The NFC Championship game this Sunday features the sixth-seeded Washington Commanders taking on the second-seeded Philadelphia Eagles as the division rivals get to meet a third and final time this season to decide who will be the conference's representative in the Super Bowl.
Before kickoff, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford took a moment to connect with his family. In full uniform, Stafford made his way over to his wife, Kelly, and their four kids—Sawyer, Chandler, Hunter, and Tyler—who had traveled to Philadelphia to cheer him on.
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The Washington Commanders are an underdog for the third straight week in the playoffs. They will try and make it three straight wins in the postseason when they play at Philadelphia in the NFC championship game.
Daniels gashed Detroit's banged-up secondary, but the Eagles can also take lessons their defense learned from their Week 16 loss to Washington.
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Saquon Barkley dashed through the snow for touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards and finished with 205 yards rushing, Jalen Hurts had a 44-yard scoring run and the Philadelphia Eagles held on against the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 to advance to the NFC championship game for the second time in three seasons.
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Saquon Barkley dashed through the snow for touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards and finished with 205 yards rushing, Jalen Hurts had a 44-yard scoring run and the Philadelphia Eagles held on against the turnover-happy Los Angeles Rams 28-22 on Sunday to advance to the NFC championship game for the second time in three seasons.
The 36-year-old Los Angeles QB, Matthew Stafford has completed 16 games with 20+ Touchdowns, 517 throws, 340 passes completed, 3762 yards, 3549 yards completed, 69 yards the longest pass, eight passes intercepted, 28 times sacked, a career 30 throws, 41 yards, no touchdowns, 15 yards was the longest run, six turnovers and two fumbles.
The NFC’s sixth-seeded Commanders upset the top-seeded Lions in Saturday’s Divisional Round game to move the franchise to its first NFC Championship Game since the 1991 season.