It was another ugly start with seven points left on the board, but Philadelphia continued to hit Washington with body blows, and the Commanders eventually folded. The Eagles have won six games in a row, and they’re 8-2 and in firm control of the NFC East after a 26-18 win over the Commanders on Amazon Prime’s ‘Thursday Night Football.’
Saquon Barkley set the tone and threw the knockout punches, rushing 26 times for 146 yards (5.6 avg) and two explosive touchdown runs.
Barkley scored 23 yards and 39 yards on plays to put Philadelphia up 26-10 before a late touchdown to Zach Ertz.
Washington was 3-12 on third downs, and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels was sacked three times on the night while going 22 of 32 passing for 191 yards (6.0), one touchdown, and one interception, with an 81.6 rating. On the other side, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was 18 of 28 passing for 221 yards (7.9 avg), zero touchdowns, and an 88.5 rating.
