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Commanders Vs Eagles (Game One) – Studs and Duds – Hogs Haven
Craig Wrolstad and his crew: The entire crew from this game was just AWFUL. They were clearly out to get Washington and the calls on the field, or lack thereof, made it quite obvious. The debacle started early in the game when Cooper DeJean committed a blatant pass interference on Treylon Burks in the endzone. It continued with phantom calls against Brandon Coleman (a hold that negated a first down) and a phantom offsides penalty against Tyler Owens on a missed field goal. There was a pass interference call against Noah Igbinoghene covering Smith in the back of the endzone that was just horrible.
As the Commanders limp to the finish line, emotions are boiling over – The Athletic
Dan Quinn stationed himself near the 30-yard line and just watched. And waited. After a very brief handshake with Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni at midfield, the Commanders’ coach monitored the rest of the postgame handshakes from afar, just to make sure the frustrations that flared moments earlier on the field didn’t resurface. With two games left in a season that has gone sideways, Quinn knew his already thin roster couldn’t afford to get any thinner, because of injury or illness — or potential suspensions. “I know how quickly we’re going to play again,” he said. “So, I just wanted to make sure that if I had to step in that I’d be able to bring my bouncing skills back.” This is where the Commanders are: 4-11 following a chippy 29-18 loss to the Eagles that featured a brawl, the disqualification of three players (two Commanders) and four more Washington injuries, including to quarterback Marcus Mariota. “I felt like, man, this is not the time to lose somebody postgame into a game just five days away,” Quinn added. “It’s one thing to say the poise, but it’s another thing when you’re the person in that moment.”
2 Eagles starters expected to return from injury against Bills, per report – BGN
The Eagles have had two solid games in a row as they approach Week 17, and early reports are that the team expects to get both RT Lane Johnson and DT Jalen Carter back this week against the Bills.
Buffalo Bills vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Week 17: first look at injuries – Buffalo Rumblings
Most of Bills Mafia wants to know how quarterback Josh Allen is doing, and if his ankle is indeed “gravy, baby,” as he told CBS sideline reporter Evan Washburn after Sunday’s win. The reason for concern is due to the ankle injury Allen appeared to suffer just before halftime on a play where he inadvisably scrambled into harm’s way. That injury had Allen limping to the locker room early, and without his right cleat on. Though we don’t have an official report yet, Allen does appear no worse for wear, as evidenced by the fact that he continued to play after halftime. Allen had the injury x-rayed at halftime, which reported as negative. However, don’t be surprised if he ends up on the injury report early and often this week with a foot/ankle designation.
NFL Week 16 fallout: Sorting through the upsets, playoff berths and overall chaos – NFL.com
9) The tush push may die a natural death. Owners failed to disallow the tush push in a spring vote, but the Eagles themselves might kill off a play that gave them a big boost in their Super Bowl run last season. The once-automatic play has been decidedly less automatic this season. Three times the Eagles tried the tush push against the Commanders on Saturday, three times it failed and that was a microcosm of the season. This season, they’ve run the tush push successfully 57.6 percent of the time, according to NFL Research. In 2024, their success rate was 76.5 percent including the playoffs. In 2023, it was 83.7 percent. They’ve been called for five false starts on the play this season, while drawing just one penalty by a opposition, a striking difference from last season, when the Eagles drew nine penalties from opponents on such plays, and were called for penalties just twice. Their slump has been especially pronounced since Week 11, when their conversion rate is just 37.5. Nevertheless, the Eagles clinched the NFC East, to become the first repeat champion of the division in 20 years.
Consistency – Iggles Blitz
Think about Dallas. They were 3-5-1 at midseason. They had a lot of issues, especially on defense. Jerry Jones traded for LB Logan Wilson and DT Quinnen Williams. They signed DE Jadeveon Clowney. A couple of key defenders came off IR. Suddenly the dreadful defense was mediocre, even solid at times. Dallas won three straight games to get to 6-5-1. The media fell in love with them. It sure felt like Jerry Jones and Brian Schottenheimer started to believe the team was legit. Oops. Dallas lost three straight games to fall to 6-8-1. The defense allowed 37 points a game in that stretch. I don’t think Jones and Schotty (as Kirk Herbstreit annoyingly calls him) realized they had some luck in their win streak. They believed the team was different. Part of being a good organization is being honest with yourself. Dallas struggles with that and it is a big reason they haven’t been to a Super Bowl since 1995.
With 5th straight playoff season, Jalen Hurts makes more NFL history – NBCSP
Jalen Hurts has followed the worst game of his career with two of the best. Should that surprise anybody? Since that four-interception, five-turnover disaster against the Chargers in Inglewood two weeks ago, Hurts has thrown five touchdowns and no interceptions, completed 73 percent of his passes and rushed for 79 yards in wins over the Raiders and Commanders. He’s only the seventh quarterback in NFL history with five TDs, no INTs, 73 percent accuracy and at least 75 rushing yards in a two-game span, joining one-time Eagle Jeff Garcia in 2003, Daunte Culpepper in 2005, Deshaun Watson in 2019, Lamar Jackson three times and then Drake Maye and Josh Allen earlier this year. And he’s the first to play that well following a four-interception game. With their 29-18 win over the Commanders Saturday in Landover, the Eagles as you know became the first team since the 2001 through 2004 Eagles to win the NFC East in back-to-back years. It’s something Hurts takes great pride in.
