Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn is one win away from the Super Bowl, but last time he got there, it did not go so well. In his first season with Washington, Quinn, along with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels,
Daniels entered Sunday's NFC championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles 5 yards short of the record for most passing yards by a rookie in the playoffs. He got there early.
It was Reid’s first trip to the Super Bowl as a head coach. He’d leave the team in 2012, and has since won three titles with the Kansas City Chiefs. But it was the only Super Bowl appearance for McNabb and Owens, who returned for a heroic performance after having broken his leg during the season.
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Sunday's matchup with the Washington Commanders is the Eagles' ninth for the NFC title since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.
Following the Eagles' divisional round victory over the Rams, Falcons RB Bijan Robinson showed his appreciation towards Saquon Barkley.
Fans saw two completely different games on Conference Championship Sunday. The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Washington Commanders, 55-23, in the NFC
Griese and the Don Shula-coached Miami Dolphins ran into a buzzsaw when they pushed to Super Bowl VI at the end of the 1971 season, getting pummeled 24-3 by Roger Staubach, Tom Landry, and the Dallas Cowboys. That hardly deterred them.
One player isn’t sufficient to fuel a team’s playoff berth and deep postseason run. But one player is also necessary to chase such goals: a strong quarterback. And the Commanders have him.
Daniels wanted to see the defeat through, even if that only meant handing off the ball on the final meaningless drive. Coach Dan Quinn had seen enough and gave Daniels a breather. His bid to become the first rookie QB to reach a Super Bowl was officially over.
The Philadelphia Eagles will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Here's how the two teams advanced past the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Commanders.