Jayden Daniels — Week 5: 103 Rushing Yards, Two Scores
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 12
Daniels completed 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards and ran 9 times for 103 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Giants, in a 27-27 overtime tie in Washington.
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Jayden Daniels smashed the Giants with his legs: 9 carries, 103 yards and 2 rushing touchdowns, on top of 17 of 25 passing for 199 yards and no interceptions. He was worth +7.8 expected points added (EPA) on 38 dropbacks, +0.21 per dropback. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position.
The run that defined his day came midway through the third quarter. Up 12-6 with 7:56 left, second and 6 at the Giants 38, he scrambled up the middle and went the distance: a 38-yard touchdown, +3.7 EPA. He did it again early in the fourth, up 19-13, third and 2 at the Giants 26 — a 26-yard scramble for a touchdown, +3.4 EPA — then hit Terry McLaurin for the two-point conversion and a 27-13 lead.
Overtime nearly ended on his legs too. Tied 27-27 with 1:09 left, second and 4 at his own 45, he scrambled 16 yards to the Giants 39, +18.2 points of win probability, his biggest swing. From the Giants 24 with 12 seconds left he was sacked for no gain, -9.0 points of win probability, and the game finished level.
The running broke from his baseline. Weeks 1 and 2, his only earlier games, brought 100 rushing yards on 12 carries and +3.9 EPA on the ground; this week was +9.8, with 62% of his carries gaining positive EPA. His completion percentage over expected (CPOE), how often he completed throws against what their difficulty predicted, was +8.1, after -1.0. The cost was 5 sacks, after 1 in those first two games.
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