Saquon Barkley dashed 60 yards for a touchdown on Philadelphia’s first play and finished with 118 yards and three scores.
Jalen Hurts and coach Nick Sirianni are ready for a Super Bowl rematch with Patrick Mahomes and former Eagles coach Andy Reid.
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.
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.
After watching the Commanders march down the field on their opening drive, Saquon Barkley set the tone for the Eagles with just one play.
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.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni offered no update on left guard Landon Dickerson's knee injury, because he doesn't have to.
“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.
In that game, Saquon Barkley rushed for 255 yards ... to travel across the country on a short week while Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and staff already had a full day Monday to prepare for both ...
USAT's Lorenzo Reyes admits it might be time to put some respect on Nick Sirianni's name for coaching his way into the playoffs every season.