<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-terry-mclaurin-awe-jayden-daniels-commanders-comeback-win-vs-eagles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Terry McLaurin in awe of Jayden Daniels after Commanders comeback win vs. Eagles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Commanders-news-Terry-McLaurin-in-awe-of-Jayden-Daniels-after-comeback-win-vs.jpg"><figcaption>12/21/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Terry McLaurin in awe of Jayden Daniels after Commanders comeback win vs. Eagles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T14:47:19-08:00">December 22nd, 2:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T14:47:19-08:00">December 22nd, 2:47pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-eagles-choke-commanders-eliminates-49ers-cowboys">Washington Commanders appeared</a> to be in desperate position against the streaking Philadelphia Eagles. They found themselves down by a 21-7 margin in the first quarter and they would turn the ball over five times in the game against an opponent that had won 10 games in a row. Nevertheless there was no give-up in the Commanders or their rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, and Washington pulled off a spectacular 36-33 victory.</p><p>The Commanders got the ball back with 1:58 remaining and trailing 33-28. Daniels led a 9-play, 57-yard drive that culminated when the quarterback connected with with Jamison Crowder on a 9-yard TD pass with 6 seconds left in the game. Washington succeeded on its two-point conversion and survived the ensuing kickoff to clinch the triumph.</p><p>Veteran wide receiver Terry McLaurin was in awe of his quarterback’s performance against the powerful Eagles. Daniels completed 24 of 39 passes for 258 yards with 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He also ran the ball 9 times for 81 yards.</p><p>“I’ve never seen that from a rookie,” <a href="https://x.com/ZachSelbyWC/status/1870946806349062381">McLaurin said</a>.</p><p>The wide receiver was one of Daniels’ top targets in the game and he caught 5 passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. The top receiver in the game was Olamide Zaccheaus, who caught 5 passes for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns. Crowder only caught two passes, but both resulted in touchdowns.</p><h2><b>Eagles suffer key injury after hot start</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jayden-Daniels-came-through-for-the-Commanders-against-the-Eagles.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Eagles scored on their opening possession of the game as quarterback Jalen Hurts directed an 8-play, 49-yard drive after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-dl-injuries-philly-health-woes-commanders">Commanders had been stopped</a> on downs on its first possession. Running back Saquon Barkley pounded the ball in from 2 yards out to give Philadelphia a 7-0 lead.</p><p>The Eagles forced a turnover on Washington’s next possession and they were able to add to the lead with another touchdown. However, Hurts suffered a concussion during the middle of the 8-play, 57-yard drive and backup Kenny Pickett was forced into action. Pickett finished the drive with a 4-yard TD pass to A.J. Brown.</p><p>Pickett ended up completing 14 of 24 passes for 143 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Hurts was 1 of 4 for 11 yards before suffering the injury.</p><p>The Eagles could have clinched the NFC East title if they had been able to hold on for the victory. They fell to 12-3 with the defeat and Hurts’ status for the final two games of the season has not been determined. The Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17.</p><p>The Commanders improved to 10-5 with the victory, and they are on the verge of making the playoffs. Washington hosts the Atlanta Falcons in its Week 17 game.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Terry McLaurin in awe of Jayden Daniels after Commanders comeback win vs. Eagles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-terry-mclaurin-reveals-lost-ohio-state-michigan-bet');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Terry McLaurin reveals lost Ohio State-Michigan bet');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Terry-McLaurin-reveals-lost-Ohio-State-Michigan-bet.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders’ Terry McLaurin reveals lost Ohio State-Michigan bet</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-01T16:09:59-08:00">December 1st, 4:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-01T16:09:59-08:00">December 1st, 4:09pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-washington-austin-ekeler-ir">Austin Ekeler placed on IR</a> before Sunday’s game, the Washington Commanders needed other skill players to step up. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-terry-mclaurin-new-career-high-titans">Terry McLaurin took care of that</a>. And perhaps it helped him get <a href="https://x.com/NickiJhabvala/status/1863335561370501488" rel="noopener">over the lost bet</a> on the Ohio State-Michigan game, according to a post on X by Nicki Jhabvala.</p><p>“Terry McLaurin, an Ohio State Buckeye (sic), lost a bet to Mike Sainristil, a Michigan Wolverine (sic).”