Veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota is Daniels' backup, and he will start for the Commanders on Monday night. Mariota is in his second season with Washington.

The losses and the injuries just keep mounting for the Washington Commanders, who are on a three-game losing streak as their season appears to be slipping away. They are just 3-5 at roughly the halfway mark — already the same number of defeats they had while going 12-5 and making it all the way to the NFC championship game in

During Thursday's press conference, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes commented on not facing Jayden Daniels in Week 8 |@EdEastonJr

Washington inactives: QB Jayden Daniels, CB Noah Igbinoghene, K Matt Gay, LB Ale Kaho, T Trent Scott, T George Fant, TE Colson Yankoff. OL Brandon Coleman is active for the first time since being benched for Week 3.

Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn says Jayden Daniels’ right hamstring injury is not significant or long-term.

Jay Glazer reported on all the quarterback injuries heading into Week 8 and provided updates on their statuses for their respective teams, including Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson, Washington Commanders' Jayden Daniels,

With Jayden Daniels set to miss his third game on Monday night, Washington is off to an unexpectedly slow start.

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Washington Commanders 28-7 on Monday night at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, improving to 5-3 this season. After a first half of miscues that included back-to-back interceptions to open the game,