The city of Philadelphia With a 55-23 victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday, the Eagles sailed into the Super Bowl. Saquon Barkley ran 60 yards for a touchdown on Philadelphia’s opening drive and finished with 118 yards and three touchdowns. Jalen Hurts also carried for three touchdowns.
Barkley is traveling with Hurts and the Eagles to the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons. Either the Buffalo Bills or the Kansas City Chiefs, led by former Eagles coach Andy Reid, will face the Eagles.
Since the 1970 merger, no team has scored more points in a conference championship game than the 55 points.
A towel-waving crowd was in a frenzy for the Eagles’ NFC championship game at Lincoln Financial Field as Hurts, who had a brace on his left knee, threw for 246 yards and a touchdown pass.
To lead the Eagles to their seventh Super Bowl, A.J. Brown caught six catches for 96 yards and a touchdown, and the team scored a season-high number of points.
With two consecutive road victories, including their stunning victory against No. 1 seed Detroit last week, which prepared the way for the second-seeded Eagles to host, the Commanders helped bring the NFC title game to Philadelphia.
Jayden Daniels failed to become the first rookie quarterback to lead his team to the Super Bowl after throwing for 255 yards with one score and one interception. Four turnovers, including a lost fumble by Austin Ekeler in the third quarter that left the Commanders behind 34–23, were the Commanders’ undoing.
Nick Foles, the quarterback in that game versus New England, was named honorary captain of the Eagles when they won their lone Super Bowl in the 2017 season.
Two years after coach Nick Sirianni’s Eagles lost to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, the team has a chance to win their second one after the Eagles cut to other stars from that game in attendance on the big screen.
Barkley led the Eagles as he did throughout the season.
— AP Sports Writer Dan Gelston
