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- The Eagles creep closer to a title-winning identity. Philadelphia’s offense still struggles in parts, but after going through another productive first half, the Eagles finally looked more like the team that won Super Bowl LIX. It did not come easily; on their third-quarter touchdown, Philadelphia needed two defensive penalties to keep the drive alive before finally cashing in. But the fashion they blocked – fast, devastating Saquon Barkley landing run after a Cooper DeJean an interception and a touchdown run fueled by an explosive run from Barkley — showed that this team still has plenty of talent that is likely to bury an opponent if Philly can get out of their way. Building on his reputation as a consistent passer in 2024, Barkley finally did it Saturday, going 92 of his 132 yards in the second half, an encouraging sign for an offense that has needed more production from him in 2025. It’s ultimately up to the Eagles to make that type of contribution more often for them, but on Saturday, it was good enough with the NFC to lock up for two weeks. to play
- Injuries continue to pile up for military leaders. In what’s already a losing season, Washington couldn’t avoid lingering injury woes again Saturday. Marcus Mariota left the game with a hand injury after being stepped on by an Eagles pass rusher Nolan Smithand with Mariota went Washington’s hopes of pulling off an upset. After the senior deputy left, Josh Johnson threw a terrific interception, allowing the Eagles to take a 21-10 lead early in the fourth. To make matters worse, a handful of other quarterbacks suffered injuries: receivers Jaylin Lane (ankle) didn’t come back, backup tackle (and Laremy Tunsil exchange) Brandon Coleman went down with 3:03 to play, Samuel Cosmi left with injuries and Jer’Zhan Newton stopped with problems with 1:04 left. Add defensive tackle ejections Javon Kinlaw and Quan Martin’s safety — which could include fines and/or suspensions — and the picture just gets darker. The Chiefs have a lot of work to do this season and the last few weeks are proving to be a brutal end.
- Jordan Davis is breaking out. With Jalen Carter no kidding, Philadelphia needed the young gap-plugger to step up and he has done so in a big way over the past few weeks. Davis was a force on Saturday, recording six tackles (four of which were rushing, according to Next Generation Stats), turning double teams with incredible speed and laying waste to Washington runners in the backfield in the second half that proved key to the Eagles’ efforts to pull away from the Chiefs. The typical off-season physical transformation cliché proved to be much more than a parasite for the Eagles defensive tackle, whose leaner frame has allowed him to become an even more explosive, agile defender in 2025. That’s been evident over the past month and should give Eagles fans renewed confidence on defense as they return to the playoffs.
Next Gen Stats Insights from Eagles-Commanders (via NFL Pro): Jalen hurts was pressured on just four of his 37 snaps in Week 16, his career-lowest snap percentage in a game (10.8%).
NFL Research: The Eagles’ victory over the Commanders clinched the NFC East title for the second straight season and became the first back-to-back NFC East champions since Philadelphia won four in a row from 2001-2004, ending the division’s longest streak in NFL history at 21 seasons.