The Daily Slop – 21 September 2026
Editor’s note: Each day, Hogs Haven compiles a collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, with a sprinkling of other stuff. Enjoy!
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Washington Post (paywall)
Jayden Daniels’s dislocated elbow overshadows Commanders’ loss to Cowboys
As Jayden Daniels was carted off the field Sunday with his left arm in an air cast and a towel draped over his head, the Washington Commanders’ future plunged into uncertainty.
The result of the game, a 37-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, was
irrelevant. When Daniels suffered a dislocated left elbow — the same one he dislocated last year — everything changed for the Commanders.
Commanders Coach Dan Quinn said X-rays revealed that Daniels didn’t suffer any fractures. Quinn said he has “optimism” Daniels will be able to play again this season, but the quarterback has to undergo further testing to find out whether he suffered any ligament damage. That will help determine whether he needs surgery, which will dictate his timeline for a return.
After Daniels took the snap on the final play of the first half, left guard Chris Paul appeared to step on his left foot, and the quarterback lost his balance and extended his left arm to attempt to catch himself. His arm then bent awkwardly before he flung the ball away. Daniels initially attempted to run to the sidelines but collapsed in pain on the field. Trainers and teammates surrounded him before he was taken off the field.
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The Athletic (paywall)
Jayden Daniels dislocates left elbow again in Commanders’ loss: ‘Just very, very unfortunate’
Daniels, who remarkably had the wherewithal to toss the ball toward the sideline before Bullard hit him, grabbed his left arm immediately after the play was dead. Hunched over in obvious pain, he tumbled back to the ground as the team’s medical staff — and Mariota — rushed to his side.
“Oh s—,” analyst Tom Brady said on the Fox broadcast after seeing Daniels’ elbow bend backward.
Daniels was carted off the field with a towel over his head and was promptly ruled out for the remainder of the game. He left the stadium Sunday evening with his left arm wrapped and in a sling.
The injury was a demoralizing blow after Daniels missed 10 games because of injuries in 2025, the most significant of which was the dislocated elbow he suffered in a Week 9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
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More from The Athletic (paywall):
The Washington Commanders are back to having no answers for the Dallas Cowboys’ receivers, and with Marcus Mariota doing his level best to somehow rally them in this stadium, because Jayden Daniels, again, got injured.
Daniels is out again, and probably for a while, on the flukiest of injuries — a dislocated left elbow suffered when he tried to right himself on a third-and-goal play, the last play of the first half, after he stumbled after taking the snap. It looked like left guard Chris Paul’s right foot inadvertently tripped Daniels’ left foot, throwing Daniels off-balance. Daniels put his left hand down to steady himself, and … Good Lord.Prescott makes history as Cowboys beat Commanders
It’s a million-to-one shot that a quarterback will trip after a snap, and use his off hand to regain his balance — and then dislocate his elbow. But it happened.
Football, of all the sports, leans heavily into a “next man up” mentality. You have to be stoic and strong when there are injuries to your teammates — who often also become your friends.
But this one really stings for Daniels and the team that believes so much in him. His personality and his talent permeate the locker room and give his teammates belief. His fourth quarter in Philadelphia last week was evidence of what he can do at his best. But it will be hard for this team not to fall into not again, watching Daniels get carted off, injured for a fourth time in his last five games.
To read more of this second article about JD5 from The Athletic, CLICK HERE
WIN Sports
Commanders Fall 37-20 To Cowboys In Week 2, Jayden Daniels Suffers Left Elbow Injury
Washington made an intentional move during the offseason by implementing a new offensive scheme. The goal in mind was to create a more versatile attack while reducing hits Daniels had to take in game play. However, within the first two games of the season, the offense has to struggled to find a consistent stride in production.
Before leaving Sunday’s game, Daniels helped ignite Washington’s offense and provided a spark for the team while the defense struggled to find their footing. In a 15-play drive that lasted more than five minutes, Daniels rushed for 24 yards on three scrambles which carried the Commanders to the Cowboys 1-yard line.
Washington had an opportunity to tie the game 17-17 before halftime, but two incomplete passes in the red zone kept the Commanders from scoring. The failed attempts set up the final play of the half, which ultimately led to Daniels’ injury.
