Washington Commanders' Daniels could become the first rookie quarterback to play the Super Bowl. Williams, who led the team to a Super Bowl win, says talented Black QBs are finally getting their due.
The Commanders advance to the NFC Championship ... costly when Williams, a wide receiver, attempted a pass downfield to Gibbs, a running back who was heavily covered, and was intercepted by Sainristil for the Lions fourth turnover of the game.
Yet, that was not Washington's first Super Bowl victory. In 1983, the team pulled off a shocking upset as Gibbs and quarterback Joe Theismann defeated Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins 27-17. Down 17-10 at halftime, Washington held Miami to 176 total yards and zero second-half points.
When Jayden Daniels showed up for his first preseason game with the Washington Commanders, he wore a Doug Williams no. 17 throwback jersey. That’s when his team should have known it had something special in its rookie quarterback.
Washington Commanders fans aren’t dreaming, and they haven’t been magically transported back to 1992, when Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” dominated the airwaves.
Here is a look back at the Eagles' previous NFC championship game appearances ... Rams All-Pro cornerback Aeneas Williams intercepted a McNabb pass, thwarting the Eagles upset bid.
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The Philadelphia Eagles host the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. ET. The Eagles will be aiming to reach the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons.
The only two quarterbacks to throw five or more touchdown passes in a Super Bowl both donned the San Francisco's red and gold. Joe Montana holds the all-time record with six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, and his backup that season threw five touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIV five years later.
An Eagles position coach who achieved something nobody else has in over 50 years. The Jeff Stoutland legacy just grows and grows and grows. And a vivid memory of an Eagles playoff game in New Orleans a long time ago.
Which Super Bowl is the best? Which Super Bowl is the worst? With another Super Sunday on the horizon, Nate Davis ranks all 58 prior games.