Jayden Daniels shook off throwing an early interception at the goal line like it was his 50th NFL game, not his fifth.
“Stay the course,” he said. “Don’t get too high, get too low. Everything’s going to work out.”
It worked out well enough to give Daniels and the Washington Commanders a fourth consecutive victory, a 34-13 rout of the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. The rookie quarterback had nearly as many incompletions as the previous three games combined but overcame that with 82 yards rushing and the longest touchdown pass of his young career.
“I just missed some throws,” said Daniels, who was 14 of 25 for 328 yards passing. “That’s it. Some throws I wish I had back, but we were able to capitalize on some plays.”
Washington is 4-1 for the first time since 2008. Cleveland has lost three in a row to drop to 1-4.
“Nobody likes where we are,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said. “I don’t feel good about 1-4. It eats at you.”
