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A list of stats and notes from the Washington Commanders' 23-20 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, presented by BDO by the Numbers, as compiled by Washington Commanders Public Relations.
General
- The Washington Commanders defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 on Sunday Night in the Wild Card Round of the NFC playoffs.
- Washington will travel to play the Detroit Lions in the Divisional Round on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.
- Washington has won their first playoff game and first road playoff game since 2005 which also came against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Washington has improved to 24-20 all-time in the postseason.
- Washington improved to 7-4 all-time in the Wild Card round.
- Washington is now 8-12 all-time in road playoff games.
- Washington moves to 2-2 all-time against Tampa Bay in the postseason and 2-1 all-time against Tampa Bay on the road in the postseason.
- Washington converted three fourth down attempts, the most in a playoff game in franchise history since at least 2000.
- Washington is the fourth team since 2015 to have 0 punts in a playoff game.
- Washington recorded 0 punts in a playoff game for the first time since 1945.
- Washington is the eighth team since at least 2000 to have five 10+ play drives in a playoff game.
- Washington converted eight third downs, which is the most in a single postseason game since Jan. 8, 2000 against the Detroit Lions.
- Head Coach Dan Quinn became the first Washington head coach to win a playoff game for the franchise since Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs in 2005.
- Quinn is the first coach in franchise history to win a playoff game in his first season as head coach of the franchise in the Super Bowl Era.
- Quinn joins Dutch Bergman as the only two head coaches in franchise history to win a playoff game in their first season with the team. Bergman did so in 1943.
Check out the top photos of the Washington Commanders at Raymond James Stadium for their Wild Card matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Photos by Emilee Fails/Washington Commanders)
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Offense
- QB Jayden Daniels completed 24-of-35 passes for 268 yards, 2 passing touchdowns, and a 68.6 completion percentage. He added 36 rushing yards on 13 carries.
- Daniels is the fourth rookie in NFL history to start and win 13 games including the postseason. He joins Ben Roethlisberger, Joe Flacco and Dak Prescott as the only rookies to accomplish the feat.
- Daniels joins Joe Flacco, Mark Sanchez and Russell Wilson as the only quarterbacks to win their first road playoff start as a rookie.
- Daniels joins Brock Purdy, Dak Prescott, Andrew Luck, C.J. Stroud and Andy Dalton as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for at least 250 yards in their first career postseason start.
- Daniels joins Purdy, Luck, Stroud and Sanchez as the only rookies to have a 100 or higher passer rating in their first career playoff start since the system was implemented in 1973.
- Daniels joins Peyton Manning as the second quarterback in NFL history to lead a team to 0 turnovers and 0 punts in a road playoff game.
- Daniels joins Russell Wilson as the second rookie quarterback in NFL history with 250+ passing yards, 2+ passing touchdowns and 35+ rushing yards in a playoff game.
- Daniels is the sixth rookie quarterback in NFL history with 250+ pass yards and 2+ pass touchdowns in a playoff game.
- Daniels is the first Washington quarterback to throw 2+ touchdown passes in a playoff game since Robert Griffin III against Seattle.
- Daniels joins Mark Sanchez and C.J. Stroud as the third rookie quarterback in NFL history to post a completion percentage of at least 68 percent in a playoff game.
- Daniels' 68.6 completion percentage is the highest in franchise history in a playoff game since Mark Rypien in the 1991 NFC Championship.
- Daniels rushed for the most yards by a quarterback in a postseason game on the road in franchise history.
- Daniels' 24 completions were the third-most in franchise history in a postseason game.
- WR Terry McLaurin had seven receptions for 89 yards and one touchdown, the first of his career in the playoffs.
- WR Dyami Brown recorded five receptions for 89 yards and one touchdown, also the first of his career in the playoffs.
- McLaurin and Brown are the fifth duo in franchise history to record 85+ receiving yards respectively in a playoff game.
- TE Zach Ertz tallied two receptions for 23 yards.
- Ertz recorded his 38th career postseason reception and has passed Frank Wycheck for No. 14 all-time in postseason history in receptions by a tight end.
- Ertz helped convert one of three fourth down conversions on a 14-yard reception in the third quarter.
Defense
- LB Bobby Wagner posted eight tackles, 0.5 sacks and one fumble recovery.
- It was Wagner's first career postseason fumble recovery in 17 games.
- Wagner is the first Washington player with at least 0.5 sacks and one fumble recovery since at least 2000.
- DE Dorance Amstrong recorded four tackles and 0.5 sacks.
- It was Armstrong's first career postseason sack in five games.
Special Teams
- K Zane Gonzalez went 3-for-3 on field goals and 2-for-2 on extra points.
- Gonzalez is the first kicker with 3+ field goals in a team playoff game since Chip Lohmiller in Super Bowl XXVI against Buffalo.
- Gonzalez connected on a 52-yard field goal in the second quarter. It was his longest made field goal since Week 8 of the 2021 season.
Snap counts
Offense (73 plays)
| Player | Plays | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wylie | 73 | 100% |
| Brandon Coleman | 73 | 100% |
| Nick Allegretti | 73 | 100% |
| Sam Cosmi | 73 | 100% |
| Tyler Biadasz | 73 | 100% |
| Jayden Daniels | 73 | 100% |
| Terry McLaurin | 57 | 78% |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 50 | 68% |
| Zach Ertz | 46 | 63% |
| Dyami Brown | 45 | 62% |
| John Bates | 38 | 52% |
| Brian Robinson | 37 | 51% |
| Austin Ekeler | 34 | 47% |
| Luke McCaffrey | 17 | 23% |
| Chris Moore | 12 | 16% |
| Jamison Crowder | 11 | 15% |
| Jeremy McNichols | 10 | 14% |
| Ben Sinnott | 7 | 10% |
| Marcus Mariota | 1 | 1% |
Defense (48 plays)
| Player | Players | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Chinn | 48 | 100% |
| Bobby Wagner | 48 | 100% |
| Frankie Luvu | 48 | 100% |
| Quan Martin | 47 | 98% |
| Mike Sainristil | 45 | 94% |
| Noah Igbinoghene | 42 | 88% |
| Marshon Lattimore | 38 | 79% |
| Dorance Armstrong | 33 | 69% |
| Jon Allen | 28 | 58% |
| Dante Fowler | 23 | 48% |
| Johnny Newton | 22 | 46% |
| Sheldon Day | 20 | 42% |
| Daron Payne | 18 | 38% |
| Clelin Ferrell | 16 | 33% |
| Jalyn Holmes | 15 | 31% |
| Percy Butler | 13 | 27% |
| Javontae Jean-Baptiste | 11 | 23% |
| Benjamin St-Juste | 9 | 19% |
| Mykal Walker | 3 | 6% |
| Jordan Magee | 1 | 2% |
