Jayden Daniels has been nothing short of amazing in his first season as the Washington Commanders quarterback. He led his team to a resurgent 12-5 record and won two road playoff games to get Washington back to the NFC title game for the first time in many years.

Greif: Philadelphia will beat Washington in the NFC because the Commanders’ defense has been leaky (allowing 25.5 points per game in the postseason, 9.5 more than Philadelphia), while the Eagles have ranked among the league’s elite defenses all season; by one metric, they stand tied for the league lead in allowing the lowest success rate.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley lit up the NFL world on Sunday with an incredible 60-yard touchdown run against the Washington Commanders.

Philadelphia was one of the best teams in football for the first 12 weeks of the 2023 NFL season but fell apart down the stretch and then lost early in the playoffs. Things didn't go as planned but the Eagles' front office didn't sit around and just hope things would fix themselves.