Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels explains his 'serious' reaction to Zane Gonzalez's game-winning field goal in the Wild-Card round of the playoffs.

Jayden Daniels' tremendous rookie year got even better on Sunday. The Washington Commanders quarterback led his team to their first playoff win since

Jayden Daniels ran for a critical first down to set up Zane Gonzalez’s 37-yard field goal that clanged off the right upright and went through as time expired, and the Washington Commanders beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 in an NFC wild-card game for the franchise’s first playoff win in 6,

Daniels, playing with a bandage beneath his right eye after his face was bloodied, joined C.J. Stroud and Brock Purdy as rookie QBs to win playoff games in the past three seasons.

Dan Quinn has said he wants to be a coach people remember for always going for it. He made sure of that in the Washington Commanders’ playoff opener at Tampa Bay, going for it on fourth down five times.

The Washington Commanders were visitors to Raymond James Stadium on Sunday night, but they left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' stadium as history-bucking victors. Despite an iffy stretch of red-zone showings,

After a Washington timeout, Daniels called his own number, escaped a Buccaneer defender in the backfield and ran for a first down with 39 seconds left. Gonzalez, the most recent of a myriad of kickers for the Commanders in his sixth game for Washington, came on with threeseconds left.

The Washington Commanders have pulled off the upset and stunned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a 23-20 win in a thrilling wild-card matchup.

Washington Commanders place kicker Zane Gonzalez, right, is congratulated by teammates after kicking the game winning field goal against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

The Commanders, who went 4-13 last season, have won by paying attention to detail. Late-game success enabled them to post a 12-5 record in Quinn's first season. Quarterback Jayden Daniels was a huge key in Sunday's win, but the Washington defense allowed 284 yards, slowing the Bucs' high-powered offense.

The Washington Commanders got some help from the goal post, as Zane Gonzalez doinked the game-winning field goal in to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to move on in the playoffs.

The Bucs did everything they could, but it came down to a doink by Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez that took a positive bounce for the road team.