It seems the extremely anticipated matchup between the highest two picks within the draft this yr, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, is again on.
After Daniels missed a lot of the week of observe due to a rib damage, ESPN reported he’s prone to play Sunday towards the Bears. The Commanders even have veteran backup Marcus Mariota and Jeff Driskel on their bench.
Mariota changed Daniels when he received damage early within the Commanders’ recreation towards the Panthers final week. Daniels suffered the rib damage on a 46-yard run, and Mariota got here in and accomplished 18 of 23 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns for a 138.2 passer score to win 40-7.
The Bears final confronted Mariota in 2022, when he was the Falcons’ starter and beat them with a 100.2 passer score.
Daniels, in the meantime, has been one of many hottest quarterbacks within the NFL and has the early lead on Williams for Offensive Rookie of the 12 months.
His 107.0 passer score is sixth within the league and his 75.6 completion share is first. Williams leads the rookies with 9 landing passes to Daniels’ six. Daniels additionally has 372 yards and 4 touchdowns as a rusher.
