With the Commanders opting to sit Jayden Daniels in the second half due to leg soreness, Marcus Mariota came on and threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin with two seconds remaining to give Washington a 23-19 win over the Cowboys.

Commanders veterans Marcus Mariota and Terry McLaurin put the perfect ending onto a historic regular season for the franchise.

Marcus Mariota’s clutch play in the game’s final seconds earned the Commanders a six playoff seed highlighting the power of unseen preparation.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Mariota threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin with 3 seconds left, lifting Washington to a 23-19 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday and clinching the sixth seed in the NFC playoffs for the Commanders.

Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn says he is "not concerned" about Jayden Daniels' leg soreness that led him to take the rookie quarterback out of the regular-season finale at Dallas.

The Washington Commanders secured a 23-19 win against the Cowboys with a last-minute TD pass from Marcus Mariota.

Leg soreness led coach Dan Quinn to make the move, and Marcus Mariota turned it into a winning one.

Veteran Marcus Mariota will finish the regular season at quarterback for the Washington Commanders. With a playoff spot locked up, head coach Dan Quinn chose to play it safe in the second half and ...

Backup QB leads Washington to 23-19 comeback win over the Cowboys to close a dramatic regular season and set up a first-round game in Tampa.

In his post-game press conference, Washington head coach Dan Quinn perfectly encapsulated Mariota's impact, emphasizing the "unseen work" that made his performance possible. "He's such a cool ...

Dan Quinn downplayed Jayden Daniels’ leg soreness ... Quinn reiterated that he turned to backup Marcus Mariota because the game required more mobility at the position than Daniels could muster.