Jan 17, 2025 - Sports

3 things Lions fans might not know about the Washington Commanders

👋 Axios D.C. reporter and Commanders fan Cuneyt Dil here, with a word of warning.

We might be the underdogs in this fight, but here are 3 things you might not be taking into account with this Commanders team:

Jayden Daniels is not afraid to put the team on his back and run with the ball. He had 13 carries in the NFC Wild Card victory against Tampa Bay, his second most in the past five games. He rushed for 127 yards against Atlanta in the second to last game of the regular season.
A key defender, linebacker Bobby Wagner, was back in practice on Thursday after an ankle injury worry. Head coach Dan Quinn says he's a go for Saturday.
Washington football fans are euphoric over a possible Super Bowl run. Saturday's game will be the first time the team has made it to a division playoff game since 2005. And the last time they won and advanced to a conference championship was during their 1991 Super Bowl-winning season.

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