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every nfc team has made the conference title game since the last time dallas did.

 

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I'll watch a condensed game when I get home in the morning and offer commentary then.

Back to this.


Jayden Daniels has arrived. Only a rookie, and yet he looks so composed in the pocket like a multiyear quality NFL vet in both of his road playoff wins. He hasn't turned the ball over and made some incredible downfield throws, like this one to Dyami Brown who was blinded by the DET defender:



Terry McLaurin is an underrated name alone (despite being 2nd in rec TD this season) but who is Dyami Brown, you ask? I didn't know, either. The man had 30rec, 308yds, 1TD in this regular season playing in almost all games. But in these two postseason games? He's hauled in 11rec, 187yds, 1TD. Pretty stellar, and this effort from unsung heroes makes all the difference when playing the higher seeds.

But I have to ask of DET:

1) Why did they stop running the ball late in the game? Even at halftime, the game was within two scores and well within reach. WAS run defense is worst in the league, and DET was averaging well over 8ypc. With splitting carries between Gibbs and Montgomery, there was zero excuse for the play balance to be as uneven as it was (43pass/23run).​

2) What is the reasoning for trick/gadget plays? The one with Williams throwing a pass downfield, with the season on the line, backfired and deservedly got clowned on. You don't run those plays unless you are way ahead in possession count and want to show off. It's another tough playoff lesson for Dan Campbell; last year against SF was the overly aggressive 4th down calls, this year was inexcusably bad offensive passes downfield. DET was moving the ball with ease for the majority of the game so...why?​

3) Discipline. What's the excuse for a 15-win team to have 12 men on the field?​

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All that to say...good shit, Commanders. Jayden Daniels is already a top10 QB in the league, and will be a problem for the NFC moving forward. Funny how after cutting out the previous cancerous owner has led to an NFC title game appearance just two years later. Outside of McLaurin, dragging a team with the aforementioned Dyami Brown, an ancient Zach Ertz, washed Austin Ekeler, and a few other nobodies to the postseason is remarkable.

EDIT: grammar