As Christmas approaches in the NFL season, Week 16 had some fireworks that shook up the league landscape. Jayden Daniels had a performance for the ages for the Washington Commanders in their upset win over the Philadelphia Eagles,

Christmas may be right around the corner, but the stars of the NFL were working harder than ever to give their teams the best chance of making the playoffs.

The Atlanta Falcons received an early Christmas gift from the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday evening. After defeating the New York Giants, 34-7, the Falcons got to sit back and watch as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were upset by the Cowboys in prime time.

The cameras cut to Daniels, the Commanders' rookie quarterback, pointing and laughing at Carter as the defender laughs right back. The two first played against each other in 2022, when Daniels' LSU Tigers lost against Carter's Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game, 50-30.

There was nothing but praise from the Washington Commanders for Jayden Daniels after the rookie quarterback made history in a comeback win against the Philadelphia Eagles.Daniels led the Commanders on a nine-play,

Washington's Jayden Daniels threw five touchdown passes and engineered another game-winning drive Sunday against the Eagles as the Commanders inched closer to a playoff berth Sunday.

Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders overcame a 14-point deficit and five turnovers to rally past the Philadelphia Eagles, 36-33, and inch closer to a playoff berth on a wild Sunday at Northwest Stadium.

Jayden Daniels produces an incredible performance as the Washington Commanders beat the Philadelphia Eagles, while the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers are eliminated from the play-offs.

Already this season he completed a 52-yard Hail Mary to beat the Chicago Bears; he threw two touchdown passes in the final four minutes against Dallas that would have resulted in a tie had Washington made the second extra point.

The Michael Penix Jr. era in Atlanta began with a win as the Falcons blew out the New York Giants, 34-7, on Sunday afternoon. The rookie was decisive and poised in his first NFL start, completing 67 percent of his passes for 202 yards and an interception.

In a 26-24 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving rushed ball the 16 times for 68 times as he nears