NFC East, Philadelphia Eagles and the Commanders
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Elliott is 17-for-24 this season, but 1-for-6 in his last four games. Elliott was also shaky going into the playoffs last year and the Eagles stuck with him and he rebounded to make 10 of 11 field-goal attempts in four games.
Tensions were high during the NFC East matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders on Saturday.
Philadelphia will face a Washington team on Saturday night that'll be without quarterback Jayden Daniels, left tackle Laremy Tunsil, and a host of other key players. For the Eagles, Lane Johnson will miss his fifth straight game, while Jalen Carter will miss his fourth straight.
A big brawl broke out after an Eagles two-point conversion gave them a 29-10 lead, and in the end three players were ejected. Philadelphia's Tyler Steen, Washington's Javon Kinlaw and Quan Martin were all ejected.
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Commanders down to third-string QB Josh Johnson vs. Eagles after hand injury to Marcus Mariota
The Commanders held a 10-7 lead at the time of Mariota's injury as they tried to spoil Philadelphia's effort to clinch the NFC East title.
It’s also the second-straight season the Cowboys will miss the postseason. The last time that happened was the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
The Eagles have a problem with their kicker. Jake Elliott has missed repeatedly in the first half today in Washington, and as a result the Commanders have a 10-7 lead in a game the Eagles should be leading.
Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott had three looks at field goals in the first half against the Washington Commanders on Saturday. He missed all three. His third miss scuttled a chance for the Eagles to tie the game just before halftime. And it arrived via a second chance.
Jake Elliott missed three field goals, though only two counted, and the Eagles made way too many mistakes for a team trying to win a second-straight NFC East Di