Despite concerns over Jalen Hurts' knee after Sunday's win, the Eagles plan to stick with their usual game plan against Washington in the NFC Championship.
Given the importance of these X-Factors, we’ve expanded the discussion to include one player from each team on both offense and defense. Here’s one offensive X-Factor for each of the four teams that will face off on Sunday for the honor of participating in Super Bowl LIX.
The Philadelphia Eagles are locked in a tight contest with the Los Angeles Rams with a spot in the NFC Championship Game on the line. However, quarterback Jalen Hurts is in the blue medical tent at the moment after suffering an apparent leg injury on a sack in the third quarter.
The Eagles are going to the NFC Championship Game and the days leading up to the game are going to be filled with a lot of discussion about Jalen Hurts's knee.
Let's preview the conference championship matchups. How can the Commanders, Eagles, Chiefs and Bills each win next weekend and advance?
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The Chiefs have become synonymous with the AFC Championship game. Kansas City will be playing in its seventh consecutive title game after defeating the Texans 23-14. The game was scrutinized, as most Chiefs games are, for the perceived favoritism shown by the refs for Kansas City, but really, Houston couldn't get out of its own way.
And then there were four. The Bills, Chiefs, Eagles, and Commanders live to fight another day on their journey to the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
Of all the quarterbacks playing in the conference championship game this year, few are under more pressure than Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Hurts. Whether it's due to his low passing numbers this postseason, or his lingering knee injury, Hurts is walking into a playoff game where he is the big question mark for his team.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a knee injury during last Sunday’s win over the Rams in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Jalen Hurts may find himself in a shootout in the NFC Championship Game. Why has the Eagles’ passing game regressed to the point where that’s a real problem?