PHILADELPHIA — Eagles linebacker Zack Baun took off his Oxygen mask and put his helmet back on when he saw running back Saquon Barkley rush for a 60-yard touchdown on their first offensive play against the Washington Commanders on Sunday.
Josh Hart, a Commanders fan, didn’t have fun Sunday — but plenty of others, like Rob McElhenney and Dawn Staley were in a celebratory mood after the Eagles advanced to the Super Bowl.
Philadelphia, led by quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley, advances after a 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. With that, Nick Sirianni makes a statement to those who have cast doubt on the head coach over the last couple of seasons.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has a variety of praise about his leadership from Eagles staffers throughout this season.
Sirianni and the Eagles dealt with some notable challenges following a Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs. Now, the coach has his team headed back to the big game for a rematch with Kansas City.
Jalen Hurts bizarrely said Nick Sirianni let him out of his 'straitjacket' during Eagles' win over Commanders.
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has dared folks to name him one quarterback who won without good players.
Philadelphia took down the Washington Commanders on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game and will face either the Kansas City Chiefs or Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl. There have been times throughout the season when there only was negative chatter about this team.
The Eagles are returning to the Super Bowl with Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni at the forefront. And both made new history together.
After the bye, the Eagles rattled off 10 straight victories and won 12 of their final 13 regular-season games. The tandem of Sirianni and Hurts has already doubled the one Super Bowl berth that Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb accomplished together.
Nick Sirianni has been much maligned in his short NFL coaching tenure with the Eagles, but with two Super Bowl trips in three seasons, the perception of him should change for good.