NFL Conference Championship Round featured an NFC East battle and a dynasty trying to crush the hopes of a familiar playoff foe. In the NFC
A.J. Brown came to play in the NFC championship against the Commanders, bucking his trend of playoff struggles.
The officials ruled that one more jump by Luvu would take him out of the game. So as the Eagles lined up again, now within inches of the goal line, encroachment was called again, this time Jonathan Allen committing the infraction. He had already been offsides at the start of this mess, right before Luvu jumped twice.
On what may have proved to be Sunday's most important play, Brown burned Washington's Marshon Lattimore for a 31-yard gain that set up an Eagles touchdown just before the half.
It was early in the fourth quarter when a few rogue flecks of green confetti started catching the light up near the rafters of Lincoln Financial Field. Premature perhaps, but understandable. For a second time in three seasons,
The Eagles and Washington Commanders rivalry has been a physical, heated affair this season, and it continued again in Sunday's NFC Championship Game.
Saquon Barkley sprinted 60 yards for a touchdown on his first carry of the NFC championship game and the Eagles running back never looked back
The Philadelphia Eagles are one win away from a second trip to the Super Bowl with Jalen Hurts at quarterback and Nick Sirianni as head coach. Standing in their way are the Washington Commanders, led by rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels,
Forget that the defender is a four-time Pro Bowler. Forget that the wide receiver had been a virtual non-factor in the previous two playoff games. Forget that an incompletion could have turned the tide of Sunday’s NFC championship game.
One reveler could be seen holding the book aloft as they marched down the street. Another fan read a passage of the book after a copy was thrown to him as he sat atop a successfully scaled light pole.
The Commanders played a role in getting the NFC title game to Philly with two straight road wins — including last week’s stunner at No. 1 seed Detroit that set the stage for the second-seeded Eagles to host.