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.

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.

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.

Yet, 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.

Sunday's matchup with the Washington Commanders is the Eagles' ninth for the NFC title since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.

Doug Greenberg: ESPN BET listed Saquon Barkley ... All of those bets cashed in the Philadelphia Eagles' 55-23 NFC Championship Game win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday.

There was a tiny, tiny chance at a comeback if the Lions could have recovered an onside kick after Jameson Williams scored ... ever with a win in the NFC championship game. It is a true David ...

Philadelphia Eagles beat Packers 22-10 in wild card round, beat Rams 28-22 in divisional round, beat Commanders 55-23 in NFC Championship Game. 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... Khan purchased it in 2012. Khan fired Doug Pederson following the 2024 season ...

Who is playing in the NFC championship game this year? Two teams with lengthy history and divisional rivalry set to meet in NFC title game.