The in case of emergency option was needed, as starting center Landon Dickerson -- who moved over from left guard -- had to leave the NFC Championship game with a knee injury at halftime. In came Jurgens, playing though the pain just trying to help the Eagles finish the job and get to the Super Bowl .

Cam Jurgens sat hunched over at his locker stall. He winced a little when he finally rose. Back injuries are tricky, as anyone who deals with chronic pain there knows. But the Eagles center’s postgame walk on egg shells was enough visual proof that Jurgens played at far less than 100 percent.