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Commanders Coach Dan Quinn said he’s unsure whether the star quarterback or wide receiver Terry McLaurin will play in Sunday’s game at Atlanta.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels said Wednesday that he feels back to full strength and unbothered by his sprained left knee as he works toward a possible return to the field Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.
Yet if he returns, there is a chance he could be without star wide receiver Terry McLaurin.
McLaurin missed practice Wednesday with a quadriceps injury, while Daniels participated in a limited capacity and inched closer to a return. Coach Dan Quinn did not definitively say whether either player would be able to play at Atlanta, adding that the team would have more information by the end of the week.
Luke McCaffrey
The Commanders are hoping Luke McCaffrey’s long touchdown catch against the Raiders was a sign of a breakthrough.
McCaffrey, a third-round pick in the 2024 draft, contributed as a returner and a backup receiver last season and had a quiet first couple of weeks in 2025. But Sunday he flashed on a 43-yard catch for his first touchdown.
Darnell Savage
Safety Darnell Savage never envisioned joining the Commanders. But when the Jacksonville Jaguars cut him last week and Washington lost starter Will Harris to a fractured fibula over the weekend, the move came together quickly.
Savage, 28, signed with the Commanders on Monday, adding depth to a secondary that has been hit hard by injuries. He has said he’s not sure whether he will be called upon to play Sunday but acknowledged that he has something to prove.
The Athletic (paywall)
The Commanders were missing a starter at every offensive positional group because of injuries — QB Jayden Daniels (knee), RB Austin Ekeler (Achilles), WR Noah Brown (knee/groin), tight end John Bates (groin) and G Sam Cosmi (knee, PUP) — and still collected 400 yards. At many spots, younger players had to fill bigger roles. Croskey-Merritt didn’t have the production in the run game, but he had a key blitz pickup, something offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury said he hoped to see rookie wide receiver Jaylin Lane did his best work in the return game, returning a punt 90 yards for a touchdown. And Sinnott, who helped fill in for Bates, played 33 offensive snaps and was solid as a run blocker.
In Bates’ absence, Kingsbury turned to offensive tackle Trent Scott — he of the “Thick Six” TD last season — as a big tight end for much of the game. He played 19 offensive snaps and reported as an eligible receiver on 13 of those.
After a week in which they struggled to establish their run game, the Commanders quickly went to their backs and remained committed throughout, calling...
