The Eagles and Commanders meet in the NFC Championship Game after splitting the regular-season series, with the Commanders claiming a 36-33 home victory in their most recent meeting in Week 16. The Eagles needed a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Commanders 26-18 in Week 11, so both games were close.

When we ranked the 14 NFL Playoff teams ahead of Wild Card Weekend, the sixth-seeded Commanders checked in at number ten on that list. While that ranking did put them ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — who they defeated that weekend — they were the sixth of seven NFC teams.

The Philadelphia Eagles will make an appearance in the NFC Championship Game for the second time in three years. The Eagles took down the Los Angeles Rams