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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Dave Caldwell

NFC championship game: Eagles overpower Commanders to reach Super Bowl

Jalen Hurts celebrates a touchdown during the Philadelphia Eagles’ victory over the Washington Commanders.
Jalen Hurts celebrates a touchdown during the Philadelphia Eagles’ victory over the Washington Commanders. Photograph: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images

Saquon Barkley – who else? – reeled off an electrifying 60-yard touchdown run the first time he touched the football on Sunday, in the first game he had played in for a spot in the Super Bowl. His Philadelphia Eagles kept up the audacious charge all game.

With splendid Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, in a burgundy ski cap, watching from the bench for much of the afternoon, the Eagles pummeled the Washington Commanders 55-23 to win the NFC championship at home for the second time in three years.

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