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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/is-jayden-daniels-best-season-rookie-quarterback-nfl-history');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Jayden Daniels putting together the best season from a rookie quarterback in NFL history?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Is-Jayden-Daniels-putting-together-the-best-season-from-a-rookie-quarterback-in-NFL-history.jpg"></figure><h1>Is Jayden Daniels putting together the best season from a rookie quarterback in NFL history?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T13:58:51-08:00">December 23rd, 1:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T13:58:51-08:00">December 23rd, 1:58pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jayden <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-commanders-jayden-daniels-mindset-comeback-vs-eagles-should-fire-up-fans">Daniels turned in a terrific finish</a> against the Eagles on Sunday, and his efforts <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-terry-mclaurin-awe-jayden-daniels-commanders-comeback-win-vs-eagles">left teammate Terry McLaurin in awe</a>. Through 15 games, the Washington Commanders star is putting together the best season from a rookie quarterback in NFL history.</p><p>Daniels drew a lot of praise early in the season, thanks in part to his accuracy and poise. But things trended the wrong way after a rib injury seemed to slow his progress. However, Daniels has responded stunningly over the last three weeks.</p><p>In wins over the Titans, Saints, and Eagles, Daniels threw 10 touchdown passes with three interceptions. Furthermore, he averaged 230 yards passing and 60 yards rushing in that stretch, plus another touchdown. The stretch pushed his season total to 3,303 yards with 22 touchdowns and eight interceptions. On the ground, he has 737 yards with six more scores. That’s over 4,040 yards of total offense with two more games left to play.</p><h2><b>Commanders QB Jayden Daniels is real deal</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Washington-Commanders-QB-Jayden-Daniels_631601.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>According to a ranking on sportingnews.com, a former Washington quarterback <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/best-rookie-qbs-nfl-history-jayden-daniels-caleb-williams/0ce8bd39c5f91c8742e45d43" rel="noopener">ranks at the top</a> among rookies.</p><p>Robert Griffin III finished with 4,015 yards of total offense and accounted for 27 touchdowns in 2012. Daniels has exceeded both of those totals already. Plus his completions percentage (69.7) tops Griffin.</p><p>Second on the list is Dak Prescott (Cowboys, 2016), who threw for 3,667 yards and 29 total scores that season with a 67.8 completion percentage. Third is Russell Wilson (2012) had a strong debut with the Seahawks. He threw for 3,118 yards and accounted for 30 touchdowns.</p><p>Rounding out the top five are Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers, 2004), and Dan Marino (Dolphins, 1983). The list had Daniels at No. 6, but the rankings came in late October.</p><h2><b>Eagles performance put Daniels over the top</b></h2><p>Not only did Daniels throw five touchdown passes, he hit the game-winner on a bullet strike with six seconds remaining on the clock. But also consider who caught the touchdown passes.</p><p>Jamison Crowder caught two of them. He had only one touchdown reception over the last three seasons. Olamide Zaccheaus hadn’t score a touchdown since last season with the Eagles. These guys aren’t household names for a reason. Daniels is getting the job done even with less-than-star-level players.</p><p>It helps that Daniels has star wideout Terry McLaurin, who hauled in the other scoring strike. That moves his touchdown total to 12 on the season. McLaurin <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43117666/jayden-daniels-throws-5-tds-commanders-win-vs-eagles" rel="noopener">has been impressed</a> by Daniels, according to espn.com.</p><p>“If we’re making plays or missing plays he just has a way to stay even-keel,” McLaurin said. “I’ve never seen that from a rookie at any position, let alone one quarterbacking. He has a way of making the right plays when it’s time. You can’t teach that. His ability to get better every week and learn from his mistakes is why he has a chance to be one of the great ones.</p><p>“I’ve never seen him flinch. The only time I’ve ever seen him show emotion is when we lost to Baltimore (in Week 6). He was on the sideline and I was upset, but I was kind of smiling to myself because (I was thinking), we’ve got us one. He hates to lose.”</p><h2><b>Teammates like what Jayden Daniels is doing</b></h2><p>Even the offensive linemen sense they are playing alongside a different dude. Guard Sam Cosmi said Daniels doesn’t get stressed.