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The Philadelphia Eagles will face Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game at Lincoln Financial Field.
Not everyone might be available for the all important game.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was a full participant in Thursday’s practice after he suffered a knee injury last week against the Rams.
Unfortunately for the team, tight end Dallas Goedert remained out with a back injury.
That was just the start of things, as center Cam Jurgens was out with a back injury.
Greetings from #Eagles practice at the Linc.
Jalen Hurts is here.
Dallas Goedert is off to the side at the start of practice. I do not see Cam Jurgens. pic.twitter.com/dFt0VVb4e9
— EJ Smith (@EJSmith94) January 23, 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles center missed practice just days before the NFC Championship game, which could force the team to make a change up front that could prove problematic on Sunday.
Starting left guard Landon Dickerson took the first-team reps at center during practice.
Jurgens, who is starting his first year as a starter after replacing the retired Jason Kelce, did not have the best game against the Rams in the team’s Divisional Round.
Cam Jurgens had arguably his worst pass blocking performance of the season against the Rams.
Jurgens allowed four total pressures, including one sack, according to @PFF.
But now it’s fair to wonder if his back injury was the reason why he struggled last week.
— Anthony DiBona (@DiBonaNFL) January 23, 2025
All news wasn’t bad for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Stud wide receiver AJ Brown, who has been in and out of practice over the past few weeks, was also a full participant coming off of a knee injury.
Rookie cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, who was forced to leave Sunday’s game with a shoulder injury, was also a full participant Thursday.
The Eagles are 14-1 since October, but that one came as a result of a loss to the Washington Commanders.
It was a thrilling comeback home win against the Eagles in December.
The Eagles also needed an inane comeback in the fourth quarter when they pulled off a home win over the Commanders in November.
Sunday’s matchup could result in much of the same as division games are hard to predict and this highly contested matchup could go either way.
