Four Downs with the Commanders: Shutting down Jayden Daniels after snapping a slide

Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the New York Giants during the second quarter of an NFL football competition Sunday Dec in East Rutherford N J AP Photo Yuki Iwamura AP Yuki Iwamura Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the New York Giants during the second quarter of an NFL football challenge Sunday Dec in East Rutherford N J AP Photo Yuki Iwamura AP Yuki Iwamura We re on to Yes there are three games remaining in the regular season that s been lost for almost two months now but when Dan Quinn stated Monday they d be shutting down quarterback Jayden Daniels and his injured nonthrowing elbow the season that began with possibilities is officially in mop-up mode Time to figure out which fringe players belong in the core and what the squad s contemporary draft picks and free agents can do on the big stage At least we won t have a double-digit losing streak to haunt us over the winter months Washington s - win at the New York Giants completes a sweep of their NFC East foes and puts the Burgundy and Gold one win or one Giants loss away from staying out of the division cellar hey after last-place finishes in seasons it s a relief Yes they slide down the NFL s draft order to eighth in the first round And now two of their four wins have come against a Giants crew that s at present on a collision class for the first overall pick in the NFL draft First down It was great to see big plays Sunday afternoon from Bill Croskey-Merritt s -yard touchdown run that put them on the scoreboard to Jaylin Lane s -yard punt return for a amount to Terry McLaurin s -yard touchdown catch that helped provide the necessary cushion I also liked the boost Mike Sainristil provided in the secondary with an interception and a deflection On a unit that is begging for takeaways the second-year pro has four of the squad s seven interceptions Second down Philadelphia comes to Northwest Stadium on Saturday with a chance to clinch its second straight NFC East title and become the division s first repeat winner since The Eagles - ended a three-game slide by smacking Las Vegas while Dallas - - has dropped two straight in prime time to move to the precipice of elimination More Commanders News The Commanders are capable of beating another bad organization What does that mean for next season Jayden Daniels is being shut down by the Commanders for the last three games Commanders beat the Giants - to end their losing streak at games Minnesota s - win over the Cowboys couldn t prevent the Vikings from officially falling out of contention and they re also joined by Cincinnati and big surprise Kansas City The Chiefs aren t only missing the postseason for the first time since but they also lost quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a torn ACL Third down Washington moved the chains on just - attempts but the defense held the Giants to - on the money down the two teams combined to go - in the second half Marcus Mariota completed - passes for a pair of conversions both taking place on the first drive of the day while Jeremy McNichols posted a five-yard gain on a third-and- Mariota also scrambled short of the marker and was sacked twice while he took a knee on the final play of the day The top option Terry McLaurin caught one of his two targets for a first-possession conversion Yardage breakdown - on short-yardage - when needing four to six yards - on third and long plus the kneel-down to end the challenge Flag on the play Washington was whistled times with one penalty declined Six were on offense three false starts two of which came on consecutive snaps and three holds one of which was declined There were four on defense holding illegal contact pass interference and the famed neutral zone infraction and two on special teams kickoff out of bounds and an illegal block above the waist Rookie Josh Conerly was the only repeat offender although his hold in the first quarter was declined his false start was not Conerly s nine penalties this year are the majority of on the club and false starts is the band leader with offensive special teams holding coming in second Majority of costly penalty Sunday The defensive holding on Noah Igbinoghene gave the Giants a first-and- at the Washington and they d sum their first touchdown of the day five plays later Fourth down Washington had the duo of Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma for the third time in four games and as they move into standalone territory they ll draw FOX s No gang of Joe Davis and Greg Olsen for Saturday s event with Philadelphia Of all seasons to have multiple national TV audiences Source