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ESPN
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels suffers dislocated elbow vs. Cowboys
Daniels emerged from the locker room after the game, his left arm in a sling, and walked to an area where he had family and friends waiting. He hugged a few of them before leaving. Teammates said Daniels spoke to some of them after the game, letting them know he’s OK.
Daniels dislocated his left elbow last season in Week 9 against Seattle. He returned four weeks later but reinjured the elbow attempting to make a tackle after an interception in Week 14 at Minnesota. He did not play the rest of the season.
On Sunday, Daniels cut the Commanders’ 17-3 deficit by throwing a touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs and then led Washington on the drive to end the first half.
Daniels completed 11 of 17 passes for 96 yards but hurt the Cowboys on the ground as well, resembling the player who was named the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2024. Daniels rushed seven times for 69 yards Sunday.
Mariota completed 11 of 16 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown.
“We have a lot of faith in Marcus,” McLaurin said. “We’ll keep supporting [Daniels], he’ll be around the building. It’s only Week 2; we know he’ll be back. But at the same time, we have to raise our level of play so Marcus feels our support.”
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ESPN
Commanders did everything right and Daniels got injured anyway
A year ago, coach Dan Quinn took the blame for having him on the field late in a lopsided game. Unless you want to be particularly pedantic about the idea that the Commanders should have taken the points on one play on the road against one of the best offenses in football, Daniels was on the field in a situation where he belonged. This wasn’t a risky play or a product of taking too many hits as a runner. Even among those six scrambles I mentioned earlier, he ended the play by sliding or stepping out of bounds five times. This is early in the season without the sort of significant accumulation of hits that might wear Daniels down late in a campaign.
In the past, it was easy to believe that he would stay healthy if he took fewer hits or if Quinn had him out of a noncompetitive game. The Commanders moved him out of the shotgun and the quarterback-read run game, putting him under center more often to try to keep him healthier. And yet, in a complete fluke, Daniels had his foot stepped on here.
After a mostly healthy rookie season in 2024, Daniels will now have gone no more than three games without missing a start to injury since the beginning of the 2025 season. How do you rely on that QB as your franchise passer, even one as talented as Daniels?
He’ll be eligible for a contract extension after this season. Even if he returns after a month and stays healthy for the rest of the year, will the Commanders realistically be able to justify giving the face of their franchise the sort of contract his play deserves? Can you bet $60 million or more per year on that player if you can’t count on him being on the field for most of the season, let alone all of it?
The Commanders can pick up Daniels’ fifth-year option and go year-to-year while holding on to the franchise tag, of course, but if there’s any organization that knows the dangers of playing that game, it should be Washington. When it was under former owner Daniel Snyder, this same franchise picked up Robert Griffin‘s fifth-year option, then sat him during his fourth season to avoid triggering the injury guarantee on that option year. (This was before all fifth-year options were fully guaranteed at the time of signing.) Washington franchised Kirk Cousins twice, lost him in free agency for nothing and then spent years cycling through quarterbacks before eventually landing on Daniels, who looked to be their QB of the future.
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Last Man Standig (paywall)
Jayden Daniels had football taken away once. Now another painful setback for the Commanders’ leading man
A natural introvert, he rarely expressed himself beyond required sound bites during his first two seasons, even when teed up for a potentially emotional or intricate response. However, his directness has notably increased entering his third season, even if there’s no sense he took classes this offseason at the Actors Studio. Daniels might act blasé when asked about an athletic exploit or praise from a famous face. That’s what made recent comments about the gratitude he felt after returning to regular-season action last week for the first time since Dec. 7 feel so authentic, even in his usual low-key tone. “It’s a blessing,” Daniels said this week. “As I said, I don’t take [playing] for granted.”
He missed 10 games last season due to three separate injuries. Facing Philadelphia in Week 1 was Daniels’ first regular-season action since a season-ending re-injury of his dislocated left elbow in Week 14 last year at Minnesota. It was also the first game he started and finished since an Oct. 13 home loss to the Bears. Forget whether his emoting is enough to stop a Hollywood casting director in their tracks. Daniels opening up, even a little, is character development.
