The Commanders and quarterback Jayden Daniels were flying high through their first nine games, but things have taken a turn for the worse in their last three outings.

The Washington Commanders have a fatal flaw defenses are exposing to get to rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels.

Following disappointing losses to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Washington returned to work this week focused on getting back on track.

Allowing two kickoff return touchdowns and missing an extra point all in the final few minutes added up to the Washington Commanders losing a third consecutive game in excruciating fashion. The underlying reason for this slide continuing was a problem long before that.

In the span of a month, Jayden Daniels has morphed from superhuman rookie to an ordinary one. In his first six starts, Daniels completed 75.3% of his throws at a large 8.46 yards-

The Washington Commanders fell short once again in a 34-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 12 at Northwest Stadium. The loss marked the third straight for the Commanders, who fell to 7-5 after being one of the first five teams in the league to reach the seven-win mark.