The Commanders’ dream season reached a bitter conclusion Sunday as Washington was beaten badly by the Eagles 55-23 in this season’s NFC Championship game played in Philadelphia.
Here are some of the quick facts from the Commanders’ season-ending loss to the Eagles:
- Four times, the Commanders turned over the ball. The Eagles seized the opportunity every time, turning it into a Philadelphia touchdown.
- The Commanders surrendered over 200 yards rushing to the Eagles in both regular season meetings. In this NFC Championship game, they gave up another 229 rushing yards.
- The Eagles’ 55 points is the most in history in an AFC/ NFC Championship game.
- The Eagles’ seven rushing touchdowns are the most in NFC Championship game history and tied for the most in NFL playoff history.
- The Commanders’ loss drops their NFC Championship game record to 5-2.
- The Commanders entered the NFC Championship Game with a +6 turnover margin in two playoff victories. However, Sunday the Commanders were a -4 in a lopsided loss.
- Washington ran 18 plays on their first possession, resulting in a field goal. The Eagles then responded with a touchdown in only 18 seconds.
- The Eagles ran 66 offensive plays and averaged 7.0 yards a play, accumulating 459 total yards.
- As expected, the Eagles’ interior lines controlled both sides of the ball, out-rushing the Commanders 229-99 while averaging 6.4 yards, a rushing attempt to Washington’s 4.0.
- Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was quite effective, completing 20 of 28 passing attempts for 246 yards, a passing touchdown, and no interceptions.
- Saquon Barkley accumulated 118 rushing yards on only 15 carries, and Will Shipley 77 on only four carries.
- The Eagles led 34-23 before outscoring the Commanders 21-0 in the final quarter.
- Though he did not make the Super Bowl, quarterback Jayden Daniels has now thrown for the most postseason passing yards by a rookie in NFL history.
- WR Terry McLaurin became the sixth player in franchise history to record 3-plus receiving touchdowns in the postseason, joining Art Monk, Gary Clark, Alvin Garrett, Charlie Brown and Roy Jefferson.
- Zach Ertz caught 11 passes for 104 yards. The 11 receptions is a new franchise record for a playoff game, passing Art Monk (10) in 1990.