(AP) - The Washington Commanders will be without offensive star players Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, coach Dan Quinn said.

Daniels’ knee injury has not progressed enough for the doctors to clear him, Quinn said on Friday. The Commanders’ franchise quarterback was also out last week in the team’s 41-24 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. Backup Marcus Mariota will again get the start.

“He’s working incredibly hard, round the clock, to get back,” Quinn said. “Ultimately, doctors haven’t cleared him just yet.”

Wide receiver McLaurin, who missed all of training camp amid a contract dispute, was ruled out with a quad injury that kept him out of practices all week.

Washington did not place the 2024 second-team All-Pro on injured reserve, but McLaur

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