rookie. Earlier than Daniels prepares for subsequent week’s title tilt, Brady wished to know one final thing: Does Daniels suppose he is a greater thrower or runner?
“Man, I feel it is the very best of each worlds,” Daniels mentioned in response. “There’s guys within the league that make performs with each, and I think about myself considered one of them.”
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