A rib injury knocked Washington's rookie QB out of Sunday's rout of Carolina early and could keep the draft's No. 2 pick from facing No. 1 pick, Bears QB Caleb Williams.
The Commanders crushed the Carolina Panthers 40-7 but did it almost entirely without quarterback Jayden Daniels due to a rib injury suffered on Washington's first offensive possession.
The battle between Bears QB Caleb Williams and Daniels is next week and the hype has been building for it for several weeks, or at least since Williams' productivity within the Bears offense increased enough for the anticipation to increase.Daniels made a cut trying to run, went down to the turf and reached down but at his abdomen and not his leg. The injury was reported as ribs.
Daniels had completed two pass attempts for 3 yards each and ran three times for 50 yards before he left. Daniels broke his first run 46 yards and finished the first drive with a 3-yard completion even after the injury.Daniels wanted to play and was examined on the sideline. He tried to throw a bit there and later threw his helmet down in disgust. He never returned and was ruled out for the remainder of the game by the team.
In the meantime, backup Marcus Mariota came in and lit it up in Kliff Kingsbury's Washington offense.Daniels entered Sunday's game with a passer rating of 107.1, a league-best 75.3% completions, six TD passes and two intereptions. He has now thrown for 1,410 yards this year on 127-of-168.had Jayden Daniels for one drive, lost Brandon Coleman to a concussion & yet still smashed Carolina. Adam Peters & co. - in less than 10 months - have built an offensive monster.
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