After watching the Commanders march down the field on their opening drive, Saquon Barkley set the tone for the Eagles with just one play.
Emotions were definitely high on the Philadelphia Eagles' sideline after they beat the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC championship to book a trip to Super Bowl LIX. NFL Films caught a special moment between coach Nick Sirianni and receiver DeVanta Smith,
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni explained all the elements of those long Saquon Barkley touchdown runs that might not be obvious.
Barkley emerged from the bye rushing for 176 yards and a touchdown in Week 6 and went on to deliver an MVP-caliber season. He topped the 100-yard mark in nine of his 11 post-bye regular-season games and finished with 2,005 rushing yards.
Verse ran his mouth last week, saying how much he hates Eagles fans. That stems from the way the Philadelphia faithful showed up to the Eagles-Rams game out West back in November. Hey, pal. That was a Rams home game. Eagles fans were doing their job traveling for their team and creating a great environment for the Birds on the road.
The Philadelphia Eagles, led by Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts, will aim to reach another Super Bowl, but to do so, they’ll have to defeat none other than the surprising Washington Commanders.
After winning the NFC championship Sunday to bring the Eagles to their second Super Bowls in three seasons, head coach Nick Sirianni sent out a four-word message to silence anyone doubting Jalen Hurts.
Nick Sirianni gave a powerful message about Jalen Hurts after the Philadelphia Eagles' NFC championship game win.
Nick Sirianni's Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will face off in the Super Bowl, with Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes as the headline stars.
The Eagles had just hired a first-time head coach in Nick Sirianni, who stammered his way through his opening press conference; who didn't know if his quarterback was going to be a disgruntled and declining Carson Wentz, or an unknown running QB coming off his rookie season in Jalen Hurts?