Their young Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, rookie Jayden Daniels, was sidelined with mild leg soreness. So the Washington Commanders turned to their older Heisman winner to lead yet another last-second victory.
Quarterback Marcus Mariota threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to receiver Terry McLaurin with two seconds remaining Sunday to give the Commanders a 23-19 win over the Dallas Cowboys and, with it, the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoffs.
Washington (12-5) will visit Tampa Bay (10-7) in the opening round of the playoffs (the Bucs opened as 2.5 favorites, per ESPN BET).
Commanders coach Dan Quinn said he decided to sit Daniels at halftime.