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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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EJ Smith

Eagles clinch the NFC’s No. 1 seed and a first-round bye with an ugly win over the Giants

PHILADELPHIA — For the Eagles, the third time was the charm.

After failing in consecutive weeks to wrap up the conference and division titles within reach, the Eagles claimed each with a 22-16 win over the New York Giants in the regular-season finale to finish the year 14-3 as both the No. 1 seed in the conference and NFC East champions for the first time since 2019.

In doing so, the Eagles secured a bye week during next weekend’s wild-card round and will host the lowest seed to advance in the divisional round the following week.

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