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Saquon Barkley and Eagles dominate Commanders to advance to Tremendous Bowl LIX

By Editorial Board Published January 27, 2025 7 Min Read
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Saquon Barkley and Eagles dominate Commanders to advance to Tremendous Bowl LIX

PHILADELPHIA —  Only one contact.

That’s all it took for Saquon Barkley to interrupt free for a sensational first-quarter landing run that put the Philadelphia Eagles forward within the NFC championship recreation.

Yet one more contact.

That’s all it took for Barkley to extend the lead with one other landing.

Barkley’s scoring performs of 60 and 4 yards on Sunday helped the Eagles construct a bonus that held up in a 55-23 victory over the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Monetary Discipline.

The Eagles superior to Tremendous Bowl LIX in New Orleans, the place they are going to play the winner of Sunday’ night time’s AFC championship recreation between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and the Buffalo Payments.

Barkley rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns, quarterback Jalen Hurts rushed for 3 touchdowns and handed for an additional and the Eagles pressured 4 turnovers to earn their second Tremendous Bowl berth in three seasons.

“I’m not gonna lie. I tried to downplay it in my head but it’s just amazing man, it’s amazing … we’re here — Super Bowl,” Barkley informed Fox Sports activities’ Erin Andrews after the sport. “But the goal wasn’t just getting there. The goal’s to win. Now were going to celebrate and enjoy this and get right back to work.”

Two years in the past, the Eagles fell quick on the game’s largest stage when Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes led his staff to a last-second victory in Arizona, the primary of two consecutive titles for the Chiefs.

After shedding within the wild-card spherical final season, this Eagles staff was constructed for a Tremendous Bowl run.

Coach Nick Sirianni employed offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and veteran defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.

Nonetheless, probably the most notable addition was Barkley, who toiled for the New York Giants for six seasons.

Barkley rushed for two,005 yards in the course of the common season and didn’t decelerate in playoff victories over the Inexperienced Bay Packers and the Rams. The week earlier than Sunday’s victory, Barkley rushed for 205 yards and scored on landing runs of 62 and 78 yards towards the Rams.

On Sunday, with film stars Bradley Cooper and Kevin Hart amongst others in attendance, the Eagles trailed 3-0 when Barkley took a hand off from Hurts on the Eagles’ first play and ran off the left facet for what regarded like an extended acquire that may finish on the sideline. As a substitute, Barkley spun out of two tackles and reduce throughout the sphere to the top zone for a 60-yard landing.

Commanders receiver Dyami Brown then misplaced a fumble. The Eagles drove 44 yards in 5 performs with out giving the ball to Barkley however on the sixth he ran 4 yards for a landing and a 14-3 lead.

The Commanders pulled inside 14-12 halfway via the second quarter however in the end couldn’t overcome their errors.

The loss ended a magical season for a franchise that after years of chaos underneath former proprietor Daniel Snyder thrived underneath new possession, a brand new basic supervisor and coach and, most notably, a star rookie quarterback in Jayden Daniels.

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is sacked by Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith in the course of the second half Sunday.

(Derik Hamilton / Related Press)

Daniels, the previous San Bernardino Cajon Excessive star who performed at Arizona State and Louisiana State, had led the Commanders to playoff victories over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the top-seeded Detroit Lions. The Heisman Trophy winner was aiming to grow to be the primary rookie quarterback to start out a Tremendous Bowl and lead the Commanders to their first Tremendous Bowl title because the 1991-92 season.

Daniels asserted himself Sunday, finishing 29 of 48 passes for 255 yards and a landing, with an interception. He rushed for 48 yards and a landing.

Daniels couldn’t overcome his staff’s three misplaced fumbles and the interception, all of which led to Eagles touchdowns.

The Eagles led 27-15 at halftime on Barkley’s first two landing runs, a landing sneak by Hurts, and a landing catch by receiver A.J. Brown.

How about our quarterback. He’s a stud,” Sirianni informed Fox Sports activities’ Terry Bradshaw after the sport. “I knew he was going to play that way. I knew it. Don’t doubt him. All he does is win.”

Halfway via the third quarter, Hurts elevated the lead with a nine-yard landing run, earlier than Daniels answered with a 10-yard scoring run and a two-point conversion move to tug the Commanders inside 34-23.

The Commanders had been driving once more late within the third quarter, however Austin Ekeler fumbled after catching a move. The Eagles transformed it into one other Hurts landing sneak and 41-23 lead early within the fourth quarter.

Barkley continued the rout with a brief landing run with about eight minutes left.

Hurts accomplished 20 of 28 passes for 246 yards. Two years in the past within the Tremendous Bowl, Hurts rushed for 3 touchdowns and handed for an additional in a shedding effort.

Now he will get one other probability on the game’s largest stage.

This time he may have Barkley by his facet.

“What a run it’s been but we gotta finish it,” Hurts informed Bradshaw after the sport.

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