Jayden Daniels Week 5 Preview vs. the Chargers

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has a difficult matchup in Week 5 (Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET), up against the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers are giving up the fourth-fewest passing yards in the NFL, 158.8 per game.

Daniels leads Washington with 433 passing yards (216.5 per game) and a 59.7% completion rate (43-for-72). Daniels has totaled three TD passes and zero interceptions. Daniels has also contributed in the runnin game with 85 rushing yards (42.5 per game) on 18 attempts.

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Daniels vs. the Chargers

  • Daniels vs the Chargers (since 2021): No games
  • Los Angeles has not allowed an opposing quarterback to record 300 or more passing yards in an outing this year.
  • The Chargers have given up one or more passing touchdowns to three opposing quarterbacks this season.
  • No opposing quarterback has thrown for more than one TD in a matchup with Los Angeles in 2025.
  • The 158.8 passing yards the Chargers concede per game makes them the fourth-ranked pass defense in the NFL this year.
  • So far this season, the Chargers have conceded three passing TDs to opponents, averaging 0.8 per game. That ranks second in the NFL.

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Daniels Passing Insights

  • Daniels has finished above his passing yards prop total once this year.
  • The Commanders have passed 53.3% of the time and run 46.7% this season. They rank 10th in the NFL in scoring.
  • Daniels' 6.0 yards per attempt rank 25th in the league.
  • Daniels has thrown for a touchdown in all two games this year, with more than one TD pass once.
  • He has three total touchdowns this season (27.3% of his team's 11 offensive TDs).
  • Daniels has attempted five passes in the red zone (20.0% of his team's red zone plays).

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Daniels' Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Passing Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Packers 9/11/2025 Week 2 24-for-42 / 200 YDS / 2 TDs / 0 INTs 7 ATT / 17 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Giants 9/7/2025 Week 1 19-for-30 / 233 YDS / 1 TD / 0 INTs 11 ATT / 68 YDS / 0 TDs