Philadelphia took down the Washington Commanders on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game and will face either the Kansas City Chiefs or Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl. There have been times throughout the season when there only was negative chatter about this team.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts's condition for Sunday's NFC Championship Game was monitored all week because of a left knee injury, but Hurts was in the lineup against the Commanders and he played without showing any sign of an injury.

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni blows kisses to the fans as he and Dom ‘Big Dom’ DiSandro walk off the field after the Eagles beat the Los Angeles Rams, 28-22, in an NFL Divisional Round playoff game, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Philadelphia. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The Eagles are returning to the Super Bowl with Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni at the forefront. And both made new history together.

It’s every football coach’s dream: to lead his team to the Super Bowl. Few ever do it, regardless of how long they’ve been coaching. Head coach Nick Sirianni, in only his fourth season as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles,

PHILADELPHIA — Enemies clad in burgundy and gold bespeckled a buzzing sea of green at Lincoln Financial Field, here after schlepping up I-95 to support their unlikely Washington Commanders, the Eagles’ would-be saboteur whom nobody predicted to be in this spot when the season began.

The Eagles had just hired a first-time head coach in Nick Sirianni, who stammered his way through his opening press conference; who didn't know if his quarterback was going to be a disgruntled and declining Carson Wentz, or an unknown running QB coming off his rookie season in Jalen Hurts?

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts runs with the football during the NFC Championship Game against the Washington Commanders during the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Saquon Barkley dashed 60 yards for a touchdown on Philadelphia’s first play and finished with 118 yards and three scores.

The Jamestown native and Southwestern High graduate has the Philadelphia Eagles back in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years.

By ROB MAADDI Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles are running back to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years and fifth time in franchise history. Barkley had another 60-yard