“When you have something for so long, you kind of start taking it for granted,” Daniels said last week. “Obviously, that happened to me last year. I got football taken away from me. So, now, just humbled and grateful just to be able to play this game I love.”
That’s what made what happened Sunday in Dallas feel particularly cruel.
For more from Ben Standig, click here
The Athletic (paywall)
What now for the Commanders? Unfortunately for them, the Seahawks are up next
Seattle is riding a franchise-record 12-game winning streak, which includes a victory over New England in the Super Bowl last season. Washington is 2-12 over its past 14 games and reeling after quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a dislocated elbow in his non-throwing arm for the second time in less than a year (the first came in a 38-14 loss to the Seahawks in D.C.).
While the Commanders were allowing four passing touchdowns in a 37-20 defeat at Dallas, the Seahawks were holding Arizona without a completion of 10-plus yards for the first time since a 1987 strike game, when the Cardinals were still in St. Louis. Seattle got three passing TDs and a 139.1 rating from backup Drew Lock, filling in for the injured Sam Darnold, in a 31-7 win.
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Commanders Roundtable
Week 2 takeaways: Injuries mount, heat turns up on Dan Quinn
[J]ust like 2025, the key injuries already piling up for Washington has changed the outlook of what to expect. With quarterback Jayden Daniels potentially suffering a long-term injury, he’s one of several already banged up alongside tight end Chig Okonkwo, defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw, linebacker Jordan Magee, right guard Sam Cosmi, left tackle Brandon Coleman and cornerback Trey Amos.
General manager Adam Peters entered the offseason looking to address not just key spot, but upgrade the roster’s depth. After an offseason where it appeared to be fixed, that’s quickly been proven to be false hope with now question marks at multiple spots ahead of week three.
Heat Is On Dan Quinn
Head coach Dan Quinn will have to put together maybe his best coaching performance since joining the organization the rest of the way, especially for drawing criticism for not taking the points ahead of halftime, a decision that led to Daniels’ freak injury. In hindsight, the appeal in trotting Stevens out on the field is obvious.
Yet in a game where Dallas scored on seven of their eight possessions, Quinn’s decision to take one more shot at a touchdown is sensible. The defense showed no signs of being able to slow Dallas’ offense up until that point with Prescott moving the ball at will, giving the Commanders at the time a chance to potentially reclaim some momentum ahead of the first possession to open the second half.
The nature of the injury and how the second half ultimately unfolded paints a much different picture, though. With fans now set to head to Northwest Stadium next weekend with the outlook on the offseason much different now than it was six week ago, Washington has something to prove, even if the outlook may be another top ten draft pick is in the cards. Now, Quinn is staring at a daunting task and a likely uphill battle ahead of the home opener.
Sainristil’s Struggles Loom Large — Again
Per Pro Football Focus, Sainristil allowed four catches for 51 yards on five targets in yet another shaky performance.
It comes after head coach Dan Quinn noted that the lack of focus from the week one loss was “unacceptable,” adding another layer of questions surrounding the former 2024 draft pick. The status of Trey Amos remains a mystery beyond week four, but whether that’s even enough is its own question mark. Whether cornerback is already the top offseason need for the 2027 season may already be worth debating.
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Commanders.com
5 takeaways from Commanders vs. Cowboys
Stefon Diggs was a bright spot.
Although things got out of hand in the second half, it’s clear that Diggs is becoming a key piece of the Commanders’ offense.
Aside from a few drops in Week 1, Diggs has been a security blanket for whoever is under center directing the offense. He’s an experienced route runner who has a good feel for finding open spots in coverage, particularly on third down. He caught five of his six targets for 47 yards, and eight of his nine receptions have resulted in first downs.
Diggs has been at his most effective in the red zone. He caught two more touchdowns against the Cowboys, both of which came in that area of the field. Diggs is the first Commanders player to record two touchdown receptions in a single game against Dallas since Jordan Reed accomplished the feat in 2016. He has moved into a tie with Joey Galloway for No. 38 all-time in NFL history in touchdown receptions.
The offense is still adjusting to David Blough’s new scheme, but it’s clear that Diggs is going to be part of the formula for winning games this season.
