What you should knowThe Eagles are hosting the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game at the Linc. The winner will move on to Super Bowl LIX.Cam Jurgens steps in for an injured Landon Dickerson.
Backup running back Kenneth Gainwell also got hurt on the opening kick off of the second half and is being evaluated for a concussion. In the first half, running back Saquon Barkley dealt with a calf injury. Rookie Will Shipley could get some carries in the third quarter.
Landon Dickerson was the Eagles' highest-graded player from the NFL's Divisional Round, but that's only half the story. His brilliance can't be denied.
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Here are our five things to watch, when the Eagles have the ball. In the Week 12 matchup, Barkley carried 26 times for 255 yards (9.8 YPC) and 2 TDs. He popped a couple of 70+ yard TD runs. The first one was on the first play of the second half: The second one was late in the game with the Rams packing the box (via @AryiPulliNFL):
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As the days tick down until the Philadelphia Eagles face off against the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game, all eyes are on the Birds' injury report. In practice Thursday, left guard Landon Dickerson was taking snaps at center in case Cam Jurgens misses the game with a back injury.
The Eagles won the NFC East with a 14-3 regular-season record, then defeated the Green Bay Packers 22-10 on Jan. 12 in the first round. They’re now one victory from returning to the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons.
Jalen Hurts was upgraded to a full participant in Thursday's practice, but the Eagles are dealing with injuries to other key offensive players.
Cam Jurgens is in danger of missing Sunday's NFC Championship Game so Landon Dickerson is ready to slide into that role.