Jayden Daniels had a smile on his face as he picked himself up off the ground at the Cleveland Browns' 6-yard line. He had just converted a fourth down -- the Washington Commanders' eighth of the season -- and like most things, the rookie made it look easy.

After taking a second to survey his options, Daniels rolled to his right to avoid a would-be sack by Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. That's where Daniels' speed kicked in, and all the Browns' defenders could do was watch as he turned upfield for the 34-yard gain.

Daniels wasn't the only person smiling at Northwest Stadium as the Commanders blew out the Browns in a 34-13 win. In what was perceived as by far the offense's biggest test since Week 1, the Burgundy & Gold took time to get churning but ended the afternoon humming to the tune of 434 yards, 320 of which came from Daniels.

It was another complete win for the Commanders, who have gotten out to a 4-1 start for the first time since 2008. The defense, which held the Arizona Cardinals to 14 points in Week 4, held a struggling Browns offense to one offensive touchdown. Cleveland was held to 212 yards, averaging just 3.6 yards per play.

Deshaun Watson found it difficult to get much of anything going against Washington's defense, mostly because the Commanders were generating pressure in a way that they have not all season. Watson was sacked seven times, helping limit him to 125 passing yards on 15 completions. Watson also found nothing on the ground with just 14 yards on three carries.

With the Commanders' offense facing a defense led by defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, their defense needed to prevent the Browns from gaining any confidence on the road. The unit achieved that through exceptional performances from Frankie Luvu, who had seven tackles, 2.5 sacks and a fumble recovery, and Bobby Wagner, who was right behind Luvu with six stops. Luvu busted through the line of scrimmage on the Browns' opening drive, forcing D'Onte Foreman to trip and fall short of the marker on fourth-and-1.

Washington's offense, meanwhile, did not get out to the electric start it's been accustomed to over the past month. It went backwards nine yards on their opening drive, and after a 66-yard completion from Daniels to Terry McLaurin on third-and-13, Daniels threw his second interception at 1-yard line, caught by Owusu-Koramoah.

After that, though, it was mostly all Commanders. Austin Ekeler converted a fourth-and-2 with a 10-yard run, and Brian Robinson finished off the drive on the next play with a four-yard carry.

Ekeler, who had 97 total yards, opened up another drive with a 50-yard run. That led to a field goal seven plays later, and after a three-and-out from the Browns, the Commanders put together another scoring drive that went 74 yards on 10 plays. About half of that was gained on Daniels' 34-yard run, and Robinson punched it in on the next play to put Washington up 17-3.

And to put the exclamation point on a strong first half, Daniels connected with Dyami Brown for a 41-yard touchdown to give the Commanders a 24-3 halftime lead.

Just as it was in the first half, Washington's second half performance didn't start out great. McLaurin fumbled the ball on the first play of the third quarter, and the Browns, who took over possession at the Commanders' 30, got down to the 2-yard line with a 19-yard reception from Amari Cooper. But Washington's defense came up with another stop, thanks in part to another sack on Watson, to force a field goal.

The Commanders faced little opposition for the rest of the way. They responded to the Browns' field goal with an 80-yard drive with two third-down conversions, one of which was a three-yard touchdown run by Jeremy McNichols. Luvu grabbed a fumble from Watson, and the Commanders tacked on another three points with a 30-yard attempt from Austin Seibert.

The Browns did end up finding the end zone with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter. They converted their only third-down attempt of the day and ended the nine-play drive with a 10-yard touchdown catch by Jordan Akins.

But by that point, backup Marcus Mariota was in the game, and all the veteran needed to do was run the clock out to secure the win.