Football fans are anxiously awaiting Sunday’s AFC Championship Game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, but the battle for the NFC title could be almost as riveting.
That game will be a matchup between a Philadelphia Eagles team that has arguably the best all-around roster of the four teams standing right now and an upstart Washington Commanders squad that features a dynamic rookie quarterback in Jayden Daniels.
Legendary quarterback Tom Brady, who obviously knows a thing or two about winning championships, feels the Eagles will win as long as they play well, largely because of their defense, per The Philly Times.
Tom Brady predicts the Eagles to win the NFC Championship
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— The Philly Times 📰 (@the_phi_times) January 24, 2025
Many people have been talking about that Eagles defense, which finished the regular season second in points allowed and first in total yards allowed and truly became stingy after the team’s Week 5 bye.
After Week 5, they gave up over 20 points in just three games and held their opponents to 10 or fewer points four times.
Philly also has one of the game’s best wide receiver tandems in A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, and of course, running back Saquon Barkley is having a season for the ages.
On the other hand, quarterback Jalen Hurts will need to be effective throwing the football, and if he isn’t, and especially if Washington is able to force him into at least one turnover, Washington could have a real shot at winning.
In last weekend’s divisional-round win over the heavily favored Detroit Lions, the Commanders were able to harass Detroit quarterback Jared Goff into three interceptions and one fumble.