Eagles-Commanders: Five takeaways from the NFC East-clinching win – PHLY
Especially on Barkley’s 12-yard touchdown run — characterized as an “angry run” by Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata — the results showed as Barkley looks even more poised for meaningful football. According to Next Gen Stats, Barkley had a season-high 63 yards after contact on Saturday, the majority of which came on a 48-yard run that featured a broken tackle in the backfield. “A focus this week was my pad level and finishing runs,” Barkley said. “I haven’t been doing a great job of that this year, I felt like. I tried to do that this week. … My mindset this was game was run like I’m 235. That’s what my coach said, there’s times I don’t.” Another note of encouragement? The uptick of empty sets from the Eagles offense. According to TruMedia, the Eagles ran nine plays out of empty, six of which came in the first half. On those plays, Hurts went 5-for-6 while averaging 11.2 yards per attempt and scrambled twice for 30 yards. After the game, Sirianni said the usage of empty formations was in response to the Commanders’ tendency to leave their base defense out against lighter personnel groupings. “We spread them out,” Sirianni said. “[Eagles offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo] did a really good job of calling that and Jalen did a great job, and the receivers and the protection. … There’s multiple ways to do it, right? You can scare a team out of doing that. They kept going back to it, but a really good job by our guys. That’s sometimes what it is, you take what the defense gives you.”
2026 NFL Mock Draft: Dolphins make franchise-altering trade to No. 1 for Fernando Mendoza – PFF
22. Philadelphia Eagles: EDGE Cashius Howell, Texas A&M. Although the Eagles acquired Jaelan Phillips at the trade deadline, there’s no guarantee that he will be back for the 2026 season. Should he leave as a free agent, they would be thin along the edge once again. Howell has earned a 90.3 PFF pass-rush grade and produced a 19.8% PFF pass-rush win rate this season. He would immediately contribute to Philadelphia’s rotation.
Nick Sirianni Postgame Locker Room Speech: Commanders – PE.com
Head Coach Nick Sirianni delivered his third division championship in five years on the job as well as a fifth playoff appearance. Watch his reaction in the locker room following Saturday’s win over the Commanders, presented by NovaCare Rehabilitation.
Josh Allen said he “tweaked my foot a little bit” late in first half – PFT
Late in the first half of Buffalo’s 23-20 win over the Browns, Bills quarterback Josh Allen retreated into a 23-yard sack. He injured himself on the play. “Just tweaked my foot a little bit,” Allen told reporters after the game. “Just flamed up on me a little bit.” He returned for the second half of the game. “Pain subsided,” Allen said, “so we’re good.”
Cowboys are pretty big favorites over the Commanders in Week 17 – Blogging The Boys
The Dallas Cowboys began Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers with the knowledge that they were eliminated from playoff contention. That always makes things a bit wonky when it is the case. You could argue that the Cowboys played like they were counting down the quarters for their season to end. Consider that the Chargers didn’t even punt in the first half. Heck, the Chargers didn’t kick any field goals either. They scored touchdowns on all of their possessions in the opening half (there were only 3 to be clear), but that made things a bit difficult for the Dallas offense to keep up.
Jerry Jones: Cowboys ‘underachieved’ in 2025 but bullish on future – ESPN
Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is disappointed with how the season has gone for his team. The Cowboys’ playoff chances ended Saturday night, when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders. Dallas’ 34-17 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday guaranteed the Cowboys will have consecutive non-winning records. If they lose one of their final two games, they will have losing records in back-to-back years for the first time since three straight 5-11 finishes from 2000 to 2002. “We all underachieved, really,” Jones said. “And the fact we’re not in the playoffs says that for you.” The Cowboys’ Super Bowl drought has reached 30 years. Every NFC team has made it to a conference championship game during that span except the Cowboys. Since winning Super Bowl XXX, the Cowboys have made the playoffs 13 times and never advanced beyond the divisional round. “I’ll admit that the Cowboys management has played a role, a big role,” Jones said.
Giants-Vikings analysis: Jaxson Dart’s bad game isn’t cause for alarm – Big Blue View
Did you REALLY think New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart was going to get through his first season in the NFL without a game like the one he had Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings? A game where he, you know, actually looked and played like a rookie quarterback? Overmatched on Sunday against a talented defense and a fantastic coordinator with something to prove against a team he is suing, Dart had his worst game as a pro. He completed just 7 of 13 passes for 33 yards and an interception, and was probably lucky not to have a couple of other passes intercepted. Dart looked confused at times. He looked uncertain. He looked like a quarterback who needed help and knew he really didn’t have any. Now, suddenly, because for the first time all season a rookie quarterback looked like a rookie quarterback the narrative is that Dart is regressing and that the Giants hurt the rookie’s development by firing head coach Brian Daboll. In my view, that is an overreaction.
The NFL is giving us coal for Christmas – SB Nation
Netflix’s second NFL Christmas package is a dud. The Cowboys and Commanders are both mathematically eliminated, while the Lions are hanging by a thread versus the eliminated Vikings. I suppose the only good news is the stakes have increased with Detroit, who would be mathematically eliminated with another loss to the Vikings.
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