Hurts has three rushing touchdowns in the NFC Championship game against Washington, and his third score of the game pushed him past Steve Young for No. 1 in NFL history in postseason rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. #Eagles ' Jalen Hurts' ten rushing postseason TDs are the most for a QB in NFL history. He passed Steve Young.
Jalen Hurts came into the NFC Championship Game under a lot of pressure. The Philadelphia Eagles were winning games due to Saquon Barkley’s brilliance, but the team’s quarterback’s inconsistency left many doubting Philadelphia’s chances of winning the Super Bowl.
The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl-bound after defeating the Washington Commanders 55-23 on Sunday afternoon in the NFC Championship game. The Eagles' 55 points is the most all-time in a conference championship game. Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 246 yards with one touchdown and had three rushing touchdowns.
The Eagles punched their ticket to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans after beating the Commanders in the NFC championship.
Young will remain on IR for a third consecutive playoff game, but his 21-day practice window won't expire until Jan. 29, so he could still be available for the Super Bowl in the event that the Eagles advance over Washington. The second-year nose tackle is attempting to make his 2024 debut.
The Philadelphia Eagles are hosting the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field in the NFC Championship game here on Sunday afternoon.The winner will advance to represent the conference at Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans on Feb.
Hurts largely succeeded against the blitz on the NFC side of the playoff bracket. But the Los Angeles Rams, who sacked Hurts seven times in Philadelphia’s 28-22 win in the divisional round, gave the Eagles quarterback considerable trouble. Oftentimes it appeared his checkdown options were ill-placed or covered up entirely.
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The Eagles are the only team that beat Vince Lombardi in the postseason, handing the legendary Packers coach a 17-13 loss in the 1960 NFL Championship. That was Lombardi’s second year as head coach in Green Bay and his first playoff game with the team.
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Kliff Kingsbury is expected to return for a second season as the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator, a move that was anticipated for some time given his comfort level on Dan Quinn’s staff coaching dynamic young quarterback Jayden Daniels.