Commanders vs. Eagles: NFC East rivalry by the numbers
This season's NFC Championship Game (Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app) features a matchup between two long-standing NFC East rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Commanders.
In fact, they've played each other 182 times and are the sixth-oldest (Washington) and seventh-oldest (Philly) NFL franchises. As for this regular season, the two teams split the series, each winning on their respective home turf.
Here are the numbers to know ahead of Sunday's tilt:
1: Washington and Philadelphia have met just once in the postseason, with the former claiming a 20-6 victory in the 1990 wild-card round. After falling behind 6-0 in the second quarter, Washington scored 20 unanswered points. Hall of Famer Art Monk and four-time Pro Bowler Gary Clark reeled in touchdown passes from Mark Rypien, while running back Earnest Byner led Washington with both seven receptions and 77 receiving yards. Five sacks of Eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham helped Washington keep Philadelphia out of the end zone all game.
2: A roughly two-hour-and 20-minute drive on I-95 separates Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Eagles, from Northwest Stadium, home of the Commanders. It's the third-closest proximity among a divisional rivalry in the NFL behind Eagles-New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns.
3: Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has been sensational this season, posting a combined 4,459 yards (3,568 passing, 891 rushing) and 31 touchdowns (25 passing, six rushing), recording a 100.1 passer rating and completing 69.0% of his passes in the regular season; to date this postseason, Daniels has thrown for 567 yards and four touchdowns, while posting a 116.2 passer rating. That said, the Eagles


