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Jayden Daniels leads Commanders to 1-point win over Saints

Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes to Terry McLaurin and the visiting Washington Commanders held on to defeat the New Orleans Saints 20-19 on Sunday afternoon. Daniels completed 25 of 31 passes for 226 yards without an interception and rushed 11 times for 66 yards, but was sacked eight times. McLaurin finished with seven catches for 73 yards and the Commanders (9-5) held on when a Saints two-point conversion pass failed with no time left. Second-year quarterback Jake Haener made his first NFL start in place of injured Derek Carr and completed 4 of 10 passes for 49 yards with an interception in one half for the Saints (5-9).