Barkley and Hurts help the Eagles defeat Washington in the NFC Championship

Philadelphia defeated the Washington Commanders 55-23 in Sunday’s NFC Championship, bringing the Eagles back to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years because to clinics from quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley.

Hurts ran in three touchdowns and connected with receiver A.J. Brown for a fourth, while Barkley made it to the end zone twice in the first quarter and again in the fourth.

They will play in the Super Bowl next month in New Orleans against the winner of the AFC title game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs later on Sunday.

“I tried to downplay it in my head but it’s amazing, man, it’s amazing we’re here,” Barkley stated. “We’re going to celebrate, enjoy this and then get right back to work.”

The Commanders’ incredible season, in which rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels guided Washington to its first Conference Championship game in thirty-three years, came to an end with the defeat.

Halfway through the first quarter, to thunderous applause from the Lincoln Financial Field home crowd, Barkley shrugged off two Commanders defenders and sprinted 60 yards into the touchdown zone, turning the tide in the Eagles’ favor.

Less than three minutes later, he scored another touchdown.

Hurts drove past the Washington defense for a score after the two-minute warning, and the Commanders’ three field goals and touchdown in the first half were unable to catch up.

About a minute later, Hurts made contact with Brown in the end zone. Six minutes into the second half, Hurts slipped by the Washington defense and into the end zone.

With five minutes remaining in the third, Daniels, the Commanders’ second overall draft selection, raced ten yards into the end zone, but the Eagles shut the door after that.

With eight minutes remaining in the game, Barkley surged four yards into the end zone after Hurts crossed the line once again early in the fourth quarter.

With almost three minutes remaining, when motivated rookie running back Will Shipley scored his first professional touchdown, the jubilant Gatorade poured down on coach Nick Sirianni’s head.

After losing to the Chiefs in 2023, the victory puts Philadelphia back in the Super Bowl.