The Washington Commanders have won their first playoff game since the 2005 season, beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 with a last second field goal that bounced in off the right upright. They head to Detroit to take on the 15-2 Lions in the divisional round on Saturday night for the right to play in the NFC Championship. Here are five fun facts about the Commanders following their playoff win:
• In NFL history, there have been 3 instances of a team having 0 turnovers & 0 punts in a game behind a rookie starting QB (regular season or post season). All 3 were by the @Commanders & Jayden Daniels (Week 2, Week 3 & tonight). Courtesy Opta Stats.
• Tress Way played in his 182nd NFL game tonight – and now has 1 playoff win. Terry McLaurin has shared the field with 14 QBs in WAS – and now has 1 playoff win. Josh Harris has owned the team for 22 fewer seasons than Dan Snyder – and now has 1 playoff win (Snyder had 2). Courtesy Pete Hailey.
• The Commanders have 5 wins this season when tied/trailing in the final 10 seconds of regulation (including the last 3 games), the most by any team since at least 2000. Courtesy Ryan Satsky.
• Two QBs have engineered an offense on the road in the playoffs with 0 punts and 0 turnovers– 2024 Jayden Daniels and 2003 Peyton Manning. Courtesy Evan Abrams.
• Jayden Daniels has more games in his career where his team has 0 punts and 0 turnovers (3) including playoffs than the combined careers of Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Peyton Manning and Patrick Mahomes (2). Courtesy Doug Clawson.