It took the Washington Commanders 18 plays to take a 3-0 lead but then took the Eagles just :18 seconds to take the lead for good and they never looked back as they routed their division rivals 55-23 to punch their ticket to Super Bowl 59. But before we get into that here’s a look at a glance at how things went down at Lincoln Financial Field today.
Here’s How it Went Down: Commanders at Eagles
- Final Score:Â Commanders 23, Eagles 55
- Records:Â Commanders 14-6, Away 5-7; Eagles 17-3, Home 11-1
- Betting Winners: Eagles -6.5, Money Line +291
- Heavy on Eagles Player of the Game: Jalen Hurts 20/28 255 yards, one touchdown, 10 carries, 16 yds 3 TDs, QB rating 110.1
- Next up for the Eagles: Super Bowl 59
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Super Saquon Sets the Tone
Saquon Barkley set the tone as he dashed his way to a 60 yard TD run on the Eagles first offensive play of the game. The NFLâs leading rusher finished the day with 118 yards on 15 carries and three touchdowns. In three games versus Washington this year Barkley has torched them for 414 yards and seven touchdowns.
But the story of the game was the turnover battle which the Birds won handily scoring 28 points off of four Commander turnovers. To put that in perspective the Birds had only scored 13 points off of the six takeaways in their two previous playoff games.
Jalen Hurtsâ knee didnât seem to be a problem as QB1 rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another, finishing 20/28 for 246 yards and one touchdown. He rushed for just 16 yards on 10 carries but scored three times and finished with a QB rating of 110.1. Hurts now has nine postseason rushing touchdowns, more than any other quarterback in NFL history.
A.J. Brown came alive and had an A.J. Brown type game hauling in six balls for 96 yards and a touchdown.
Dallas Goedert turned in an epic performance with six clutch catches and 85 tough yards setting up several of the Eagles seven touchdown drives.
Birds in The Zone
But the most eye-popping statistic that jumps off the game sheet is the Birds’ perfection in the red zone. Philly was a perfect 7/7 , scoring seven touchdowns on seven trips inside the Commanders 20 yard line. The Eagles scored touchdowns on seven of 13 drives.Â
The Birdsâ defense held rookie sensation Jayden Daniels in check. The Commanders quarterback gave it a valiant effort completing 29 of 48 passes for 255 yards and a touchdown but just couldnât keep up with the Eaglesâ offense. He rushed for 48 yards on six carries and a touchdown. He finished with a QB rating of 72.8 and was sacked three times.
The Birds are off to their second Super Bowl in the last three years and await the winner of the Chiefs and Bills game that is just underway.
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