Jaden Daniels’ heroics, game-winning field goal drives Commanders fans into a frenzy

In the final game of the weekly Wild Card action, v Washington Commanders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers met in a back-and-forth match that came down to the final seconds of the game. Although Mike Evans got the best of Marshawn Lattimore to start the game, Jaiden DanielsZane Gonzalez and the Commanders had the last laugh after their game-winning doink.

Before the game-winning drive, Daniels led the Commanders on a 10-play, 51-yard drive that ended with a Gonzalez interception.

And given the drama this game endured, almost everyone with an internet connection gave their opinion on the Commander’s victory. Whether rooting for or against the Commanders, fans had plenty of responses to Daniels’ winning drive and Gonzalez’s clause.

While both teams weren’t what many expected in the playoffs to begin the 2024 regular season, each fan base was on the edge of their seats throughout the Wild Card matchup.

After the Commander selected Daniels with the #2 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft — just months before the regular season begins — the idea of ​​seeing this team in the playoffs was a dream for many. However, those same Commanders fans got to enjoy the beauty of not only making the playoffs, but winning a playoff game.

Not only is this impressive because of how their 2023 season ended, but it’s also a feat this team hasn’t accomplished since 2006. It’s been nearly two decades since their last playoff victory. And to end that streak with a game-winning drive led by a rookie quarterback and capped by a field goal, it’s hard to imagine how excited Commanders fans are.

Well, it’s actually not hard to imagine how excited fans were because social media gives them the ability to post exactly how they feel at any moment of any day.

And after Gonzalez’s shot went through, social media went crazy.

In fact, before the game-winning shot, Fox Sports reporter John Fanta compared Commanders head coach Dan Quinn to the second NFC coach after Quinn decisions from the fourth down.

“Is that Dan Quinn or Dan Campbell? That’s what the STONES needed to go at it again,” Fanta wrote. “Big time.”

Here are some of the best reactions to the ending The match Commander-Buccaneersincluding many fans noticing Daniel’s bloody face:

However, social media wasn’t just talking about Daniels’ bloody face. In fact, most were in awe of the game’s ending, and with good reason. While some fans might be upset, given their core interests, this game will go down as one of the best Wild Card Weekend season 2024. And, it was evident based on the social media reaction.

Now, as the Commanders celebrate their Wild Card win, they are set to face the Detroit Lions in the divisional round as they look to topple #1 seed in the NFC.