One of many issues that makes the NFL playoffs thrilling that baseball, basketball and hockey don’t supply as a lot is the potential for large upsets.
With the divisional spherical about to happen, the one matchup the place an upset appears almost definitely is the one that includes the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders.
The Lions have been picked by many courting again to the summer time to win the Tremendous Bowl championship, and whereas that hasn’t modified, one has to surprise if the Commanders might engineer an upset, particularly contemplating the accidents the Lions are coping with.
In the event that they do pull off an upset of Detroit, it could imply one thing vital to Washington’s Jayden Daniels, in keeping with one FOX Sports activities analyst.
“This is able to be the very best rookie season ever by a quarterback,” Chris Broussard stated on “First Issues First.”
What would an upset win imply for Jayden Daniels? @Chris_Broussard solutions:
“This is able to be the very best rookie season ever by a quarterback.” pic.twitter.com/FatwL0v17N
— First Issues First (@FTFonFS1) January 17, 2025
Many didn’t count on Washington to make the playoffs this season, not to mention win 12 video games and get previous the Tampa Bay Buccaneers within the wild-card spherical.
Daniels has put collectively clutch heroics on a number of events, and within the common season he threw for 3,568 yards and 25 touchdowns with a 69.0 p.c go completion charge. He additionally had 891 yards and 6 touchdowns on the bottom.
He appears to have the “it” issue so far as having the ability to elevate his crew above the sum of its elements, and that potential has made the Commanders, who don’t possess a ton of expertise, a particular risk.
Detroit is a robust favourite to win at house, however Washington can’t be counted out, and although Daniels might or might not be the best rookie QB ever, it’s thrilling to assume how a lot better he might change into.
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