Daniels completed 9 of 12 passes for 97 yards on his first two possessions and ran five times for 15 yards. Later, Daniels tossed a second TD pass of the night, this time a five-yard pass to McLaurin on fourth down to give the Commanders a 20-17 lead with 9:46 remaining in the third quarter.

The rookie quarterback may have the ‘Mamba mentality,’ and the basketball parallels don’t stop there.

Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has the top-selling jersey across all sports since the start of the new year, per The