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Commanders vs. Falcons: Best photos from Week 17

The Washington Commanders are officially back in the playoffs. The Commanders clinched a playoff berth with a 30-24 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night.

Quarterback Jayden Daniels completed 24 of 36 passes for 227 yards, with three touchdowns and one interception. Daniels also led both teams with 127 rushing yards. His touchdown pass to Zach Ertz in overtime ended the game, giving Washington its fourth consecutive win and 11th of the season.

Now, it’s time to look at some of the best photos from the Commanders’ triumphant night at Northwest Stadium.

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: (EDITORS NOTE: This image was shot with a fisheye lens.) A…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: (EDITORS NOTE: This image was shot with a fisheye lens.) A…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders warms up before the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Mike Sainristil #0 of the Washington Commanders takes the field before…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Michael Penix Jr. #9 of the Atlanta Falcons throws a pass…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Michael Penix Jr. #9 of the Atlanta Falcons huddles with the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: A member of the Washington Commanders dance team performs during the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: A general view of fans during the game between the Atlanta…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Olamide Zaccheaus #14, Brian Robinson Jr. #8, and Emmanuel Forbes Jr.…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Quan Martin #20 and Percy Butler #35 of the Washington Commanders…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Michael Penix Jr. #9 of the Atlanta Falcons hands the ball…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Olamide Zaccheaus #14 and John Bates #87 of the Washington Commanders…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Terry McLaurin #17 of the Washington Commanders runs with the ball…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Bijan Robinson #7 of the Atlanta Falcons scores a touchdown in…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Bijan Robinson #7 and Drew Dalman #67 of the Atlanta Falcons…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders hands the ball off…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders drops back to pass…
Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders drops back to pass in the first quarter against…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus (14) celebrates with Commanders…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7) celebrates after scoring…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7) celebrates after scoring…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons linebacker Kaden Elliss (55) returns an interception against…
Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7) scores a touchdown against the Washington Commanders during the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus (14) catches a touchdown…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders safety Quan Martin (20) intercepts a pass intended…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) passes the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) passes the ball…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders throws a pass in…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus (14) celebrates with teammates…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) prepares to throw the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) throws the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7) carries the ball…
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) pass is intercepted by Atlanta Falcons linebacker Kaden Elliss (55)…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) passes the ball as…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) passes the ball as…
Washington Commanders wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus (14) runs with the ball after making a catch as…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7) celebrates with teammates…
Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7) carries the ball as Washington Commanders cornerback Benjamin St-Juste…
Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz (86) celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-winning touchdown against…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz (86) catches the game-winning…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Tyler Allgeier (25) carries the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus (14) carries the ball…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Kirk Cousins #18 of the Atlanta Falcons and Zach Ertz #86…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Zach Ertz #86 and Sam Cosmi #76 of the Washington Commanders…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Zach Ertz #86 and John Bates #87 of the Washington Commanders…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders safety Quan Martin (20) carries the ball as…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Zach Ertz #86 of the Washington Commanders celebrates after scoring a…
Washington Commanders running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. (36) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Chris Rodriguez Jr. #36 of the Washington Commanders runs with the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 and Chris Rodriguez Jr. #36 of the Washington…
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) reaches for a pass in front of Atlanta Falcons…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz (86) celebrates while leaving…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) looks on while leaving…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates with fans in…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves (39) proposes to his girlfriend…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves (39) proposes to his girlfriend…
Washington Commanders running back Michael Wiley (34) carries the ball as Washington Commanders cornerback Mike Sainristil…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn reacts while leaving the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Hartman celebrates with fans in the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Hartman leaves the field after defeating…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders fans cheer from the stands after Commanders cornerback…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Brycen Tremayne (89) celebrates after defeating…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz (86) celebrates after scoring…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn reacts from the sidelines…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates while leaving the…
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates while leaving the field after the Commanders' game against…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) speaks to the referees…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) looks on from the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates while leaving the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates while leaving the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; An official game ball rolls on the field during the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) carries the ball as…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) runs with the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders tight end John Bates (87) carries the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) carries the ball as…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) records a video while…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) speaks with NBC sideline…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) fumbles the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) hugs Atlanta Falcons wide…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders guard Chris Paul (75) celebrates with Commanders guard…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz (86) reacts after catching…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) runs with the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus (14) runs with the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) runs with the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. (36) leaps over…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn looks on from the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz (86) reacts after catching…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus (14) attempts to catch…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) throws the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London (5) hands the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders defensive players stand on the field during a…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris looks on from the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) prepares to pass the…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7)carries the ball as…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz (86) catches a touchdown…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders runs with the ball…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Kyle Pitts #8 of the Atlanta Falcons celebrates after scoring a…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) runs with the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud III (34) is tackled…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. (36) celebrates with…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) attempts to catch…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) celebrates with Commanders tight…
Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz (86) celebrates by throwing the ball into the stands after…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders runs with the ball…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; A moment of silence for the passing of former President…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) scrambles as Atlanta Falcons…
Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) runs with the ball…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Drake London #5 of the Atlanta Falcons runs with the ball…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Michael Penix Jr. #9 of the Atlanta Falcons throws a pass…
Zane Gonzalez #47 of the Washington Commanders attempts a field goal in the fourth quarter against…
Head coach Dan Quinn of the Washington Commanders calls out instructions in the fourth quarter against…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders throws a pass in…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Michael Penix Jr. #9 of the Atlanta Falcons walks off the…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Ray-Ray McCloud III #34 of the Atlanta Falcons (L) and Dante…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders reacts in the third…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Zach Ertz #86 of the Washington Commanders celebrates after scoring a…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Michael Penix Jr. #9 of the Atlanta Falcons and Jayden Daniels…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: A.J. Terrell Jr. #24 of the Atlanta Falcons and Jayden Daniels…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: A general view of fans during the game between the Atlanta…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: John Bates #87 of the Washington Commanders runs with the ball…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: A general view of signage displaying that the Washington Commanders clinched…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Arnold Ebiketie #17 of the Atlanta Falcons sacks Jayden Daniels #5…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Head coach Raheem Morris of the Atlanta Falcons calls out instructions…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Head coach Raheem Morris of the Atlanta Falcons (L) and head…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders walks off the field…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders runs with the ball…
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