The Super Bowl stage is almost set with the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship for a chance at their third consecutive Super Bowl title while the Washington Commanders take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC championship. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for Sunday TODAY.
They set an NFL record for most rushing touchdowns and most points in a championship gamePhiladelphia has beaten Washington, 55-23, to win the NFC championship and secure a berth in the Super Bowl against the winner of Buffalo-Kansas City in the AFC title game.
Philly’s six rushing touchdowns today are the most in NFC championship game history, per the Fox broadcast. The Eagles set the record with their fifth rushing score. Barkley’s third touchdown on the ground added to the record.Andrew Greif The touchdown was set up by yet another big run by Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, this time a 21-yard gain.Washington running back Austin Ekeler made an athletic play to catch a short throw by Jayden Daniels, but when Ekeler tried to make a move upfield, he fumbled the ball, giving Philadelphia possession back with seconds to play in the third quarter. The Eagles have forced more fumbles this season than any other team in the NFL.
Better yet, if the Commanders can make Hurts throw more often, that’s their best bet at throwing a wrench into the Eagles’ offense. “We’re always a fourth quarter team,” Meredith Hane, who has been saving a table at Whitlow’s bar since noon, said. “I feel like we always pull it off in like the last play. So I’m not worried. We’re scoring. We’re moving the ball.”As a younger team playing on the road against an experienced opponent, the Commanders desperately needed to avoid big mistakes against the Eagles today. Unfortunately for Washington, that wasn’t the case in the first half.
Washington is 4-for-9 on third down, and 3-for-3 on fourth down. Did coach Dan Quinn err in settling for a field goal on the opening drive and not attempting a third fourth-down conversion that might have led to a touchdown? Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is 15-24 passing for 139 yards and a touchdown. Daniels has also rushed for 31 yards.
The miss was preceded by a nine-yard loss when quarterback Jalen Hurts couldn't avoid the blitz and was sacked by Washington's Frankie Luvu. For a Commanders team trying to climb back into this game, it was a significant two-play sequence.Philly sacked Jayden Daniels for the first time on Washington’s most recent drive, then forced a throwaway on third down after pressuring Daniels.
Time of possession will be the game within the game in the NFC Championship. Both the Eagles and Washington can play ball-control offense. Both teams have good rushing attacks and both are confident in fourth-and-short situations. If Washington wants any chance in the NFC Championship, it must stop Barkley from going off. Unfortunately, that is not a bright spot for their team. The Commanders rank 30th in the league in both opponent rushing yards per carry and opponent rushing yards per game .Daniels, the No. 2 pick out of LSU, has had arguably the best rookie season in NFL history. After two more wins in the postseason , he's tied with former Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger for the most ever by a rookie.
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