Washington Commanders' Daniels could become the first rookie quarterback to play the Super Bowl. Williams, who led the team to a Super Bowl win, says talented Black QBs are finally getting their due.

The Washington Commanders' unexpected run to the NFC championship game has rekindled the long-forgotten passion of a notoriously put-upon fan base.

Griese and the Don Shula-coached Miami Dolphins ran into a buzzsaw when they pushed to Super Bowl VI at the end of the 1971 season, getting pummeled 24-3 by Roger Staubach, Tom Landry, and the Dallas Cowboys. That hardly deterred them.

When Jayden Daniels showed up for his first preseason game with the Washington Commanders, he wore a Doug Williams no. 17 throwback jersey. That’s when his team should have known it had something special in its rookie quarterback.

The Commanders advance to the NFC Championship ... costly when Williams, a wide receiver, attempted a pass downfield to Gibbs, a running back who was heavily covered, and was intercepted by Sainristil for the Lions fourth turnover of the game.

Washington Commanders fans aren’t dreaming, and they haven’t been magically transported back to 1992, when Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” dominated the airwaves.

Yet, that was not Washington's first Super Bowl victory. In 1983, the team pulled off a shocking upset as Gibbs and quarterback Joe Theismann defeated Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins 27-17. Down 17-10 at halftime, Washington held Miami to 176 total yards and zero second-half points.

Sunday's matchup with the Washington Commanders is the Eagles' ninth for the NFC title since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.

Johnson consistently stressed defenses with creative trick plays, forcing defensive coordinators to prepare for anything and everything on game day. Unfortunately for Detroit fans, the Lions failed to reach the Super Bowl during Johnson's tenure with the team,

That came against the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams in Week 5. But they wouldn't be able to play the Rams until the conference title game if both teams won two games. The winners of the NFC ...

Which Super Bowl is the best? Which Super Bowl is the worst? With another Super Sunday on the horizon, Nate Davis ranks all 58 prior games.