2016: Kirk Cousins won the starting quarterback job over Griffin in 2015 and helped Washington to the playoffs. A pending unrestricted free agent in 2016, Cousins was given the franchise tag, something the front office would repeat a year later essentially to retain him on expensive back-to-back one-year deals before eventually letting him walk in free agency. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)
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Jayden Daniels gets first NFL win as Commanders beat Giants
Led by a single-game franchise-record seven field goals from kicker Austin Seibert, the Washington Commanders defeated the New York Giants 21-18 at Northwest Stadium, Landover, Md., September 15, 2024. (Photos by Brian Murphy for the Washington Times)
