With Jayden Daniels shut down, backup Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota made his eighth start of the season in Saturday’s 29-18 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. But he left the game in the third quarter, leaving Washington to play third-stringer Josh Johnson.
At the conclusion of a third-quarter drive, Mariota entered the sideline medical tent. He then jogged to the locker room and did not return to the field for Washington’s ensuing possession.
Mariota had a towel over his right (throwing) hand as he jogged off the field.
The Commanders then announced that Mariota had cleared concussion protocol, but was questionable to return with a hand injury. The precise nature of the injury wasn’t initially clear.
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The Commanders held a 10-7 lead at the time of Mariota’s injury as they tried to spoil Philadelphia’s effort to clinch the NFC East title. The Eagles outscored Washington 22-8 from there and won the division, the NFC East’s first repeat champion in 21 years.
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