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NFL Preview: Washington Commanders (14-5) vs Philadelphia Eagles (16-3)

TV: FOX – Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews (field reporter), Tom Rinaldi (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One – Ian Eagle, Kurt Warner, Ross Tucker (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: WAS leads series, 89-85-5 (PHI won 3 of past 4) Postseason: WAS leads series, 1-0

The Last Time… Regular Season: Week 11: WAS 18 at PHI 26; Week 16: PHI 33 at WAS 36 Postseason: NFC-WC 1/5/91: WAS 20 at PHI 6

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HEAD COACHES

Dan Quinn vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-4 Reg. Season: 55-47 (.539) Postseason: 5-2 (.714)

Nick Sirianni vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 6-2 Reg. Season: 48-20 (.706) Postseason: 4-3 (.571)

COMMANDERS NOTES

Championships: 5 [1937, 1942, 1982 (SB XVII), 1987 (SB XXII), 1991 (SB XXVI)] Playoff Record: 25-20 Last Postseason Game: NFC-D 1/18/25: WAS 45 at DET 31

• COMMANDERS won 2 playoff games in same season & advanced to NFC-C for 1st time since 1991. • DAN QUINN became 2nd HC ever to improve club by 10 wins, incl. postseason, in 1st season with team (Tony Sparano, 2008 Miami, +10 wins). • QB JAYDEN DANIELS passed for 299 yards & 2 TDs in NFC-D, 4th-most pass yards ever by rookie in playoff game. Became 3rd rookie QB in NFL history to win 2 road playoff games & 1st rookie QB all-time with 2 playoff games with 2+ TD passes. Can surpass Ben Roethlisberger (14) for most wins by rookie QB all-time, incl. playoffs. In reg. season, had most rush yards (891), highest comp. pct (69 pct.), 3rd-most wins (12), 4th-highest passer rating (100.1), 4thmost pass & rush yards combined (4,459), 4th-most pass & rush TDs combined (31) & 6thmost TD passes (25) by rookie QB all-time. Had career-high 5 TD passes in Week 16 meeting. • RB BRIAN ROBINSON rushed for 77 yards & 2 TDs in NFC-D, 1st-career playoff TDs. Had career-high 799 rush yards & 8 rush TDs in 2024. Has rush TD in each of his 3 career games at Phi. • RB AUSTIN EKELER had playoff career-high 88 scrimmage yards (47 rush, 41 rec.) in NFC-D. Had 733 scrimmage yards (367 rush, 366 rec.) in 12 reg. season games in 2024. Had 53 scrimmage yards (27 rush, 26 rec.) in NFC-WC. Had 8 catches for 89 yards in Week 11 at Phi. • WR TERRY MCLAURIN aims for his 3rd playoff game in row with rec. TD & 4th playoff game in row with 75+ rec. yards. Had 82 catches for 1,096 yards & career-high & franchise-record 13 rec. TDs in 2024 reg. season. Is 1 of 2 (Davante Adams) with 75+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards in each of past 5 seasons. Has 5+ catches in 10 of his 12 career games vs. Phi. • WR DYAMI BROWN aims for his 3rd in row in playoffs with 5+ catches & 85+ rec. yards. • TE ZACH ERTZ had 3rd career playoff TD catch last week. Had 612 receptions for 6,627 yards & 40 TDs in 130 games with Phi. (2013-21), incl. playoffs. • LB BOBBY WAGNER led team with 132 tackles in 2024. Has 169 tackles (9.4 per game) in 18 career playoff games, incl. 5+ tackles in each game. • LB FRANKIE LUVU became 2nd player since 2000 (James Harrison – 2010) with 95+ tackles (99), 10+ TFL (12), 8+ sacks (career-high 8) & 5+ PD (career-high 7) in single season. Had INT in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Phi. with 2+ TFL. • DT DORANCE ARMSTRONG had 2 sacks & FF last week. • CB MIKE SAINRISTIL had 2 INTs in NFC-D, 1st rookie with 2 INTs in playoff game since 2015 (Ha Ha Clinton-Dix). • S JEREMY CHINN led team with 12 tackles & had 1st-career playoff INT in NFC-D

EAGLES NOTES

Championships: 4 [1948, 1949, 1960, 2017 (SB LII)] Playoff Record: 27-26 Last Postseason Game: NFC-D 1/19/25: LAR 22 at PHI 28

• EAGLES advanced to NFC-C for 2nd time in past 3 seasons. Can reach SB for 5th time ever. • NICK SIRIANNI can join Joe Gibbs & Mike Tomlin as only HCs to reach SB in 2 of 1st 4 seasons. • QB JALEN HURTS passed for 2,903 yards & 18 TDs with career-high 103.7 rating & rushed for 630 yards & 14 TDs in 2024 reg. season, incl. 9 games with both pass TD & rush TD. Has 13 TDs (7 pass, 6 rush) in 7 career postseason starts. Has 18 TDs (12 pass, 6 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 101.9 rating in 9 career starts vs. Was. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY has 3rd-most rush yards (2,329) & 4th-most scrimmage yards (2,638) in single season, incl. playoffs, all-time. Had 232 scrimmage yards (205 rush, 27 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in NFC-D, most scrimmage yards by RB in playoff game since HOFer Eric Dickerson (244 on 1/4/86). Rushed for 150 yards & 2 TDs in Week 16 meeting & had 198 scrimmage yards (146 rush, 52 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 11 meeting. Aims for his 6th in row vs. Was. with 100+ scrimmage yards & 7th in row vs. Was. with TD. • WR A.J. BROWN had 67 catches for 1,079 yards & 7 rec. TDs in 2024 reg. season & became 5th player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards & 7+ rec. TDs in 5 of his 1st 6 career seasons. Has 36 catches for 559 yards (93.2 per game) & 6 rec. TDs in 6 career games vs. Was. • WR DEVONTA SMITH had career-high 8 rec. TDs in 2024 reg. season. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 playoff games. Has 6+ catches in 5 of his past 6 vs. Was. • TE DALLAS GOEDERT has 43 postseason receptions, most in franchise history. • DT JALEN CARTER had 2 sacks, FF & PD in NFC-D & aims for his 4th in row with PD. • LB ZACK BAUN set career highs in tackles (150), TFL (11), FFs (5, tied 2nd-most in NFL), PD (4) & sacks (3.5) in 2024 reg. season. Had 24 tackles (12 per game), 3 TFL, FF & PD in 2 games vs. Was. in 2024. Aims for his 3rd playoff game in row with takeaway & PD. • LB NOLAN SMITH had career-high 6.5 sacks in 2024 reg. season. Had sack & FF in NFC-D & aims for his 4th playoff game in row with 0.5+ sacks. Had sack in both reg. season meetings, incl. 2 FR in Week 16 meeting. • CB DARIUS SLAY had playoff career-high 3 PD in NFC-D. Had 3 PD in Week 16 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with TFL. • DB COOPER DEJEAN (rookie) had FF & FR in Week 16 meeting. • S C.J. GARDNER-JOHNSON ranked tied-3rd with 6 INTs in 2024, incl. INT in Week 16 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Was. with PD. • S REED BLANKENSHIP had INT in both reg. season meetings in 2024 & aims for his 4th in row vs. Was. with INT.

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