The Patriots elected to attempt an onside kick, which consequently set up the Falcons at New England's 41-yard line. A holding penalty and nine-yard sack resulted in a three-play drive, and Atlanta was unable to capitalize on the excellent starting field position.
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Following the Eagles' divisional round victory over the Rams, Falcons RB Bijan Robinson showed his appreciation towards Saquon Barkley.
It was Reid’s first trip to the Super Bowl as a head coach. He’d leave the team in 2012, and has since won three titles with the Kansas City Chiefs. But it was the only Super Bowl appearance for McNabb and Owens, who returned for a heroic performance after having broken his leg during the season.
Griese and the Don Shula-coached Miami Dolphins ran into a buzzsaw when they pushed to Super Bowl VI at the end of the 1971 season, getting pummeled 24-3 by Roger Staubach, Tom Landry, and the Dallas Cowboys. That hardly deterred them.
Sunday's matchup with the Washington Commanders is the Eagles' ninth for the NFC title since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.
Panthers, who improved from 7-8-1 to 15-1, were one of the longest shots ever to advance to the Super Bowl from the NFC.
Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, and Dan Quinn are on the verge of historic milestones as the Commanders take on the Eagles for a shot at the Super Bowl.
Fans saw two completely different games on Conference Championship Sunday. The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Washington Commanders, 55-23, in the NFC
The Eagles are the only team that beat Vince Lombardi in the postseason, handing the legendary Packers coach a 17-13 loss in the 1960 NFL Championship. That was Lombardi’s second year as head coach in Green Bay and his first playoff game with the team.
Nick Foles went toe-to-toe with the NFL's very best and matched him beat for beat, called and caught maybe the greatest play in Super Bowl history, and then Brandon Graham caused the most important turnover in Eagles history to achieve the once thought impossible.