Breaking Down Jayden Daniels' Last-Second Game-Winning Touchdown

What more can you say about Jayden Daniels? He’s been absolutely unflappable throughout his rookie season, just like he was in college. Big moments and adversity don’t seem to bother him or impact his performance. Sunday’s win against the 12-2 Eagles was no exception.

He overcame 5 team turnovers (including 2 interceptions) and a two-score deficit to lead the Commanders to a 36-33 last-second win.

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Washington scored 22 points in the fourth quarter and took the lead for good with just 6 seconds left in the game. Here was the play that won it.

The Commanders came out in an empty formation. The Eagles aligned in a 2-high shell in response (as is customary in a Vic Fangio defense):

To the 3-receiver side, the Eagles locked up Terry McLaurin on the outside in man coverage. Inside, the Eagles had 3 defenders to account for 2 receivers to both sides of the field:

To the right, the Commanders ran a fade on the outside and a deep curl by the inside #2 receiver (RB Brian Robinson). The intention of his route was to hold the backside safety. The Eagles obliged, bracketing him with safety Tristin McCollum and linebacker Nakobe Dean:

To the left was where this play was designed to attack. Wide receiver Jamison Crowder and tight end Zach Ertz would use a switch release: