Live updates: Jayden Daniels leads Commanders against Baker Mayfield, Bucs

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• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM GMT+1

  Austin Ekeler for 18 yards, inside the 30!

  Jayden Daniels has ZERO fear. The Commanders are FULLY in control now.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:56 AM GMT+1

  Two-minute warning and Washington is driving

  The Commanders have it on the Tampa Bay 45 with a 2nd and 10 with two timeouts in their pocket. They can control the clock, but they’re not quite in Zane Gonzalez’s range yet — he’s hit from 52 yards tonight, but Washington elected to pass on a 56-yard attempt as well. Think the 35-yard-line at least for a field goal attempt, and remember, the Commanders are 3-for-5 on fourth down tries tonight.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM GMT+1

  Dyami Brown is having a star turn tonight

  A double-spy on Jayden Daniels on a third down, and he’s already making defensive coordinators loose sleep in schemes.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM GMT+1

  Bucs drive stalls out, Chase McLaughlin ties it with a field goal

  It’s 20-20 with 4:41 to play in regulation. Poor timing on a 3rd and 1 snap wound up costing the Buccaneers a couple of yards and they weren’t willing to risk it on a fourth down deep in Washington territory. It’s the second time a bungled snap — after the Mayfield fumble — has cost the Bucs in the 4th quarter.

  Washington has been here before, needing a late score to win — games against Philadelphia and Chicago come to mind — and its been up for the challenge in some huge moments. We’ll see how this thriller, which is the most competitive of the wild card games to this point, shakes out.

  

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM GMT+1

  Commanders cash in a fourth down for a TD to Terry McLaurin

  This time Jayden Daniels was able to find McLaurin for the score and the Commanders make good on the massive Bucs mistake. It’s a Washington lead, 20-17, with under 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Washington finally making another play in the red zone has them in front, but it’s been so challenging all night, as it had to come on another fourth down attempt.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM GMT+1

  Mayfield fumbles, Bobby Wagner recovers!!!

  A DISASTER for the Buccaneers — Baker Mayfield and Jalen McMillian’s timing was off, and the Commanders are back in the red zone in sudden charge.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM GMT+1

  Commanders fail on 4th down from the 3-yard-line

  It’s Washington’s third red zone trip without a touchdown tonight, and this one had a 1st and goal at the 1-yard-line. Brian Robinson going backward and three Jayden Daniels incompletions later, the Bucs have the ball — albeit on their own 3-yard-line — and the lead, early in the 4th quarter.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM GMT+1

  Zyon McCollum called for pass interference in the end zone, Commanders get it at the 1-yard-line

  Gigantic penalty on the first play of the 4th quarter, and Washington is in business.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM GMT+1

  End of 3rd quarter: Buccaneers 17, Commanders 13

  

  It’s been a good one in Tampa, with the Bucs and Commanders trading second half scores in a 17-13 games. Both offenses have had some bright spots after halftime, and it’ made for a see-saw battle at Raymond James Stadium.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM GMT+1

  Daniels to Ertz on 4th down

  The Commanders go for it as much as anyone in the league and in no-man’s-land, this 4th and 5 was a no brainer. Huge play by the rookie QB to the veteran safety blanket tight end.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM GMT+1

  Washington is back into Tampa Bay territory

  It took just three plays, but a holding penalty on Jamel Dean, a Jayden Daniels run, and a drop in the bucket to Terry McLaurin and the Commanders are at the Bucs’ 42. The game has gotten very up-and-down the field since the start of the 3rd quarter

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM GMT+1

  Lucky Bucky! Touchdown Bucs!

  Baker Mayfield finds his running back for the passing TD. Assist to Jalen McMillian for the rub (or pick if you’re a defensive player) to get Irving open and it’s 17-13 Tampa Bay with 4:31 to play in the fourth quarter.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM GMT+1

  Tampa Bay driving to answer

  The Bucs have some CHUNK plays on this drive. First Mike Evans beat Marshon Lattimore to pick up 19 in the pass game, and Bucky Irving ripped off runs of 18 and 10 yards and the Bucs are inside the 10-yard-line.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM GMT+1

  Zane Gonzalez makes the 22-yarder to give Washington a 13-10 lead

  It’s the second time the Commanders have been in the red zone and not gotten a touchdown. With how Tampa Bay moved the ball late in the first half, certainly the Commanders will like that there are more points on the board, but they will wind up kicking themselves if this turns into a touchdown fest in the second half after they couldn’t cash in a goal-to-go situation to open the third quarter.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM GMT+1

  Jamel with a HUGE PBU in the end zone

  The Commanders will settle for a field goal attempt after the breakup intended for Terry McLaurin.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM GMT+1

  Commanders on the march to open the 2nd half

  Dyami Brown, welcome to The Show. The rookie has been big tonight and has catches of 30 and 24 yards on this opening drive of the second half.

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM GMT+1

  Halftime: Commanders 10, Buccaneers 10

  The Commanders were in control for much of the first half, but a late surge from the Bucs on a good drive ended with a Mike Evans touchdown catch, and we’re even at the half. Business picked up in the second quarter and the Commanders will receive the second half kickoff.

  

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM GMT+1

  Mike Evans’ Hall of Fame speech is going to be so much fun

  He’s going to shout out a lot of quarterbacks … will he shout out Marshon Lattimore?

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM GMT+1

  On a 3rd down, late in the first half, Baker Mayfield does WHAT?

  If you’re not a Bucs fan, is there a little bit of you that wishes he could be the quarterback for your team?

• Mon, January 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM GMT+1

  Zane Gonzalez hits from 52, and Washington leads 10-3

  The Commanders have been in control of this game, but they’re only ahead 10-3. They’ve run 34 plays to the Buccaneers’ 16, but there’s 1:52 on the clock and the Bucs have two timeouts before halftime.