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The Giants had chances to draft a first-round quarterback this year, but passed. Now they’re in last place and staring down another lost season with Daniel Jones under center.
Jones told reporters after the game that he was “frustrated” by his benching. He was not alone in feeling that way. Rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers told reporters that day that he...
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All signs point to Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels playing Sunday against the Chicago Bears, league sources told ESPN.
The Commanders still will need to see how Daniels is feeling Sunday in pregame warmups before making any final determination about whether he can start. But as one team official told ESPN said about Daniels: “He’s one tough-ass dude.”
If Daniels does push...
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Positive signs
The Washington Commanders made QB Jayden Daniels a game-time decision due to his rib injury from last week. He's officially listed as questionable, but Adam Schefter reports that all signs point to him playing against the Chicago Bears today.
The Commanders still will need to see how Daniels is feeling Sunday in pregame warmups before making any final determination about whether he can start. But as one team official told ESPN said about Daniels: “He’s one tough-ass dude.”
“He’d want to play if he were missing his right leg,” the team official told ESPN.
The...
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The numbers confirm what’s becoming clear: The rookie quarterbacks for the Commanders and Bears can both play.
Williams and the Bears are 4-2 and coming off their bye week, which followed their most impressive showing yet, a 35-16 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. Williams completed 23 of 29 passes, had 226 passing yards and became only the fourth...
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A homecoming for Caleb Williams and a major test of the Commanders
It’s week 8 of the NFL season and the 5-2 Washington Commanders will be facing a 4-2 Bears team at home in Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD on Sunday at 4:25 pm EDT. The Bears had a rocky start to the season, starting 1-2 with losses to the Texans and Colts, but turned things around and the Bears have won three straight games against the Rams, Panthers, and Jaguars.
On offense, the Bears are in their first year under OC Shane Waldron, former OC of the Seahawks and...
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Eagles storyline to watch: The Eagles rushed the ball a combined 81 times over the past two games — 10 more than the next-closest team — for 385 total yards (192.5 per game). RB Saquon Barkley is second to only the Ravens’ Derrick Henry in rushing yards per game (109.7) and is coming off a 176-yard performance against his...
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Survey results!!
The offense of the Washington Commanders has been on fire, leading the league in points scored, points per game, scoring margin, and advanced metrics like EPA per play.
The defense has struggled more, currently ranking 18th in rushing yards allowed per game, 16th in total yards per game, and 15th in points per game given up. Several advanced metrics rank the Washington defense lower; for example, by DVOA, the Commanders rank 23rd (Vikings rank 1st, Jaguars rank last).
Anyone who has watched the Commanders play football for the first 7 weeks of the regular season is likely to...
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Injury updates
The Washington Commanders have been getting healthier as the week went on and they only have three players with injury designations this week. The are preparing to host the Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears, and this was billed as the battle between the No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks. Jayden Daniels suffered a rib injury on his first drive against the Panthers last week, and only practiced today. The team didn’t have him on the field when the media was there, preferring to keep him in other areas to do strength and core training. Dan Quinn...
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Dan Quinn speaks to the media before practice
Dan Quinn spoke to reporter’s after Friday’s practice. All for of the Washington Commanders quarterbacks were inside the bubble at the start of practice while the rest of the team was on the field. When they emerged from the bubble, Jayden Daniels wasn’t with them, instead getting some strength and core work in. Quinn was asked if this was a move to keep reporters from seeing and filming Daniels at practice, to maintain a competitive advantage, but he shot that idea down.
The team pushed Jayden Daniels today, after he wasn’t on...
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Though problems still exist for the Commanders’ defense, the numbers have gotten better. Over the last three weeks, the unit is eighth in yards allowed (292), fifth in points allowed (16.7), seventh in third down percentage allowed (30.3%) and fourth in passing yards allowed (167).
Williams and the Bears’ offense will be a much different test compared to the likes of...
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