On Sunday, the Washington Commanders ended their three-game losing streak with a 42-19 win over the Tennessee Titans at Northwest Stadium.
It was a dominant performance from start to finish as Washington's defense immediately shut down the Titans and set the tone for quarterback Jayden Daniels and the offense.
On the Commanders' first possession, running back Brian Robinson Jr. ran for a 40-yard touchdown, giving them an early 7-0 lead. After another stop, Daniels called his own number for a touchdown run. Then Washington forced back-to-back turnovers and turned both into Terry McLaurin touchdowns, making it 28-0.
While Tennessee had some moderate success moving the ball, the Commanders dominated, scoring over 40 points for the third time this season.
It's been a tough few weeks for fans in Washington, who feared a collapse similar to the 1996 and 2008 seasons. Although there are four games left to play, the Commanders have something the previous teams didn't: Jayden Daniels.
Let's see how X – formerly Twitter – reacted to Washington's Week 13 performance.
The I just put up 463 yards on a defense that gives up an average of 276 yards
— Mark Phillips (@GoingCommander)
Jeremy Reaves:
Great answer, man! W🙏🏾
— Jeremy Reaves (@JR1ERA)
Northwest Stadium wasn't the only place chanting Terry McLaurin's name:
And now the whole bar is singing TERRY TERRY TERRY!!!
– Commanders Squad CLT (@CommandersCLT)
What a throw:
Landing. Terry McLaurin.
You won't get an angle much better than this.
– George Carmi (@Gcarmi21)
Daniels adds his to his NFL OROY case
A look at Jayden Daniels' bye numbers over the past 13 weeks:
8-5 record
252/362 69.4% 3,410 Tot Yds 21 TDs 5 INTs 99.4 RTG
He's hands down the undisputed Offensive Rookie of the Year, and that's not even close! 🔥
– Commander Sean 🪖 (@DMVCommanders)
The commanders dominate at the top
The Commanders gained 267 yards rushing against a team that allows 106 yards per game on the ground.
Harassed the Titans up front.
– Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen)
Ryan Clark
The I needed a start like this today! The last three games were tough.
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25)
The flags were a hit
Flags were pretty cool.
– Joe Hall (@HogFarmerJoe)
It's always the same things from the same people (Hi, Mike)
Have the commanders figured it out, or are the Titans that bad?
– Mike Jones (@ByMikeJones)
Great response here
I hate it when people don't say what they mean in a tweet, but then later say, oh, I didn't mean that, I meant that. If that's what you wanted to say, then say it. The Titans D are pretty good, so I'm happy they played well in the first half.
– Adam Banig (@avbanig)
Remember the Titans?
I remember being the Titans
– COMMANDERS FOOTBALL (@HogsHaven)
