Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley every had three dashing touchdowns because the Philadelphia Eagles hammered the Washington Commanders 55-23 to guide a Tremendous Bowl spot for the second time in three seasons.
The Commanders will rue three expensive fumbles and a late interception within the contest, all 4 turnovers resulting in Eagles touchdowns because the hosts ran away with the NFC Championship sport at Lincoln Monetary Discipline.
Washington opened the scoring with the primary of three Zane Gonzalez discipline targets after a prolonged 18-play drive, which the Eagles answered with a primary rating that took solely 18 seconds – Barkley breaking unfastened for a shocking 60-yard landing on Philadelphia’s first play from scrimmage.
It was one among two first-quarter TDs for the longer term Corridor of Fame operating again – who logged 118 yards on solely 15 carries – his second coming after Washington receiver Dyami Brown coughed up their first fumble.
The Commanders minimize Philadelphia’s result in two halfway by the second quarter as star rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels linked up with Terry McLaurin for a 36-yard rating, however that will be pretty much as good as issues would get for the guests.
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Jayden Daniels finds Terry McLaurin with a 36-yard landing move for the Commanders in opposition to the Eagles
Hurts was tush-pushed into the tip zone and threw his solely landing move to AJ Brown – who had brawled with Marshon Lattimore after the sooner rating – inside the ultimate two minutes of the primary half, both facet of a muffed kick-off return by the Commanders.
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Jalen Hurts’ landing for the Eagles results in AJ Brown and Marshon Lattimore squaring off in opposition to one another!
Stats leaders
Washington Commanders
- Passing: Jayden Daniels, 29/48, 255 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Dashing: Jayden Daniels, 6 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD
- Receiving: Zach Ertz, 11 catches, 104 yards
Philadelphia Eagles
- Passing: Jalen Hurts, 20/28, 246 yards, 1 TD
- Dashing: Saquon Barkley, 15 carries, 118 yards, 3 TDs
- Receiving: AJ Brown, 6 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD
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Barkley hits the afterburners and runs in a 60-yard landing for the Eagles in opposition to the Commanders!
Hurts’ second dashing rating, this one a nine-yard scamper, noticed the Eagles stretch their result in 19 early within the second half, and although Daniels answered again along with his personal dart into the tip zone from 10 yards out – efficiently taking over a two-point conversion – one other fumble from Austin Ekeler late within the third quarter allowed Philadelphia to all however finish the competition.
Hurts logged one more landing from down on the purpose line – regardless of a number of penalties being known as in opposition to the Commanders for encroachment – and Barkley accomplished his personal hat-trick of dashing scores, whereas rookie Will Shipley went in for his first NFL TD after Daniels’ interception because the Eagles ran up the rating within the fourth quarter, turning into the primary group to attain 50+ factors in a Convention Championship sport because the Buffalo Payments in 1990 season
Philadelphia will now face both the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in a Tremendous Bowl rematch from their dropping run two years in the past, or they are going to meet Buffalo in New Orleans in two weeks’ time, the Chiefs and Payments contesting the AFC Championship sport in Kansas Metropolis.
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Nick Foles offered the NFC Championship trophy to the Eagles after beating the Commanders
What they mentioned: ‘The dream is to win all of it’
Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley: “I tried to downplay it in my head but it’s amazing. The goal wasn’t just getting here, it was to win. We’ll celebrate getting there and then it’s back to work.
“We knew it might take a group effort. The group got here out and made massive performs and that is the way you get to a Tremendous Bowl.
“I’ve always dreamed about it. But the dream wasn’t getting there, it was winning it all.”
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni on Jalen Hurts: “How about our quarterback? He’s a stud. All he does is win!”
Sky Sports activities’ Phoebe Schecter in Philadelphia: “We talk about others putting their team on their backs and that’s what Jalen Hurts did.
“He confirmed the world the whole lot he can do, from the power to attach with prime targets but additionally from a operating perspective.
“It was a complete team win and they are ready for New Orleans.”
What’s subsequent?
The 2024 NFL season reaches its conclusion on Sunday February 9 with Tremendous Bowl LIX on the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, reside on Sky Sports activities NFL.
