Quarterback Jayden Daniels provided a good test for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense. He might only be a rookie, but he’s helped turn the Washington Commanders into one of the NFL’s best teams. He’s been great as a passer, but his greatest strength has arguably been his mobility. Against the Steelers, that aspect of his game was a non-factor. Daniels credited the Steelers’ game plan for containing him as a runner.
“Just schematically, what Pittsburgh was doing, pretty much discipline in the rush lanes,” Daniels said Tuesday via the team’s Twitter account. “Zone reads, they’re kind of taking me out of the zone-read type of situation.