Jayden Daniels, meet Slinging Sammy Baugh.The Commanders’ dynamic rookie quarterback accomplished a feat in his playoff debut that no quarterback in the NFL had done since Baugh during the franchise’s first season in Washington back in 1937.Daniels threw two touchdown passes to lead the Commanders to a 23-20 win at Tampa Bay on Sunday night, joining Russell Wilson (2012), Mark Sanchez (2009) and Joe Flacco (2008) as the only rookie quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era to win a road playoff start.But Daniels did more than just win. He threw for 268 yards and led the team with 38 yards rushing, becoming the first rookie in NFL history to lead his team in yards rushing and passing in a playoff win. He also joined Baugh as the only rookie quarterbacks to throw at least two TD passes in a road playoff win, with Baugh throwing three in the 1937 NFL title game win against the Chicago Bears.Daniels’ 13 wins in the regular season and playoffs are one shy of Ben Roethlisberger’s rookie record set in 2004 for Pittsburgh, and he has engineered five fourth-quarter comebacks.Daniels has been at his best in the clutch, with his 117.3 passer rating when tied or down by eight points or fewer in the fourth quarter or overtime ranking No. 1 among 233 quarterbacks with at least 50 attempts in that situation since 1991.The Commanders also had their third game this season with Daniels at quarterback when they didn’t punt the ball or commit a turnover. That had been done just twice before in the playoffs, with Josh Allen doing it for Buffalo against New England in the 2021 season and Hall of Famer Peyton Manning for Indianapolis against Kansas City in the 2003 season. The success that coach Dan Quinn has had in his first year as Washington’s coach should provide some optimism to the seven teams that are changing coaches this offseason.Quinn took over a fou …
