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NFL Preview: Philadelphia Eagles (12-2) vs Washington Commanders (9-5)

TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: WAS leads series, 88-85-5 (PHI won 6 of past 7) Postseason: WAS leads series, 1-0

The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/14/24: WAS 18 at PHI 26 Postseason: NFC-WC 1/5/91: WAS 20 at PHI 6

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Nick Sirianni vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 6-1 Reg. Season: 46-19 (.708) Postseason: 2-3 (.400)

Dan Quinn vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-4 Reg. Season: 52-47 (.525) Postseason: 3-2 (.600)

EAGLES NOTES

• EAGLES have won franchise-record 10 straight games. • QB JALEN HURTS passed for 290 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 125.3 rating & rushed for 45 yards & TD in Week 15, his NFL-high 14th rush TD of season, tied 3rd-most by QB ever in single season (Hurts & Josh Allen – 15 rush TDs in 2023). Has 9 games with both pass TD & rush TD in 2024 & can join Allen (11 games in 2023) as only QBs with 10 such games in single season. Needs 2 TD passes to become 1st QB ever with 20+ TD passes & 10+ rush TDs in 3 career seasons & 3 straight seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row at Was. with 300+ pass yards, 3+ TD passes & 120+ rating. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY leads NFL in scrimmage yards (1,964) & rush yards (1,688) in 2024. Can become 4th player ever with 2,000 scrimmage yards with multiple teams. Has 110+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his 7 road games this season & aims for his 8th in row on road in 2024 with 75+ scrimmage yards. Has 1,362 scrimmage yards (136.2 per game) & 10 TDs (6 rush, 4 rec.) in 10 career games vs. Was., incl. 198 scrimmage yards (146 rush, 52 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 11 meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Was. with 115+ scrimmage yards & 6th in row vs. Was. with TD. • WR A.J. BROWN had 8 catches for 110 yards & 5th rec. TD of season last week & became 5th player ever with 50+ catches & 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 6 seasons. Is 1 of 2 (Terry McLaurin) with 5 games of 100+ rec. yards in 2024. Needs 54 rec. yards for 5th-career 1,000-yard season. Has 5 rec. TDs in 5 career games vs. Was., incl. 130 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in last road meeting. • WR DEVONTA SMITH had career-high 11 receptions for 109 yards & 6th rec. TD of season last week, his 10th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Had 99 rec. yards & TD catch in last road meeting. • LB ZACK BAUN (career-high 133 tackles, 3rd in NFL) & LB NAKOBE DEAN (careerhigh 116) are only pair of NFC teammates each with 115+ tackles in 2024. • LB JOSH SWEAT had 8th sack of season last week. Has sack in 5 of his past 6 vs. Was. • DT JALEN CARTER has career-high 12 TFL in 2024. • CB DARIUS SLAY had 5th-career FR last week. Leads NFL with 158 PD since 2013. • S REED BLANKENSHIP had 10 tackles & INT in Week 11 meeting.

COMMANDERS NOTES

• QB JAYDEN DANIELS completed 25 of 31 atts. (80.6 pct.) with 292 yards (226 pass, 66 rush) & 2 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 118.5 rating in Week 15 & became 1st rookie & 5th player ever with 4 games (min. 20 attempts) with 80+ comp. pct. in single season. Became 4th rookie QB ever with 3,000+ pass yards (3,045) & 500+ rush yards (656). Can become 3rd rookie QB ever (Robert Griffin III & Cam Newton) with 700+ rush yards. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 2+ TD passes & rush TD. • RB BRIAN ROBINSON had 87 scrimmage yards (65 rush, 22 rec.) in Week 15 & has 3rd-straight season with 700+ rush yards (705). Has rush TD in 3 of his 4 career games vs. Phi. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Phi. with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR TERRY MCLAURIN led team with 7 catches for 73 yards & had 2 rec. TDs in Week 15, his 4th game with 2 rec. TDs in 2024, 2nd-most in NFL. Has career-high 11 rec. TDs this season. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches, 70+ rec. yards & TD catch. Became 4th player ever with 50+ catches & 900+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 6 seasons. Needs 31 rec. yards for 5th-straight 1,000-yard season. Has 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards in each of his 5 career home games vs. Phi. • TE ZACH ERTZ spent 9 seasons (2013-21) with Phi. & ranks 2nd in catches (579) & 4th in rec. yards (6,267) in Eagles franchise history. • LB BOBBY WAGNER had 97th-career TFL last week. Is 1 of 4 (Budda Baker, Zaire Franklin & Robert Spillane) with 5+ tackles in 14 games this season. • LB FRANKIE LUVU had 10 tackles & 2 sacks in Week 11 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row at home with TFL. Needs TFL for 3rd-straight 10+ TFL season. • DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG had 4th sack of season last week. • DT DARON PAYNE aims for his 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks & TFL. • CB MIKE SAINRISTIL had 2 PD & 2nd-career INT last week. Ranks tied-1st among rookies with 11 PD.

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