The Philadelphia Eagles got a major assist from their NFC East rivals during Saturday night's Divisional Round playoff game.
The conference championship game could have an NFC East feel after the No. 6 seed Washington Commanders (12-5) defeated the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions (15-2) 45-31 at Ford Field on Saturday night. This puts Philadelphia in a position to host
Goff, with the Lions later trailing by 14, was picked off by Jeremy Chinn with 30 seconds remaining for his third interception of the game. That officially secured the Commanders' spot in the NFC title game, one season after finishing 4-13 to land the No. 2 overall pick in the draft.
The Commanders extended their magical season by bringing the Lions' special run to an end in an NFC divisional-round playoff stunner.
The NFC's sixth-seeded Commanders upset the top-seeded Detroit Lions in Saturday's Divisional Round Game to move the franchise to its first NFC Championship Game since the 1991 season. Washington will now travel to face the No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles or No ...
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DETROIT — Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns in a flawless performance by Washington’s dazzling rookie, and the Commanders stunned the Detroit Lions 45-31 on Saturday night to reach the NFC championship game for the first time since winning the Super Bowl 33 years ago.
The No. 2 pick in the draft lifted Washington into the NFC championship game after taking down the top-seeded Lions.
It was a particularly big night for rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, who proved more effective than the vastly-experienced Jared Goff. Daniels threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns. Crucially, he did not suffer a single interception.
Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns in a flawless performance by Washington’s dazzling rookie, and the Commanders stunned the Detroit Lions 45-31 on Saturday night to reach the NFC championship game for the first time since winning the Super Bowl 33 years ago.
Daniels threw two touchdown passes to help the Commanders return to the NFC title game for first time in 33 years.