The Commanders are sitting on the outside of the NFC playoff picture with a 3–9 record entering Week 14. Nevertheless, hope emerged ahead of game day in the form of a healthy Jayden Daniels. Daniels has missed much of the season with injuries; most recently the second-year QB suffered a scary dislocated elbow in Week 9 that has kept him out since. But Daniels was unexpectedly cleared to play on Sunday against the Vikings.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the young quarterback looked rusty against a fierce Brian Flores defense in Minnesota. The Commanders were shut out in the first half and Daniels tried to get something going on the first possession of the second half. He failed, throwing an interception to linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel.
