The Washington Commanders were getting blown out in prime time Sunday, and then it might have gotten much, much worse.

Quarterback Jayden Daniels, who was still in the game and running the ball in the fourth quarter despite the Commanders trailing the Seattle Seahawks by 31 points, was spun around on a tackle and landed awkwardly on his left non-throwing arm.

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It was a graphic injury to his elbow. Teammates surrounded him on the field as he got looked at by the athletic training staff. Daniels had a temporary cast put on his left arm. The cart came out for Daniels but he walked to the sideline and to the locker room.

The Seahawks ended up winning, 38-14.

In his postgame news conference head coach Dan Quinn said it was a left elbow injury but he had no further information and would have an update on Monday. As for leaving Daniels in, he said he didn’t consider pulling Daniels before the drive in which he got hurt, but he was upset by the injury.

“I’m gutted by it. Bummed,” Quinn said. “It’s a bummer, man, in a big way.”

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Quinn said the play in which Daniels was injury wasn’t a designed quarterback run, and he would usually hand it off or throw it short.

“If we run it 50 times, it’s either a handoff or a throw I’d say 50 times,” Quinn said.

It’s not Daniels’ first injury this season. He had missed time with knee and hamstring injuries. The NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year from last season was making his return to the lineup on Sunday night. The game itself wasn’t going well for the Commanders, but with the outcome not in doubt and less than eight minutes left, Washington saw its star quarterback suffer a brutal injury.

Other quarterbacks, such as Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals, have dealt with injuries in part because the team might not be providing good enough play around them. Having seen Daniels get injured multiple times this season, Quinn said that the team will give him the support Daniels needs.

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“It’s really important we get that part right, and we will,” Quinn said.

Quinn will be questioned for why he had his star quarterback, who has missed multiple games already due to injury this season, still playing in a game that was out of hand.

The Commanders, who made the playoffs last season with a 12-5 record during Daniels’ magical rookie season, already had five losses coming into Sunday’s game, and they were down 31-7 by halftime. A lot went right last season for the Commanders and Daniels, but that fortune has turned sour.