Eagles will rest key starters in Week 18
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Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, the Eagles still have an opportunity to clinch the No. 2 overall seed in the NFC. In order for Philly to snag the second seed, two things need to happen.
To get the No. 2 seed over the Bears, the Eagles would have to win their finale against the Washington Commanders on Jan. 4 AND the Bears would have to lose to the Detroit Lions (8-8). That's because the Bears have the tiebreaker edge over the Eagles based on the Bears' 24-15 win over the Birds on Nov. 28.
After the Birds clinched the division with a win over the Washington Commanders, here's everything analysts have been saying about them.
Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders and secured another NFC East title on Saturday.
To get the No. 2 seed over the Bears, the Eagles would have to finish 2-0 while the Bears lose twice. That's because the Bears have the tiebreaker edge over the Eagles based on the Bears' 24-15 win over the Birds on Nov. 28.
The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders, 29-18, on Saturday to clinch back-to-back NFC East titles, becoming the division’s first repeat winners in 21 years.
Washington's season of misery continued Saturday night with a reminder that it is still looking up at its division rival from Philly.
The Eagles have won the NFC East. Again. Today's 29-18 win over the Commanders in Washington makes the Eagles the division champions for the second consecutive year — and the first repeat champions of the NFC East since 2004, when the Eagles won their fourth of four consecutive division titles.
Sunday night acted as a potential NFC Championship Game preview as the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers combined for nearly 1,000 yards.
The Eagles are going to rest some key starters in their Week 18 game against the Commanders on Sunday, but they still have to prepare for the regular season finale. The team released its first injury report of the week on Wednesday evening.