by A week after Philadelphia hosted a snowy division struggle, Philadelphia will perhaps present an even more tempting play-off fight this Sunday, with the glowing hot Washington Commanders visiting the City of Brotherly Love for a Do-Or-Rematch with the rival. Eagles. The loser goes home and the winner goes all the way to New Orleans, for a chance of super bowl lix-glory.
This NFC championship marks the first conference final with a few NFC East-Enomes since Washington met the New York Giants in 1986. And it promises a lot of fireworks: the commanders have the favorite offensive rookie or the year in Jayden Daniels, whose dynamic Quarterback helped Washonton the number 1-seeds detroit lions to deduct in a disturbed special; While the Eagles may have the most talented selection among the four remaining super bowl candidates.
How can you coordinate? And who is ready to walk away with the victory? This is what you need to know:
Predictions of the NFC Championship staff: Eagles vs. final score. Commanders, plus the last odds for the play-off match
Cody Benjamin
Where can you get Eagles vs. View commanders?
Date: Sunday 26 January | Time: 3 pm etc.
Location: Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)
TV: Vos | Current: fubo (Try for free)
To follow: CBS Sports app
Chances: Eagles -6, O/U 47.5 (Sportsline consensus)
Prediction
There is nothing as special in the NFL as an elite quarterback, and the commanders certainly seem to have one in Daniels, who is “young … according to birth certificate, not according to the tape”, such as Eagles-defensive coordinator Vic Fangio it this week. . If he does not pronounce it deeply against Terry McLaurin, he lets you pay with his legs, by extending the plays to open lanes or by sliding to the first downs on his own. After having defeated Jared Goff in the noisy boundaries of Ford Field, and having scored five times against the Eagles earlier this year, it is not unreasonable to think that Daniels can calm the Philly audience with another dose of big theater .
While Washington is almost on his own powered by the magic of Daniels, the Eagles register as a larger part of the total package. Funnily enough, their own quarterback with double threat, Jalen Hurts, has taken a relative backseat with regard to their success, and it is likely that he will not even be at full speed on Sunday thanks to a knee injury that he sustained last Sunday. But he also didn’t have to play against Superman because Saquon Barkley wore his own cape as the Homerun Hitter of their rear field. And this week Barkley will have a defense run by Washington that is one of the worst in the NFL, even with a few hard hitters on the second level.
Are the commanders a scary team in the sense that they “have nothing to lose” as a rebuilt competition? Certainly. Can they write history in Philly, by sending a Rookie signal caller to the big competition by pampering another competition on the road? Certainly. However, they beat the Eagles almost without Hurts in December, and will also get a command front that now misses start -up guard Sam Cosmi. Throw the edge of the home field, where Fangio’s physical defense should feed on the public, and as long as the Eagles do not end up in an unusual wave of turnover or think about it on the sidelines, the Birds should fly.
Choose: Eagles 27, commanders 22
Expert opportunities
According to the Consensus opportunities of Sportsline, the Eagles (-6) are touchdown favorites against the commanders. Philadelphia was also preferred with each of the first two play-off victories this season, while Washington is this ‘postsean’ with 2-0 as underdog. Only three teams in the history of the NFL achieved the Super Bowl after they were three-pointed underdogs in each of their first three play-off matches.
