The Commanders are everything the Patriots want to be right now, a 4-13 team that morphed into a 12-5 team overnight. Quarterback Jayden Daniels, who came from the same draft class as Drake Maye, stepped under center and had immediate success in the NFL.

The Los Angeles Rams are holding their first of two joint practices today as they visit the Dallas Cowboys ' training camp facility in Oxnard. It's an important day for the Rams' starters because they won't play in the preseason, so this will be their primary exposure to other teams before Week 1.