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With rookie QB Penix showing poise in starting debut, the Falcons again control their playoff hopes
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are back in first place in the NFC South and again in control of their playoff hopes. Rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. showed the poise in his first NFL start the Falcons will need to take advantage of their opportunity to end a six-year...
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts is in the NFL’s concussion protocol. His status for Sunday is uncertain
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts remained in the NFL's concussion protocol on Monday, limiting his ability to practice this week for the Philadelphia Eagles and casting doubt on his availability for Sunday's game against Dallas. If Hurts can't play, the Eagles would turn to backup...
Commanders keep playing wild and wacky games. They've gotten better at winning them
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — For the second time this season, the Washington Commanders gave up points in the final two minutes of regulation and came back to win on a last-gasp touchdown. It was not a Hail Mary this time. Instead, it was rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels engineering a...
Zach Ertz is playing for Commanders against the Eagles a week after being concussed
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Zach Ertz is playing for the Washington Commanders on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles a week after leaving their last game at New Orleans with a concussion. The veteran tight end and safety Jeremy Chinn were each active after going through concussion...
Eagles can clinch the NFC East by beating the Commanders, but home field matters more to them
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Saquon Barkley has yet to win a division title since entering the NFL and thinks it would be cool if he and the Philadelphia Eagles could accomplish that. Cooler — and much colder than domed stadiums elsewhere — is the chance for a playoff game or two in...
Eagles ride franchise-best 10-game winning streak into game at Commanders with playoff implications
Philadelphia (12-2) at Washington (9-5) Sunday, 1 p.m., EST, Fox BetMGM NFL odds: Eagles by 3 1/2 Against the spread: Eagles 9-5; Commanders 8-6 Series record: Washington leads 89-85-5. Last meeting: Eagles beat Commanders...
Jayden Daniels is maturing into a better pocket passer late in his rookie year with the Commanders
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — When Jayden Daniels was starring in his first few games in the NFL with the Washington Commanders, his first college coach expected the rookie quarterback to handle whatever speed bump was coming. Herm Edwards also predicted that Daniels would evolve. “He...
Commanders' Jonathan Allen could be back this season after tearing pectoral muscle in October
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen returned to practice Wednesday and could be back this season after all, two months after having surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle. The team opened Allen’s 21-day practice window to pave the way for...
Jayden Daniels was sacked 8 times, and the Commanders rookie QB shoulders some of the blame
Playing on turf in the Superdome is the only thing that kept Jayden Daniels' white jersey clean throughout the Washington Commanders' game Sunday at New Orleans. The rookie quarterback got sacked a season-high eight times in the 20-19 victory, and it was less a product of breakdowns...
Rookie Spencer Rattler shines in relief for Saints after Jake Haener struggles early
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On Spencer Rattler's first play after replacing Jake Haener for the New Orleans Saints’ first series of the third quarter, the rookie threw the ball away just before two unblocked Washington pass rushers hit him. Little else about Rattler's performance bore...