Not to be a prisoner of the moment, but Daniels is currently having one heck of a moment. Among the four quarterbacks left, the Commanders rookie has completed the second-highest percentage of passes, taken the fewest sacks, thrown for the most yards per game and has the best touchdown-to-interception ratio. One rating, ESPN’s “QBR,” rates him virtually perfect on third and fourth downs. Most importantly, Daniels also leads the category of “player you least want to see right now.”
Mahomes’s statistical sag during the regular season — he posted worse-than-career-average marks in rating, the percentage of passes that went for touchdowns, and interceptions, and threw for fewer than 4,000 yards for the first time since he became a starter six years ago — has continued in the postseason. And yet, try watching his improvised touchdown pass to Travis Kelce last week, thrown perfectly through Houston’s zone while Mahomes was falling down, and believe that he won’t find a way to win. Mahomes has won his last six home playoff games and 11 of his last 12, dating to 2019.