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Stats & Snaps
Snap counts
Offense (71 plays)
Defense (55 plays)
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PHOTOS | Commanders vs. Cowboys, Week 2
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Commanders Postgame: Jayden Daniels injures elbow again as Washington falls to 0-2 at Cowboys
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Blogging the Boys
10 thoughts on the Cowboys 37-20 win over the Commanders
3. Couldn’t contain Jayden
It was pretty obvious that the key to stopping the Commanders’ offense was to keep quarterback Jayden Daniels from scurrying away. It didn’t seem like the Cowboys’ defense got the memo, and time and time again, they just couldn’t contain him. The defense brought the pressure, but they were overcharged, and Daniels just sidestepped danger and took off running. The Cowboys had no answer for his legs as he outgained what Jaxson Dart did last week, and Daniels only played in one half, which brings us to…
4. Crazy end to the first half
After a promising start to the game, things started to slowly unravel. The defense couldn’t make stops, and even the offense’s last possession of the first half was a quick three-and-out. It appeared that the Commanders were going to tie things up with a touchdown drive to finish off the half, but a freaky play caused them to come up short. Daniels’ foot was stepped on as he took the exchange from the center and hurt his left arm as he tried to brace his fall. The play went nowhere, and the Cowboys kept their 17-10 halftime lead. Unfortunately for the Commanders, Daniels didn’t return to the game.
8. Still can’t run the ball
Despite the big win, the Cowboys struggled to run the ball. They finished the day rushing 21 times for 66 yards for a measly 3.1 yards per carry. And most of those numbers were aided by Prescott taking off. Running back Javonte Williams only had 30 yards rushing on 12 carries (2.5 ypc). Even with the lead, they couldn’t run effectively. The good news is they didn’t just stubbornly run into a wall, but instead kept the ball moving through the air. The bad news is this team is still struggling to figure out their rushing attack, and unless they get that fixed will be a one-dimensional offense.
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Blogging the Boys
Sometimes, you just get lucky
Late into the second quarter, Jayden Daniels let a ball rip 55 yards downfield into the endzone intended for Treylon Burks. With Cobie Durant trailing five yards behind, Dallas found themselves with a bit of luck on their side as the ball just barely skimmed off the receivers fingertips.
Again in the third quarter, Dyami Brown found himself attempting to haul in a perfectly thrown pass from Marcus Mariota for a touchdown. Initially called incomplete, the play wound up in review. Analysists and fans alike agreed that this would be overturned, resulting in a touchdown for the Commanders.
However, after the review, it was determined that the receiver did not complete the process of a catch soon enough. Much to the surprise of nearly everyone watching, the incompletion was upheld. The Commanders would end up settling for a field goal.
Lady Luck once again favored Dallas near the end of the third quarter. The Commanders reached into their bag of tricks with a wide receiver pass from Antonio Williams to Terry McLaurin in the endzone. DaRon Bland busted the coverage, leaving McLaurin wide open for six. Fortunately for Dallas, the receiver couldn’t swing his head around and adjust to the throw. The ball dropped harmlessly to the ground in the endzone.
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ESPN
The Eagles’ offense isn’t any better than it was last season
Yes, they won. They almost always do. The Eagles came back to beat the Titans 24-20 on Sunday in oppressive September Nashville heat. But still … they had 2.8 yards per rush, 4.7 yards per play overall and two turnovers. It just felt like everything was difficult, which was a 2025 characteristic of the Eagles’ offense — one they were hoping to improve with another coordinator change.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts was pressured on 24 of 42 dropbacks, which is the highest percentage (57%) the Eagles have allowed since ESPN began tracking pressure metrics in 2009 and raises concerns about the effectiveness of a banged-up offensive line that’s playing without star guard Landon Dickerson. Two years ago, when the Eagles steamrolled their way to their second Super Bowl title, their offensive line was straight-up dominant. It has not been thus since the 2024 season.
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Field Gulls
The Seahawks took care of business against the Cardinals, and are huge road favorites against the 0-2 Commanders
The Seattle Seahawks, as expected, are a favorite to win versus the win-less Washington Commanders in their second straight road game.
