Philadelphia, led by quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley, advances after a 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. With that, Nick Sirianni makes a statement to those who have cast doubt on the head coach over the last couple of seasons.
Jalen Hurts bizarrely said Nick Sirianni let him out of his 'straitjacket' during Eagles' win over Commanders.
After the bye, the Eagles rattled off 10 straight victories and won 12 of their final 13 regular-season games. The tandem of Sirianni and Hurts has already doubled the one Super Bowl berth that Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb accomplished together.
Philadelphia took down the Washington Commanders on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game and will face either the Kansas City Chiefs or Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl. There have been times throughout the season when there only was negative chatter about this team.
The Eagles are returning to the Super Bowl with Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni at the forefront. And both made new history together.
The Eagles had just hired a first-time head coach in Nick Sirianni, who stammered his way through his opening press conference; who didn't know if his quarterback was going to be a disgruntled and declining Carson Wentz, or an unknown running QB coming off his rookie season in Jalen Hurts?
Hurts appeared to injure his left leg against the Rams, which could affect preparations for the NFC title game. Sirianni did not offer an update on Quinyon Mitchell's shoulder, either.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni says that makes it incumbent on both coaching staffs to come up with schemes that the opponent hasn't seen before. "Any time you play somebody multiple times you're going to know things about them,
The Philadelphia Eagles brushed aside the Washington Commanders to reach Super Bowl LIX in style. You could argue the writing was already on the wall when Saquon Barkley ran in a 60-yard touchdown
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Star quarterback Jalen Hurts made some serious Eagles franchise history in Philadelphia's 55-23 NFC Championship rout of the rival Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field.