After watching the Commanders march down the field on their opening drive, Saquon Barkley set the tone for the Eagles with just one play.
What you should knowThe Eagles will be wearing their home jerseys when they take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb. 9.According to sources, Landen Dickerson is expected to be ready to play in the Super Bowl.
Saquon Barkley dashed 60 yards for a touchdown on Philadelphia’s first play and finished with 118 yards and three scores.
With the game in hand and the Eagles up 55-23 against their NFC East rival, wide receivers DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown dumped a tub of Gatorade on head coach Nick Sirianni. The 43-year-old coach is headed to his second Super Bowl in three years.
“We’ve practiced in it all week, practiced in it last week, the elements,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said Friday ... including a franchise-record 255 rushing yards by Saquon Barkley, in a dominant performance against the Rams on Nov. 24.
On the first play of Philly's first possession, it only made sense that offensive coordinator Kellen Moore would feed the man that has changed the Eagles offense for the better, and that's exactly what he did by handing off to Saquon Barkley.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni offered no update on left guard Landon Dickerson's knee injury, because he doesn't have to.
The harsh lessons learned from last season fueled the Eagles on their way to a 14-win regular season and three more wins in the playoffs.
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Chiefs are going for a three-peat in a Super Bowl rematch. This time, Jalen Hurts and the Eagles have Saquon Barkley.
Like his quarterback, the Eagles coach doesn’t seem to get the credit he deserves even though Nick Sirianni has won 52 ... is more in a four-year span than Matt LaFleur (49 from 2019-22 ...
“This game is about overcoming adversity,” Sirianni said on Sunday evening. “There are going to be good plays in the game and there are going to be bad plays in the game. There will be good moments in a season and bad moments in a season. It’s about overcoming and embracing the adversity.” Sirianni knows something about adversity.