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PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are headed to the NFC Championship Game after cruising to a 38-7 win over the New York Giants on Saturday in the divisional playoff round.
The Eagles will face the winner of Sunday’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers.
Philadelphia Eagles
Despite a lingering shoulder injury, quarterback Jalen Hurts returned to MVP form — just in time for what Philly hopes is a long postseason run.
Hurts has been dealing with a sternoclavicular (SC) joint sprain in his throwing shoulder since suffering the injury on Dec. 18 at the Chicago Bears. According to the Fox broadcast, Hurts said before Saturday’s contest he is “nowhere near 100 percent,” adding that he also came down with an illness late in the week. But Hurts did not show any adverse effects, finishing 16-for-24 passing for 154 yards and two touchdowns and also running for another TD to lead the rout.
The Eagles largely avoided designed runs in Hurts’ first game back from injury during a close win over these Giants in the regular-season finale. Saturday’s outing was a different story. He had six designed rushes in the first half alone, per ESPN Stats & Information, tied for the second-most designed rushes in a first half in his career. He took a couple of shots to the shoulder throughout the game, but Hurts didn’t let on if it hurt him.
Right tackle Lane Johnson, meanwhile, played with a torn adductor and appeared to hold up well. With two of their biggest injury concerns alleviated — at least for the night — the Eagles enter next weekend’s NFC Championship Game with reason to believe they could be Super Bowl-bound.
Promising trend: Edge rusher Haason Reddick’s disruptive ways carried over to the postseason. Reddick, who tied for second in the NFL with 16 sacks during the regular season, made life difficult for Giants QB Daniel Jones early and often, leading all players with 1.5 sacks and three QB hits. The three-year, $45 million contract the Eagles gave him in free…
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