One Cowboys defender is watching Dan Quinn change the culture for the Commanders, much to his immediate surprise.

Two former Dallas Cowboys are making their presence felt for the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round.

The Cowboys also have three former players in the AFC Championship, all playing for the Buffalo Bills. Those players are Amari Cooper, Connor McGovern, and Jordan Phillips. The Cowboys themselves have not made it to the NFC Championship since 1995, marking the longest drought in the NFC.

First-year general manager Adam Peters is one of the frontrunners for Executive of the Year and coach Dan Quinn has pressed ... overall philosophical shift, Quinn and Peters added players he was familiar with like Dorance Armstrong and Dante Fowler Jr ...

The Eagles are very familiar with the Washington Commanders, with the NFC championship game being the third time this season that the two teams have met.

From Dan Quinn to a crazy defeat, the Washington Commanders are using manpower and motivation from the Dallas Cowboys to fuel their magical run to the NFC Championship Game.

The Cowboys interviewed Brian Schottenheimer on Tuesday with talks going into the evening hours. Nick Saban endorses Deion Sanders.

33 — Years since Washington last reached the NFC title game, on the way to the third and most recent Super Bowl win in team history. Only five current Commanders players were alive then: Linebackers Bobby Wagner and Nick Bellore, tight end Zach Ertz, offensive lineman Cornelius Lucas and punter Tress Way.

Rookie Mike Sainristil, taken in the second round 48 picks after Daniels, had two interceptions, and safety Quan Martin returned his pick of Jared Goff 40 yards for a touchdown. Dorance Armstrong also forced Goff to fumble as part of the 45-31 victory on Saturday night.

Washington followed its first playoff win since the 2005 season with a historic divisional upset against Detroit on the road.

The Commanders, who were 4-13 a year ago, a franchise of ill repute for a generation, are going to the NFC Championship Game next Sunday.

In one of the wildest playoff games in recent memory, Jayden Daniels and the No. 6-seed Washington Commanders pulled off a stunning upset, defeating the top-seeded Detroit Lions 45-31. Daniels was nearly flawless in repeatedly staring down Detroit's blitz-happy defense,