The Philadelphia Eagles' defensive back lived up to his billing with a message to Jayden Daniels following the NFC Championship game.
Philadelphia’s outspoken safety didn’t hold back after the Eagles’ dominant 55-23 win, sending a blunt message to Washington’s rookie quarterback as Philly marches on to Super Bowl LIX.
Jayden Daniels' debut NFL season was special, but the Washington Commanders phenom won't be the first rookie QB to lead his team to the Super Bowl.
Following the Washington Commanders' loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game, quarterback Jayden Daniels was very direct with his thoughts.
After the game, both Daniels and Barkley linked up for a postgame handshake. On Wednesday, the NFL released a video of Daniels' mic'd up in the conference championship, revealing Barkley's message to the rookie. "Keep going," Barkley said before the rest of his message was bleeped out.
Jayden Daniels ran out of time for another comeback. Daniels finished with 255 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception and was sacked three times.
Eagles safety CJ Gardner-Johnson unleashed a social media hit on the Commanders' Jayden Daniels after Philadelphia's NFC win.
The Philadelphia Eagles punched their ticket to Super Bowl LIX with a dominant 55-23 victory over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game. The b
Orlovsky reshared an ESPN graphic later Thursday that showed that in Week 11, the Eagles blitzed Daniels 11% of the time. Daniels had a 21 QBR. In Week 16, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio blitzed his group 33% of the time. Daniels responded with a 96 QBR.
Two NFC East teams will duke it out for a ticket to the Super Bowl when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Washington Commanders Sunday. Philadelphia has been one of the NFL’s top teams all season while Washington is making an improbable run through the NFL Playoffs. The game kicks off at 3 p.m. ET Sunday in Philadelphia.
Quarterback Jayden Daniels kept an option play for a 10-yard touchdown, then connected with Olamide Zaccheaus for a successful two-point conversion. That made the score 34-23, Philadelphia, with 5:01 left in the third quarter. Daniels’ touchdown run capped an eight-play, 70-yard drive that took 3:57 off the clock.