The Seahawks won versus the Patriots on opening day, and blew out the Arizona Cardinals on the road in Week 2. Their 31-7 victory in Arizona was their 12th straight win, a franchise record.
Per the current lines at FanDuel Sportsbook, Seattle is a 6.5-point favorite (-104). The Seahawks’ money line is -270, while the Commanders’ sits at +220. The game total is set at 41.5 points.
The Seahawks have outscored their opponents by 27 points so far this season and are 2-0. Meanwhile, the Commanders are 0-2, having lost by a total of 19 the last two games combined.
While Drew Lock has been impressive the last two games, four passing touchdowns, zero interceptions, 127.3 Pass Rating, and 8.8 yards per attempt, the Commanders will be without Jayden Daniels, who dislocated his left elbow in Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The Seahawks will likely be facing veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota.
Jadarian Price left the game with a chest injury, but the X-rays came back negative and has likely avoided major injury.
Seems like the Seahawks being favored is very valid in this instance, as they look for their 13th consecutive victory dating back to last year.
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Articles
Bears might be facing a better scenario than the one they feared
[M]ost of Chicago went silent. A scrambling Williams went down short of the goal line, clutched his hamstring and didn’t get up. The 2024 first overall pick (taken one spot before Daniels) had to be helped off the field, was carted to the locker room with his face concealed by a towel and did not return. The Bears finished that drive with a field goal attempt that was blocked, and while Tyson Bagent drove them into the red zone again on a one-minute drill, Dallas Turner overwhelmed Colston Loveland in pass protection to sack Bagent and end the game.
I’ll talk more about the Vikings’ defense in a bit, but let’s focus on the Bears’ side of things first. At the time of writing, Williams’ injury status remains unclear. The third-year pro was able to walk through the locker room after the game unassisted and reportedly was in “good spirits” after the defeat. It certainly doesn’t sound like the 24-year-old is expecting to miss significant time, although his status for next week’s game against the Eagles is still to be determined.
If Williams is out for only a week or two (or can even return for next weekend’s game against the Eagles), Bears fans should still feel fine. The Vikings are a tough matchup for anybody, and the much-maligned Bears defense did a great job of keeping the offense in the game, holding Justin Jefferson & Co. out of the end zone. Week 2 was just a bit of a reality check on that dream of being the highest-scoring offense in NFL history.
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From Pro Football Talk:
According to Tom Pelissero of Netflix, Williams did not suffer a major injury to his hamstring during Sunday’s loss to the Vikings.
Furthermore, the team is not ruling him out for the Week 3 matchup against the Eagles next Monday night.
Williams suffered his hamstring injury as he was trying to run toward the end zone deep in opponent territory on Sunday afternoon. With rainy conditions throughout the afternoon, the grass at Soldier Field was wet.
Williams was helped off the field and then carted to the locker room, but head coach Ben Johnson said he was in “good spirits” after the game. Johnson also noted his relief that Williams hadn’t suffered a knee injury.
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ESPN
Will Aaron Rodgers get benched at some point this season?
Rodgers had no answer for New England’s pressure, whether the Patriots were blitzing or not. He was 5-of-12 for 34 yards and four sacks when pressured Sunday. The Patriots blitzed him on 19 of 44 dropbacks, and Rodgers was 8-for-17 for 42 yards, two sacks and an interception on those. Through two games this season, Rodgers is completing 33% of his passes for an average of 3.5 yards per attempt when pressured. This is not sustainable, and the fact that Rodgers is 42 years old makes the extent to which he’s getting pressured and hit all the more worrisome.
I simply do not believe that McCarthy would bench Rodgers in his final season for Mason Rudolph, Will Howard or Drew Allar — at least not until the Steelers are eliminated from postseason contention. These two guys reunited in Pittsburgh this year to pursue a championship together, and no matter what the rest of us think, they believe it’s possible and won’t give up the ghost until they have to.
Plus, you really can’t lay Sunday’s performance entirely at Rodgers’ feet. The Steelers need to figure out a run game and some better protection schemes if they’re going to keep Rodgers upright and have a chance this season. It’s just too early to sit here and predict that they won’t.
