Washington Commanders' Daniels could become the first rookie quarterback to play the Super Bowl. Williams, who led the team to a Super Bowl win, says talented Black QBs are finally getting their due.
Griese and the Don Shula-coached Miami Dolphins ran into a buzzsaw when they pushed to Super Bowl VI at the end of the 1971 season, getting pummeled 24-3 by Roger Staubach, Tom Landry, and the Dallas Cowboys. That hardly deterred them.
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What time does the NFC championship game start? How to watch Eagles vs. Commanders on TV
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Commanders’ NFC title game: A return to success
Eagles’ record-breaking NFC Championship Game win by the numbers: Every stat to know
55: Points scored. The most in a playoff game since the Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Miami Dolphins 62-7 in a divisional-round game on Jan. 15, 2000. It’s also the second-most in a playoff game in Eagles history, behind the 58 scored in a 58-37 win over the Detroit Lions in 1995.
When Jayden Daniels showed up for his first preseason game with the Washington Commanders, he wore a Doug Williams no. 17 throwback jersey. That’s when his team should have known it had something special in its rookie quarterback.
The Commanders advance to the NFC Championship ... costly when Williams, a wide receiver, attempted a pass downfield to Gibbs, a running back who was heavily covered, and was intercepted by Sainristil for the Lions fourth turnover of the game.
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When is the last time Commanders went to a Super Bowl? History of Washington's big game appearancesYet, that was not Washington's first Super Bowl victory. In 1983, the team pulled off a shocking upset as Gibbs and quarterback Joe Theismann defeated Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins 27-17. Down 17-10 at halftime, Washington held Miami to 176 total yards and zero second-half points.
Washington Commanders fans aren’t dreaming, and they haven’t been magically transported back to 1992, when Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” dominated the airwaves.
The Philadelphia Eagles host the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. ET. The Eagles will be aiming to reach the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons.
Sunday's matchup with the Washington Commanders is the Eagles' ninth for the NFC title since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.
An Eagles position coach who achieved something nobody else has in over 50 years. The Jeff Stoutland legacy just grows and grows and grows. And a vivid memory of an Eagles playoff game in New Orleans a long time ago.
Which Super Bowl is the best? Which Super Bowl is the worst? With another Super Sunday on the horizon, Nate Davis ranks all 58 prior games.
The Eagles are in the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons after overwhelming the Commanders in the NFC championship game.
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