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🔥Jordan Mailata “Sorry” for his answer why Jalen Hurts is not praised like Jayden Daniels:
“Couldn’t give a F—-. I just want to apologize. I’m sorry. I couldn’t give a f—- or a rats a— what anyone says outside this building. It’s not going to help us win championships”
#jordanmailata on #jalenhurts playing through injuries including a knee issue before the NFC Championship vs Commanders:
“He’s tough. He’s gritty. He wants to be out there with us at all times. Nothing but respect for him. He embraces adversity. He’s a lot more energetic this week. He’s fired up.”
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No. 6 Washington Commanders (14-5) at No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles (16-3)
Postseason history: Washington defeated Philadelphia, 20-6, in the 1990 NFC Wild Card round, the only postseason meeting between the two franchises, as Mark Rypien threw touchdown passes to Gary Clark and Pro Football Hall of Famer Art Monk, and Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green had one of his six career postseason interceptions.
2024 regular season: Philadelphia and Washington split their regular-season meetings, with each team winning at home. In Week 11, the Eagles defeated the Commanders, 26-18, as Saquon Barkley rushed for 146 yards, including two rushing touchdowns in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter to seal the win. In Week 16, Washington overcame a 13-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat Philadelphia, 36-33, as Jayden Daniels threw a career-high five touchdown passes, with three coming in the fourth quarter, including the game-winning touchdown pass with six seconds remaining.
Divisional opponents in Championship games since 2002: Philadelphia and Washington will mark the fifth Conference Championship game between divisional opponents since 2002. In the previous four such matchups, the division-winning team won three times and each of the four winners went on to win the Super Bowl. The previous matchups: 2021 NFC Championship (San Francisco, 17 at L.A. Rams, 20), 2013 NFC Championship (San Francisco, 17 at Seattle, 23), 2010 NFC Championship (Green Bay, 21 at Chicago, 14) and 2008 AFC Championship (Baltimore, 14 at Pittsburgh 23).
Philadelphia notes: For the first time in franchise history, the Eagles will host a Wild Card, Divisional and Championship game in the same season. Philadelphia has a 4-4 record in Conference Championship games since 1970, including wins in each of their past two appearances (2017 and 2022).
Nick Sirianni: Including the postseason, Sirianni has won 52 games since being hired as Philadelphia’s head coach in 2021 and is one of two head coaches with at least 50 wins in his first four seasons, including the playoffs, along with George Seifert (57 wins). With a win, Sirianni can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs and Mike Tomlin as the only head coaches to make the Super Bowl in two of his first four seasons.
Saquon Barkley: In the Divisional playoffs, Barkley totaled 232 scrimmage yards (205 rushing, 27 receiving) and two rushing touchdowns, the second-most scrimmage yards in a playoff game by a running back in the Super Bowl era, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson (244 scrimmage yards on Jan. 4, 1986). Including the playoffs, Barkley has the third-most rushing yards (2,329) and fourth-most scrimmage yards (2,638) by a player in a season in NFL history.