Washington Commanders' fans have long known that rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels was special.

It might have taken three weeks, but the rest of the league is taking note of what the No. 2 overall pick is capable of after the Commanders' 38-33 primetime win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

"A star is born," NFL Network's Peter Schrager said during his Tuesday morning Good Morning Football segment. "And that is what I would say. And this was on national television in a hostile environment against a team that was absolutely desperate for a win. Against one of the best defensive coordinators in the league in Lou Anarumo, and the 23-year-old Jayden Daniels, in his third game as a player, set a rookie record single-game completion percentage, 91%, he completed his passes. And he led Washington to score on every single one of its drives, not including the kneel down."

Schrager wasn't the only analyst to praise Daniels' showing, as impending Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady also commended him.

"Welcome to Monday Night Football, young man," Brady said during his FOX Sports' "3 Stars of Week 3" segment. "What a performance. Three total touchdowns. This is crazy -- he had more touchdowns than incompletions -- only two all game. A 91% completion [rate], incredible. He was the No. 2 overall pick for a reason. He's got the league on notice, and Washington is off to a 2-1 start."

It's no secret the Commanders have long been a team that has struggled to find an answer at quarterback. The team has cycled through ten different quarterbacks over the past five years, this being the seventh-consecutive campaign with a new signal caller.

Daniels' awe-inspiring NFC Offensive Player of the Week performance provides clarity at the quarterback position. His 91.3 completion percentage also set a new rookie record in a game where the quarterback attempted at least 20 passes, eclipsing the Dallas Cowboys' Dak Prescott, who set the record at 88.9% in 2016 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

He's also the first rookie quarterback to receive the honor since Robert Griffin III did so twice on Week 1 and Week 11 in the 2012 season. The last Washington quarterback to receive the title outright was Kirk Cousins in Week 3 of the 2017 season.

ESPN's John Keim notes the comparison between Daniels and "the ghosts of the organization's past" is something that will always follow him, but it isn't something Daniels should have to contend with after his eye-catching play.

"Being himself has helped rejuvenate a franchise that has not finished with a winning record since 2016," Keim wrote.

The Washington Post's Barry Svrugla shares a similar opinion, citing Daniels as someone the team could develop around for the future.

"Monday night doesn't make a career. But Monday night may well have kick-started one. The current Commanders aren't built to win, but they have a winner to build around." Svrugla wrote in his column.

Daniels' deep shots on Monday night also silenced critics that thought he and standout wide receiver Terry McLaurin didn't have the chemistry that could take the Commanders' offense to the next level.

Through Week 2, the four-time 1,000-yard receiver had just 39 yards on eight receptions, prompting Bengals' cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt to dub the Commanders' a "nice college offense" ahead of the matchup.

Daniels and McLaurin made Taylor-Britt eat his words, not once but twice. Inside the final three minutes of the first half, Daniels found McLaurin for a 55-yard catch that set the team up for a rushing touchdown on the next play. Later, with just over two minutes left in the fourth quarter, McLaurin hauled in Daniels' 27-yard touchdown pass, beating tight coverage and sealing the team's victory.

According to The Athletic's Ben Standig, Daniels' deep completions to McLaurin squashed the idea that the two wouldn't be able to connect. He writes: "More importantly, for the long term, any outside doubt about whether the rookie and veteran would establish game-day chemistry has left the scene."

On top of establishing his connection with McLaurin, Daniels checked off another important milestone -- his first career passing touchdown. Daniels finished the game with a 141.7 passer rating, completing all but two passes and throwing for 254 passing yards. He accounted for three total touchdowns in his third career start and has yet to turn the ball over this season.

"It's still early, but it certainly seems as if Daniels is making Washington's investment look like a brilliant move," wrote Bleacher Reports' Adam Wells.

As Wells' points out, it is still early, which means there's likely more coming from Daniels. USA Today's Nate Davis sees that potential, as he has Daniels at No. 2 on his list of early NFL rookie breakout performances, saying he "looks like the real deal early on."

"Daniels leads the league with a sublime 80.3% completion rate after setting a single-game rookie record (21-for-23, 91.3%) in Monday's victory. He has yet to turn the ball over, is piloting a largely efficient offense that hasn't punted over the past two games -- though it did have red-zone issues against the Giants in Week 2 -- and paces all rookies not only in passing yards (664) and touchdowns (2) but also rushing yards (171) and TDs (3). Thus far, QB peers Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears and Bo Nix of the Denver Broncos haven't come close to approaching Daniels' performance," Davis added.

As the Commanders prepare for another underdog showing in Arizona on Sunday, the short week means most will wonder how Daniels can possibly follow up Monday's showing and avoid a letdown after such a decisive victory.

Daniels' answer: "It's another game. That game's in the past, don't even mean nothing no more."