The former Cardinal is just one win away from reaching the Super Bowl
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Divisional Round of the 2024 NFL Playoffs is now in the books, and with it, we now move onto the Conference Championships, where teams are just one win away from reaching Super Bowl LIX.
Becton and the second-seeded Philadelphia Eagles held off the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Rams in a blizzard, winning 28-22 to return to the NFC Championship. They'll get to stay home at Lincoln Financial Field, hosting the sixth-seeded Washington Commanders on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3:00 p.m. EST following their upset over the top-seeded Detroit Lions.
After spending the first four years of his professional career in New York with the Jets, Becton signed with the Eagles this past offseason, and has had a resurgence in his new home. Becton started 15 games at right guard for Philadelphia, only missing week eight at the Bengals and the final game of the regular season vs. the Giants .
But over the next two seasons, Becton struggled with injuries. In week one of the 2021 season, he suffered a season-ending knee cap dislocation and MCL sprain. He then suffered an avulsion fracture of the knee cap during training camp just before the 2022 season, and had to miss all of that year as well.
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