Marcus Mariota threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin with 3 seconds left, lifting Washington to a 23-19 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday and clinching the sixth seed in the NFC playoffs for the Commanders.

Mariota threw for two scores and ran for a TD after replacing Jayden Daniels. The Commanders (12-5) sat their dynamic rookie quarterback at halftime since playoff seeding was the only thing on the line, and the move ended up sparking an offense that produced just 64 yards before the break.

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It turned out Washington didn’t need the rally to keep the sixth seed because Green Bay lost to Chicago on a late field goal .

The Commanders will visit either Tampa Bay or the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round next weekend

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