Washington Commanders 23-55 Philadelphia Eagles: Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley star Eagles and book Super Bowl berth | NFL news

Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley each had three rushing touchdowns as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 55-23 to book their Super Bowl berth for the second time in three seasons.

The Chiefs will rue three fumbles and an interception late in the contest, all four turnovers leading to Eagles touchdowns as the hosts ran away with the NFC Championship Game at Lincoln Financial Field.

Washington opened the scoring with the first of three Zane Gonzalez scores after an 18-play drive, which the Eagles answered with a first down just 18 seconds into the game – Barkley broke free for a stunning 60-yard touchdown on Philadelphia’s first play of the scrimmage.

It was one of two first-quarter TDs from the future Hall of Fame running back — who had 118 yards on just 15 carries — his second coming after Washington receiver Dyami Brown coughed up their first fumble.

The Commanders cut Philadelphia’s lead to two midway through the second quarter when star rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels connected with Terry McLaurin for a 36-yard score, but that would have been just as good for the visitors.

Hurts was pushed into the end zone and threw his only touchdown pass to AJ Brown – who had scuffled with Marshon Lattimore after the previous drive – inside the final two minutes of the first half, either side of a muffed punt return by the Chiefs.

Statistics leaders

Commanders from Washington

• Passage: Jayden Daniels, 29/48, 255 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
• hurry: Jayden Daniels, 6 carries, 48 ​​yards, 1 TD
• Receiving: Zach Ertz, 11 catches, 104 yards

Philadelphia Eagles

• Passage: Jalen Hurts, 20/28, 246 yards, 1 TD
• hurry: Saquon Barkley, 15 carries, 118 yards, 3 TDs
• Receiving: AJ Brown, 6 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD

Hurts’ second score on the run, this one a nine-yarder, pushed the Eagles’ lead to 19 early in the second half, though Daniels returned it with a 10-yard scamper — a successful two-point conversion catch — another Austin Ekeler fumble late third quarter allowed Philadelphia to end the contest.

Hurts scored another goal-line touchdown — despite several offensive penalties against the Commanders — and Barkley completed his own rushing hat trick, while rookie Will Shipley scored his first NFL TD on a Daniels interception as the Eagles went up. in the fourth quarter, becoming the first team to score 50+ points in a conference championship game since the Buffalo Bills in the 1990 season

Philadelphia will now face either the Kansas City Chiefs in a Super Bowl rematch of their loss two years ago or face Buffalo in New Orleans in two weeks, with the Chiefs and Bills competing in the AFC Championship game in Kansas City.

What they said: ‘The dream is to win it all’

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley: “I tried to play it down in my head, but it’s unbelievable. The goal wasn’t just to get here, it was to win. We’re going to celebrate that we’ve gotten there and then get back to work.

“We knew it was going to take a team effort. The team came out and made big plays and that’s how you get to the Super Bowl.

“I’ve always dreamed of it. But the dream wasn’t to get there, it was to beat everyone.”

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni on Jalen Hurts: “What about our quarterback? He’s a stud. All he does is win!”

Sky Sports’ Phoebe Schecter in Philadelphia: “We talk about others putting their team on their backs and that’s what Jalen Hurts did.

“He showed the world everything he can do, from the ability to connect with the main targets, but also from a running perspective.

“It was a complete team win and they are ready for New Orleans.”

What’s next?

The 2024 NFL season concludes on Sunday February 9 with Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, live on Sky Sports NFL.