</p><p>McLaurin didn’t come away happy after Ohio State took a huge upset loss at the hands of rival, and nemesis, Michigan on Saturday.</p><p>“Hat’s off to y’all man,” McLaurin said. “Y’all came in there and made the plays to win. We gotta come back next year and get the W. But I never lose. But yeah, man, I’m still rockin’ with Ohio State, but that was tough.”</p><h2><b>Commanders WR Terry McLaurin sets franchise mark</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Washington-Commanders-WR-Terry-McLaurin_dc363a.jpg"><figcaption>Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In a 42-19 beatdown of the Tennessee Titans, McLaurin registered eight catches for 73 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns. That gave him eight for the season, which is a career-high total. He moved into a tie with former tight end Chris Cooley for ninth place all-time in Washington franchise history.</p><p>In the first half of the game, McLaurin had six catches for 52 yards and scored both of his touchdowns. It took time for McLaurin to find a chemistry with his quarterback, rookie Jayden Daniels. <a href="https://www.commanders.com/news/terry-mclaurin-s-chemistry-with-jayden-daniels-has-him-on-pace-for-career-year" rel="noopener">Hard work played</a> a key role in getting there, Daniels said, according to commanders.com.</p><p>“That’s the testament to Terry, who he is as a pro,” Daniels said. “Be able to just be out there and be patient, because like I said before, it’s not going to be smooth sailing, going to have some adversity, have some roller coaster, some ups, and downs. So, salute to Terry.”</p><p>McLaurin said Daniels has made a big difference for the team.</p><p>“His ability — I’m just gonna go ahead and say it straight up — it was like he walked that (second touchdown) ball to me,” McLaurin said of a play earlier this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Terry McLaurin reveals lost Ohio State-Michigan bet

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-terry-mclaurin-new-career-high-titans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Terry McLaurin sets new career high vs. Titans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Commanders-news-Terry-McLaurin-sets-new-career-high-vs-Titans.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders’ Terry McLaurin sets new career high vs. Titans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-01T11:57:15-08:00">December 1st, 11:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-01T11:57:15-08:00">December 1st, 11:57am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-kliff-kingsbury-caleb-williams-ties-bears-coaching-candidate">Kliff Kingsbury got mentioned for a head coaching position</a>, Emmanuel <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-emmanuel-forbes-jr-shares-first-post-since-surprise-release">Forbes became a surprise cut</a> by the Washington Commanders. And during the game against the Titans, Terry McLaurin scored twice and moved up the franchise’s <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1863291830424441208" rel="noopener">all-time touchdown list</a>, according to a post on X by Jordan Schultz.</p><p>“Terry McLaurin is up to 8 touchdowns on the year, a new career high. McLaurin has moved into a tie with TE Chris Cooley for ninth all-time in touchdown catches in Washington franchise history.”</p><p>Also, Schultz posted, “Another TD for Terry McLaurin — that’s now the 3rd time this year he’s recorded a multi-TD game.”</p><p>Here’s the ClutchPoints look <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1863296008635159010">at the second score</a>:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TERRY MCLAURIN AGAIN</p><p>That’s 28 unanswered for the Commanders 🙌<a href="https://t.co/fMmh9RtbtC">pic.twitter.com/fMmh9RtbtC</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1863296008635159010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Commanders WR Terry McLaurin playing well</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Washington-Commanders-WR-Terry-McLaurin.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In the first half of the game against the Titans, McLaurin had six catches for 52 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns.</p><p>McLaurin has been a consistent touchdown guy during his six-year NFL career. He had seven in his first season with 4, 5, 5, and 4 in the following years. But this year he’s been more dangerous, already reaching his career-high with four more games left to play.<br>There have been some tough games for McLaurin. He had one catch against the Eagles, two catches against the Giants, and two catches against the Buccaneers. But he has been developing a better chemistry with quarterback Jayden Daniels.</p><p>However, It took time to get things together. Daniels said McLaurin has done a good job of sticking with it and working to <a href="https://www.commanders.com/news/terry-mclaurin-s-chemistry-with-jayden-daniels-has-him-on-pace-for-career-year" rel="noopener">improve the connection</a>, according to commanders.com.</p><p>“That’s the testament to Terry, who he is as a pro,” Daniels said. “Be able to just be out there and be patient, because like I said before, it’s not going to be smooth sailing, going to have some adversity, have some roller coaster, some ups and downs. So, salute to Terry.”