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ESPN
The Lions’ defense is going to keep them out of the playoffs again
Four days after they were on the field for 86 plays in an overtime victory over the Saints, the undermanned Detroit defense had to go to Buffalo for a Thursday night game where the Bills were opening their new stadium. They got smoked. The Lions gave up 446 yards in a 41-31 loss to Josh Allen & Co. That’s after giving up 469 yards to Tyler Shough and the Saints in Week 1.
The Lions are short-handed on the back end, missing their two starting safeties due to injury and Terrion Arnold, who was a starting corner for them last season but was released this summer after being charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. They really don’t have a helper in the pass rush for superstar edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, who is clearly being asked to do too much. The offense can still put up points — 31 in each game so far! — but the Lions have to figure out a way to stop somebody if they’re going to get where they want to go.
Second-year coordinator Kelvin Sheppard, who succeeded Aaron Glenn when Glenn got the Jets’ head coach job, has to figure out a way to scheme something up that the players he does have can execute.
It should help the Lions that they get some extra rest before their Week 3 game, but in a division in which every team had a winning record last season and at least two of the other teams have shown a consistent ability to put big numbers on the scoreboard, they’re going to have a tough time getting into the postseason field if they can’t get things figured out on defense.
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The Ringer
The Winners and Losers of the NFL Week 2
Losers: Jim Harbaugh and Mike McDaniel
No, these aren’t the same ol’ Chargers. These Chargers might be worse. This is a polished, souped-up team with legendary head coach Jim Harbaugh, super-genius offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, and a 6-foot-6, 235-pound “football robot” at quarterback—playing in sunny Los Angeles with all thepretty girls. Yet on Sunday, they fell 26-14 to the Raiders, their second straight home loss as touchdown-plus favorites. Harbaugh has literally never started a season 0-2 in more than two decades of coaching in college and the NFL.
The offense is a hot, sticky blend of dysfunctional and clunky. The Bolts were one of the most buzzed-about teams of the preseason because McDaniel was supposed to finally blow the ceiling off a Justin Herbert–led offense using his own brilliance as a run game designer and a running back who looks like a log cabin on wheels (Omarion Hampton).
But through two games, Herbert already looks January-level flustered. It feels like McDaniel and Harbaugh might be stuck competing with or one-upping each other rather than collaborating on a cohesive offense. Harbaugh is full-fat milk and khakis. McDaniel is Cartier. Harbaugh is tough, sound, fundamental football. McDaniel is a lot of flash and candy (wild backfield play fakes and a lot of pre-snap motion).
The bad news is—again, after getting dog-walked by the Cardinals and the Raiders, two teams with dreadful rosters—the Chargers have the hardest schedule in the league by a country mile over the next two months: at Bills, at Seahawks, vs. Broncos, at Chiefs, at Rams, vs. Texans, at Ravens. To call that a gauntlet sells it short. It’s a Thunderdome or a sarlacc pit.
It’s also bad news that the Chargers have the fourth-worst rest edge (–24 days) of any team since 1990. The cherry on top of all that bad news—sorry, there’s no good news—is that the Chargers’ reshuffled interior offensive line is as bad as, if not worse than, last year’s line; their best receiver, Ladd McConkey, is playing with cracked ribs; and their best pass rusher, Khalil Mack, is 35 years old.
Loser: Jayden Daniels’s Luck
The Jayden Daniels Experience in the NFL has become equal parts awe and dread. Few quarterbacks make football seem more effortless when they’re playing well, and that’s what Daniels was doing through the first six quarters of this season. And few quarterbacks make you hold your breath at every step or burst into the open field with fearful anticipation that any big hit or open-field stumble could lead to a season- or career-altering injury.
Daniels had diced up a strong Philly defense in the second half of the Commanders’ Week 1 loss. And he was on his way to putting up 17 first-half points in Week 2 against Dallas, going 11-for-17 for 96 passing yards, along with seven runs for 69 yards.
Daniels’s durability questions don’t become any less consequential just because they’re the result of bad luck. Daniels will eventually have to face another round of questions about whether his body will ever allow his talent to fully flourish—even though it’s yet again a freak elbow injury that has sidelined him. Daniels had already missed games due to rib, knee, elbow, and hamstring injuries in his first two full seasons, and now the elbow issue appears to be a recurring one.
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