Jayden Daniels completed 24-of-35 passes for 273 yards and one touchdown in the Commanders’ 20-13, Week 9 loss to the Rams, adding four runs for 16 additional yards.

Daniels played mostly mistake-free football in this one, but a lost fumble on a strip-sack by Myles Garrett near the end of the first half proved costly as the Commanders had a chance to add to their 10-3 lead before halftime. His lone touchdown pass of the day came on a seven-yard pass to Van Jefferson, who surprisingly ended up leading the Commanders with 58 receiving yards on the day, but Daniels and the offense struggled to generate much offense in the second half against a defensive front that featured both Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett together for the first time. Daniels saw 115 of his passing yards come on his final two drives of the game as he attempted to mount a comeback, but some off-target throws and two sacks on the game’s final drive all but buried any hopes of a comeback. Daniels’ disappointing showing on the ground marks the third straight week in which he has rushed for 23 or fewer yards, and he has managed only 10 rush attempts over that stretch. Now sitting at 2-5-1 on the season, Daniels and the Commanders will look to turn things around on a short week as they prepare to face the Giants on Thursday Night Football. He profiles more as a low-end QB1 until he begins to add more value in the rushing game.