</p><p>McLaurin said he’s enjoying the improvements the duo has made.</p><p>“I’m just proud of the chemistry him and I are building and how he has chemistry with the rest of our team as well,” McLaurin said. “His ability — I’m just gonna go ahead and say it straight up — it was like he walked that (second touchdown) ball to me. A ‘go’ ball against off-coverage in the red zone can be a tough route, but he fit that ball right over his helmet, and I look up and it just fell right in my arms.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Terry McLaurin sets new career high vs. Titans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-terry-mclaurin-adjustment-defenses-slow-down-jayden-daniels');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: The Terry McLaurin adjustment defenses made to slow down Jayden Daniels');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/NFL-rumors-The-Terry-McLaurin-adjustment-defenses-are-making-to-slow-down-Jayden-Daniels.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: The Terry McLaurin adjustment defenses made to slow down Jayden Daniels</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-23T09:52:18-08:00">November 23rd, 9:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-24T14:17:55-08:00">November 24th, 2:17pm</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although the Washington Commanders are still very much in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-eagles-commanders-shake-up-division-week-10">contention for the NFC East title</a>, Washington has lost its last two games. And part of that may be due to adjustments defenses are making as they see more of the Jayden Daniels-Terry McLaurin connection that spurred the Commanders to a 7-2 record.</p><p>McLaurin is on pace for a 1,000-yard season this year, but that pace has slowed considerably in the past three weeks. Since the beginning of November, the sixth-year receiver, who averaged 72.4 yards per game through the first eight games of the season, is averaging just 47.3 yards, a number buoyed by a 113-yard game vs. the Steelers two weeks ago. Against NFC East rivals New York Giants <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-terry-mclaurin-100-real-lack-targets-eagles">and Philadelphia Eagles</a>, McLaurin tallied 19 and 10 yards, respectively.</p><p>The decrease in McLaurin’s production over the past few weeks <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/42487849/nfl-week-12-predictions-fantasy-sleepers-upset-picks-stats-latest-buzz-2024" rel="noopener">is part of a</a> concerted effort by opposing defenses to limit how much the Commanders’ rookie quarterback, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-dan-quinn-responds-speculation-jayden-daniels-rib-injury">could still be dealing with a rib injury</a> as well, can look to his favorite option.</p><p>“Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has faced back-to-back quality defenses in the Steelers and Eagles, who held him to a total of 393 yards, one touchdown pass and one interception. After talking to NFL coaches, the sense is defenses are trying to be more physical with Daniels, who is nursing a rib injury,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote. “They are also trying to blanket receiver Terry McLaurin and make Daniels beat them with targets to tight ends, running backs and the other wide receivers. So consider this a natural progression for Daniels as teams get more tape on him.</p><p>‘He will adjust with no problem — he’s going to be a superstar,’ said an NFL defensive coach who recently prepared for him. ‘Very savvy and poised.'”</p><h2><b>Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin have been dynamite for Commanders</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Terry-McLaurin.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Daniels, as the No. 2 overall pick, came into the season with a sufficient amount of hype. But very few could have predicted how well the LSU product would do in his rookie season.</p><p>Through the first six games of the season, Daniels completed 75.3% of his passes, threw for 6 touchdowns, and ran in another four. But in Week 7, after attempting just two passes, Daniels exited the game vs. the Carolina Panthers. Although Washington cruised to a 40-7 win, Daniels did not return due to a rib injury.</p><p>His play, as expected, has dipped somewhat as a result, in addition to the fact he has faced some of the toughest defenses in the league in recent weeks. In the four games since getting injured against Carolina, Daniels is completing just 59.5% of his passes and has, possibly more importantly, stopped running nearly as much.</p><p>Before the injury, Daniels averaged nearly 11 attempts and 54 yards per game on the ground. In the last four games, he is down to fewer than 7 attempts and 28 rushing yards per game. He has also not rushed for a touchdown since Week 4; he scored all four of his rushing touchdowns in the first four weeks of the season.</p><p>While Daniels likely can still run effectively, it may prove to be too much of a risk for the rookie and the Commanders, who could make their first playoff appearance since 2020 with a few more wins down the stretch. However, Commanders coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-dan-quinn-jayden-daniels-injury-narrative">Dan Quinn said Daniels is no longer injured</a>, so any issue might just be a thing of the past.</p><p>Daniels and the Commanders next face the Dallas Cowboys. Dallas, despite its record and porous secondary, has the highest hurry rate of any defense this season. Additionally, the Cowboys are one of the best teams in terms of pressure percentage and above average in knocking down the quarterback, which could make it a tough game for Daniels if that trend continues.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: The Terry McLaurin adjustment defenses made to slow down Jayden Daniels

