The Philadelphia Eagles are back in the Super Bowl behind the dynamic duo of Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley in a 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game Contest.
Philadelphia will wait to see who will represent the AFC in Super Bowl LIX as the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills kick off the Midwest on Sunday night.
Injuries put the Eagles on track for a “big game” in 2022, as they lost to the Chiefs in Arizona. But what the Eagles didn’t have yet was Barkley, the NFL’s leading edge rusher in 2024, who showed why he might be the missing piece as he earned Vince Lombardi after a stellar showing at home. (Vince Lombardi).
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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) scores a touchdown against the Washington Commanders in the first half of the NFC championship game at Lincoln Financial Field. (Eric Hartline-Imagn image)
On the Eagles’ first possession of the game, Barkley scored after the 18-player’s opening drive ended with a field goal.
The reaction from the play-callers wasn’t a good one, as receiver Dyami Brown fumbled his opponent after a punch from Zack Baun. Unfortunately for Washington, the failure turned into a bad trend throughout the game.
The last time these two teams played, the Commanders turned the ball over five times. However, Jayden Daniels and the Commanders eventually drove in the final seconds of the fourth quarter at 22:00 to win.
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But the turnover didn’t happen as Jeremy McNichols fumbled on his punt return late in the first half and Austin Ekeler fumbled in the second half.
All of those turnovers resulted in touchdowns.
After Brown failed, Barkley scored from four yards out and Hurts scored his first tush putt to make it 20-12 at halftime, finding AJ Brown’s only contentious touch. scored to take a solid 27-12 leading to the locker room.
However, the second half was where Dan Quinn’s playcalling was revealed, as a painful second touchdown was a nine-yard score in the third quarter to make it 35-14. Although Daniels’ own score on the ground cut the lead slightly, Ekeler’s fumble saw another tush touchdown pass make it three on the night.
Quinn’s run essentially sealed the deal at 48-23.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game at Lincoln Financial Field in the second half. (Bill Streicher-Imagn image)
Philadelphia Eagles’ AJ Brown (11) and Washington Commanders’ Marshon Lattimore (23) after the first half of the NFC Championship NFL football game on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia Communicated. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Daniels’ final effort on fourth down was a deep ball to the left to Terry McLaurin, who had scored a 36-yard touchdown earlier in the game, but the rookie Quinyon Mitchell intercepted in the end zone for a touchdown.
The cherry on top for Philadelphia was the game’s back-up, Will Shipley, who scored a touchdown from two yards out after driving 57 yards earlier in the game.
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What followed was a celebration for the home team, which came after incredible performances from Hurts (28 for 246 yards), Barkley (118 yards on 15 carries) and Brown (6 catches for 96 yards). ), of course.
For play-callers, former Eagles tight end Zach Ertz certainly made a difference with 11 catches for 104 yards. Daniels finished 29-48 for 255 yards while rushing for 48 yards on six carries.
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