First, it required quarterback Jayden Daniels to have the sort of game that had become customary in the first nine weeks of the season. It also required the run game to be effective once more, after three games in which it wasn't.

Jayden Daniels ran for a 3-yard touchdown to give Washington a 14-0 lead with 2:23 remaining in the first quarter. The Commanders have 94 rushing yards after two possessions, a week after the Titans held the Texans to 40 rushing yards.

The Commanders had about as perfect a half as a team could have, including 21 first-quarter points, in Sunday's win.