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-terry-mclaurin-believes-washingtons-brotherhood-is-being-tested');   ga('set', 'title', 'Terry McLaurin believes Commanders’ ‘brotherhood’ is being tested');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Commanders-news-Terry-McLaurin-believes-Washingtons-brotherhood-is-being-tested-amid-sudden-skid.jpg"></figure><h1>Terry McLaurin believes Commanders’ ‘brotherhood’ is being tested</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-14T23:12:52-08:00">November 14th, 11:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-15T05:21:09-08:00">November 15th, 5:21am</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin made a bold statement amid his team’s recent skid. In a night <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-saquon-barkley-unreal-night-vs-commanders-has-giants-catching-strays">dominated by Saquon Barkley</a>, the Philadelphia Eagles gave the Commanders their second straight loss to take sole control of the NFC East. A lackluster rushing defense and inconsistent performance by star quarterback Jayden Daniels doomed Dan Quinn’s team on Thursday. McLaurin, who has been with the franchise since 2019, <a href="https://x.com/NickiJhabvala/status/1857285970309070860" rel="noopener">emphasized how important</a> this moment in the season is for Washington.</p><p>“I think it’s easy to preach brotherhood when everything’s going good, when you’re winning and having a good time and things like that. … This is when it needs to stand out.”</p><h2><b>The Washington Commanders’ playoff chances took a hit on Thursday</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Commanders-wide-receiver-Terry-McLaurin.jpg"><figcaption>Amber Searls-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Commanders have had a terrific season so far. With standout moments like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-hail-mary-td-bears-commanders-fans-losing-minds">Jayden Daniels’ game-winning Hail Mary against the Chicago Bears</a>, Washington has firmly established itself as a contender. Much of this success is due to the sensational season the franchise is getting from its rookie quarterback.</p><p>Going into Week 11, Jayden Daniels had thrown for nine touchdowns and two interceptions with the fourth-best QBR in the entire league. Getting Pro Bowl production from a rookie signal-caller position is a terrific sign for Washington’s long-term future.</p><p>As for the Commanders’ short-term future, McLaurin does make a good point. The past two losses mark this team’s first sign of adversity in 2024. Not that this skid should be too much of a concern. Competitive losses to the 8-2 Eagles and 7-2 Steelers do not necessarily mean Washington is in lousy form. However, the franchise is in danger of falling out of the playoffs despite the 7-4 record.</p><p>The Commanders are currently the seventh seed in the NFC and one-and-half games out of the NFC East lead. There’s still plenty of time for Dan Quinn’s team to move up the standings, but it’s also important to note that the eight-seeded San Francisco 49ers are 5-4. Washington, therefore, has little margin for error for the rest of this season.</p><p>The good news is, looking ahead, the Commanders’ schedule lightens up significantly. Washington still needs to play a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-confirms-dak-prescott-season-ending-surgery">decimated Dallas Cowboys team</a> twice, as well as the Tennessee Titans and New Orleans Saints. The other contests are back-to-back home games against the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons.</p><p>These are all winnable games for Jayden Daniels and company, but it’s important to note that the star rookie has had subpar performances over these last two weeks. The 2023 Heisman Trophy winner has posted QBRs of 36.1 and 22.1 in these back-to-back losses. A standout stat is that Daniels didn’t run for more than 20 yards in both contests. This drop in rushing is a concern. Being a duel-threat quarterback is one of the traits that has made the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-nfl-history-huge-first-half-vs-browns">Commanders’ QB so special</a> this year.</p><p>Going forward, offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury must help reestablish this variety in Jayden Daniels’ game. Should Kingsbury accomplish this, no team will want to see Washington in November, December, and, most importantly, January.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
124.6	1756.5	20.5	4

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
124.6	1756.5	20.5	4

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