The Commanders took a major gamble with Jayden Daniels in the lineup on fourth down. But Marcus Mariota ended up getting criticized.
Marcus Mariota is embracing life as a proud #GirlDad to his daughter, Makaia Kei Mariota. The Washington Commanders quarterback and his wife, Kiyomi, welcomed Makaia on Dec. 7, 2022, a milestone the couple joyfully announced on Instagram.
With the Commanders opting to sit Jayden Daniels in the second half due to leg soreness, Marcus Mariota came on and threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin with two seconds remaining to give Washington a 23-19 win over the Cowboys.
Backup QB leads Washington to 23-19 comeback win over the Cowboys to close a dramatic regular season and set up a first-round game in Tampa.
The Washington Commanders secured a 23-19 win against the Cowboys with a last-minute TD pass from Marcus Mariota.
ARLINGTON, Texas — (AP) — Marcus Mariota threw a 5-yard touchdown ... The Commanders will visit either Tampa Bay or the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round next weekend.
The Rams are heading to the divisional round of the 2025 NFL playoffs after picking up the 27-9 victory over Minnesota. They will advance to take on Philadelphia in the next round of the playoffs, and they'll be bringing a ferocious pass rush with them.
Marcus Mariota threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin with 3 seconds left, lifting Washington to a 23-19 victory over the Dallas Cowboys and clinching the sixth seed in the NFC playoffs for t
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The biggest cap hit for a backup quarterback in 2024, according to spotrac.com, was $7.9 million and belonged to Jacoby Brissett. Marcus Mariota was at $6 million.
The Commanders, 4-13 a season ago, are one win from the Super Bowl after upsetting the top-seeded Lions on their home field.
If a 12-5 record and the wild-card win over the Bucs didn’t convince remaining skeptics, hammering the NFC's top seed indeed did the trick.