Coming out of halftime, the Eagles were down 24-7. On the first play from scrimmage, Saquon had a beautiful 59-yard run that brought the offense to the Buccaneers’ 11-yard line. He came out of the game after that play and let Kenny Gainwell finish the drive.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni explained all the elements of those long Saquon Barkley touchdown runs that might not be obvious.
Can Saquon Barkley put the finishing touches on what is arguably the greatest season ever by a running back with a Super Bowl victory?
Josh Hart, a Commanders fan, didn’t have fun Sunday — but plenty of others, like Rob McElhenney and Dawn Staley were in a celebratory mood after the Eagles advanced to the Super Bowl.
A sea of Eagles fans feverishly waved their white rally towels until Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurts and high-powered offense made the upstart Commanders wave the white flag.
Verse ran his mouth last week, saying how much he hates Eagles fans. That stems from the way the Philadelphia faithful showed up to the Eagles-Rams game out West back in November. Hey, pal. That was a Rams home game. Eagles fans were doing their job traveling for their team and creating a great environment for the Birds on the road.
The Philadelphia Eagles, led by Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts, will aim to reach another Super Bowl, but to do so, they’ll have to defeat none other than the surprising Washington Commanders.
Nick Sirianni's Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will face off in the Super Bowl, with Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes as the headline stars.
Shawn Hochuli raised a few eyebrows Sunday when he turned his microphone on and announced to the football-watching world that he was on the verge of awarding the Eagles points due to repeated offsides fouls from the Washington Commanders.
Barkley emerged from the bye rushing for 176 yards and a touchdown in Week 6 and went on to deliver an MVP-caliber season. He topped the 100-yard mark in nine of his 11 post-bye regular-season games and finished with 2,005 rushing yards.
Saquon Barkley dashed 60 yards for a touchdown on Philadelphia's first play and finished with 118 yards and three scores, Jalen Hurts rushed for three TDs and the Eagles soared into the Super Bowl with a 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday.