We’ve got an NFC East showdown on the line for the conference championship with the seasoned Philadelphia Eagles playing host to the upstart Washington Commanders.
It’s not all that common for division rivals to face off with one another in the conference championship (this will be the ninth occurrence over the last 40 years). The structure of NFL playoff qualification makes it somewhat prohibitive since only one team from every division is guaranteed to get into the postseason. Beyond the division winners, there are three wild card entrants. Until recently, there were only two, so the prospect of more such conference championship matches between familiar divisional foes could become more frequent.
