Trailing the Chicago Bears 15-12 with two seconds remaining within the fourth quarter and the ball on their very own 48-yard line, Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders had one possibility: throw a Hail Mary.
And their prayer was answered, as Daniels’ cross was bounced backwards within the pink zone and into the arms of large receiver Noah Brown, who reeled in a walk-off, 52-yard landing.
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Seconds later, Brown dropped the ball to have a good time the rating along with his teammates, and that is the place Commanders gear intern Drew Sinclair joined the chat, swooping up the free ball to retailer it away.
“I simply had my palms on my head in awe, and I noticed everybody working round. I noticed Noah [Brown] drop the ball, and my instincts simply kicked in,” Sinclair said about retrieving the ball, in a narrative that was printed on the Commanders’ crew web site Wednesday.
“DQ [head coach Dan Quinn] all the time preaches, ‘The ball is life.’ We see it in all places. I noticed ball and I bought ball … I used to be simply considering, ‘That is a fairly significant soccer for this crew and for this group.'”
Moreover, Sinclair was praised within the crew’s locker room by Quinn.
What did Jayden Daniels showcase in his thrilling Hail Mary victory?
“I wasn’t anticipating it. I used to be behind the huddle listening to him discuss. I heard my identify, and I used to be nonetheless in awe from the play, and I used to be like, ‘Oh crap that is me,’ and I bumped into the middle,” Sinclair mentioned. “That was among the finest moments of my life, for positive.”
Daniels completed the sport with 326 passing yards and 52 dashing yards, whereas Brown completed with three receptions for 73 yards and one rating. The win moved the Commanders to 6-2, good for first place within the NFC East.
On the entire, Brown has logged 17 receptions for 258 yards and one landing this season. He spent the 2023 season with the Houston Texans, which adopted a five-year stint with the Dallas Cowboys (he missed the 2019 season because of a knee harm).
As for the one who threw the miracle completion, Daniels, whom Washington chosen with the No. 2 decide within the 2024 NFL Draft, is among the many favorites to win Offensive Rookie of the 12 months honors, highlighted by him boasting a 104.3 passer ranking, a 71.8% completion proportion and dashing for 424 yards.
Daniels, Brown and the first-place Commanders intention to maintain the magic alive in Week 9 after they face the NFC East-rival New York Giants (2-6) on the street (1 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports activities app); Washington beat New York on a walk-off discipline aim in Week 2.
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