Bleeding Green Nation
Highlights and lowlights from Philadelphia’s third straight playoff win.
Josh Harris was not on the sideline this time. The Washington Commanders’ owner was nowhere to be found.
Harris, who is connected to Philadelphia as the owner of the NBA’s 76ers, was off hiding after the Eagles scored a record 55 points in an NFC Championship game, beating Washington, 55-23, to reach the Super Bowl for the second time in three years.
The Eagles amassed 459 yards of offense, caused four turnovers, with three fumble recoveries amounting to 21 points, while Nick Sirianni became the first coach in Eagles’ history to lead the franchise to two Super Bowls.
Saquon Barkley rushed for 118 yards on 15 carries and scored three touchdowns, while Jalen Hurts completed 20 of 28 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown, scoring three touchdowns himself.
This marks the fifth time the Eagles will be playing in the Super Bowl (1980, 2004, 2017, 2022 and 2024).
The Eagles did not face their first third down until there was 9:43 left in the first half. Entering the Super Bowl, they have caused 10 turnovers and have yet to turn the ball over themselves.
Linebacker Zack Baun continued to be a terror, with a game-high 12 tackles, eight solo, causing a fumble and recovering a fumble. Oren Burks, who has been filling well in at middle linebacker for the injured Nakobe Dean, had nine tackles and a sack, with Nolan Smith and Jordan Davis coming up with key sacks themselves.
There was a mountain of good, some bad, and some ugly crumbs, in the Eagles’ emphatic 55-23 NFC Championship win over to the Washington Commanders.
The Eagles rushing attack, behind a makeshift offensive line. Their seven rushing touchdowns tied the most all-time in a postseason game, equaling the Chicago Bears’ seven rushing TDs in the infamous 1940 73-0 NFL Championship against Washington. The Eagles finished with 229 yards on 36 carries, averaging 6.4 yards a carry.
A.J. Brown chewing up man coverage for six catches on eight targets with a touchdown and 96 yards.
The Eagles’ defense. They caused four turnovers, scored 21 points off three fumble recoveries, had three sacks for minus-27 yards and 13 pressures with a four-man rush.
Cornerback Quinyon Mitchell’s interception with 4:51 left to play.
Nolan Smith’s 9-yard sack on fourth-and-11 at the Commanders’ 31 with 10:24 left to play.
Barkley’s 22-yard run in the first minute of the fourth quarter on a second-and-one to the Commanders’ one. It led to a series of Washington “tactics,” deliberating going offsides until Hurts finally scored his third touchdown and gave the Eagles a 41-23 lead with 12:24 left to play. It sealed the victory for the Eagles. It was the third touchdown off the third fumble caused by the Eagles.
Linebacker Oren Burks stripping Austin Ekeler on a first-and-10 at the Washington 49 with 32 seconds left in the third quarter. It was the third time the Eagles caused a fumble, which was recovered...
