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The Commanders without Jayden Daniels

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The Commanders are 1–2 without Jayden Daniels this season and 1–2–1 with him. Since his first start, in September 2024, they’re 6–9 in the 15 games without him and 15–13–1 in his starts.

Missed games (elbow), per the NFL’s week 4 injury report.

Jayden Daniels’s page

, a game

This season

MeasureWith Jayden Daniels4 gamesWithout3 gamesDifference
Record1–2–11–2
Points, over expected+0.7−1.5+2.2
Passing yards, over expected−5.3−19.3+14.0
Against the line+3.3−5.2+8.4
Points allowed, over expected−2.5+8.7−11.2
Margin, over expected+3.4−10.1+13.5
Rushing yards, over expected+14.9+2.1+12.8
Pass attempts, over expected−1.4+1.6−3.0
Carries, over expected−0.9+1.9−2.8
Sacks taken, over expected+0.8−1.1+1.9
Turnovers, over expected−1.0−0.6−0.4

3 games without him is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Last 35 games

MeasureWith Jayden Daniels21 gamesWithout14 gamesDifference
Record9–11–15–9
Points, over expected+0.3+0.2+0.1
Passing yards, over expected−1.6−13.9+12.3
Against the line−2.2−0.7−1.6
Points allowed, over expected+1.1+3.3−2.2
Margin, over expected−0.6−2.9+2.3
Rushing yards, over expected+7.2+3.6+3.6
Pass attempts, over expected+1.0−1.7+2.7
Carries, over expected+1.1+0.2+0.9
Sacks taken, over expected+0.7−0.5+1.2
Turnovers, over expected+0.1−0.1+0.3

Who played instead

His teammates without him

This season

MeasureWith Jayden DanielsWithoutDifference
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB
Rushing yards72.531.3+41.2
Carries13.513.3+0.2
Rachaad White, RB
Rushing yards30.539.0−8.5
Carries8.07.5+0.5
Stefon Diggs, WR
Receiving yards45.738.3+7.3
Receptions4.34.7−0.3
Antonio Williams, WR
Receiving yards49.820.0+29.8
Receptions3.82.7+1.1
Terry McLaurin, WR
Receiving yards34.363.5−29.2
Receptions2.34.0−1.7

Last 35 games

MeasureWith Jayden DanielsWithoutDifference
Terry McLaurin, WR
Receiving yards57.668.5−10.9
Receptions4.14.5−0.4
John Bates, TE
Receiving yards7.68.7−1.1
Receptions0.90.90.0
Dyami Brown, WR
Receiving yards25.725.0+0.7
Receptions2.12.2−0.1
Jeremy McNichols, RB
Rushing yards13.318.6−5.3
Carries3.03.7−0.7

The games without him this season

DateGameResultPlayed instead
Oct 4, 2026vsIND · neutralL 13–30Marcus Mariota
Sep 27, 2026vsSEAW 33–31Marcus Mariota
Sep 20, 2026@DAL · played, 17 of 35 pass attemptsL 20–37Marcus Mariota

Method

  • With him is a game he played, from the snap counts; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
  • With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.
  • Since his first start counts from the first game the ledger has him starting for the team, playoffs included.
  • Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers.
  • Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from nflverse’s schedules. A game with no line sits out.
  • His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.
  • Why he’s out: the NFL’s week 4 injury report.

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