</p><p>“That keeps the rest of us calm,” Washington guard Sam Cosmi said. “The biggest thing that’s great to see is the person that has the most belief in his ability is himself. He’s a dog; he’s a competitor. I’m really happy he’s my QB.”</p><p>Daniels said he enjoys the high-impact parts of games.</p><p>“I love those types of situations,” Daniels said. “Those are when it’s on thin ice and plays need to be made. That’s what you live for. If you really love the sport you live for those big-time moments where it comes down to the end, everything’s against you, your back is against the wall. How will you respond?”</p><h2><b>How can Daniels put a stamp on being the best rookie QB ever?</b></h2><p>It’s pretty simple. If Daniels leads the Commanders to the playoffs, he seems to be a lock for rookie of the year. And he should be considered the best-ever first-year player at the position.</p><p>ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky said Daniels <a href="https://x.com/GetUpESPN/status/1871182993588424739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1871182993588424739%7Ctwgr%5Ee3c45c543f2952c856e98ddfea71f99cea538985%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnfl%2Fdan-orlovsky-jayden-daniels-best-player-in-nfl-this-weekend" rel="noopener">is separating himself</a> from the crowd, according to a post on X by Get Up.</p><p>“Jayden Daniels was the best player in the NFL this weekend,” Orlovsky said. “He’s unflappable. He doesn’t blink. Last year C.J. Stroud has this remarkable rookie season. What we’re watching is equally as remarkable.</p><p>“That fourth-and-11 run is the play of the game. It’s not only, am I going to take off and run with the football or not throw it. He’s three or four yards short of that first-down marker, and Philly defensively is bearing down on him. He doesn’t slide. He doesn’t leap. (And) he doesn’t dive. He goes, no, I’ll trust my speed and take off. He doesn’t get that, they don’t win that game. It is an unbelievable season that his is putting together right now.”</p><p>Daniels brought the spotlight to the Commanders with his performance against the Eagles, according to a post on X by Good Morning Football.</p><p><i>“Rookie Jayden Daniels went into superhero mode when the game mattered most. That last drive was a statement for the rest of the league to see. The @Commanders have a guy. He’s the franchise changer and he’s just getting started.” — @PSchrags (Peter Schrager).</i></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Jayden Daniels putting together the best season from a rookie quarterback in NFL history?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-kenny-picketts-admission-running-offense-eagles-oc-kellen-moore');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kenny Pickett’s honest admission about running Eagles offense with OC Kellen Moore');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eagles-news-Kenny-Picketts-honest-admission-about-running-offense-with-Kellen-Moore.jpg"></figure><h1>Kenny Pickett’s honest admission about running Eagles offense with OC Kellen Moore</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T00:23:18-08:00">December 23rd, 12:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T14:11:03-08:00">December 23rd, 2:11pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-nick-siriannis-sloppy-declaration-loss-commanders">Philadelphia Eagles suffered a tough 36-33 loss to the Washington Commanders</a> on Sunday. In this game, quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett both took center stage <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43112051/eagles-jalen-hurts-ruled-suffering-concussion" rel="noopener">under difficult circumstances</a>. Hurts exited early with a concussion, leaving Pickett to take over and navigate the offense under new challenges. Following the game, Pickett <a href="https://x.com/kracze/status/1871012812996182035" rel="noopener">offered an honest assessment of his performance</a> and the adjustments required under offensive coordinator Kellen Moore.</p><p>Pickett acknowledged the learning curve as he continued to work with Moore in high-pressure situations. “First time Kellen’s had to call a game with me in there, so it was the first time for everybody working together in this kind of environment,” Pickett shared via Ed Kracz on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Despite stepping in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-kenny-pickett-concerns-rib-injury-commanders">under challenging circumstances, Pickett showcased resilience.</a> The former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback completed 14-of-24 passes for 143 yards, throwing one touchdown and one interception. His performance was marred by a rib injury sustained in the fourth quarter, which he played through to lead a crucial field-goal drive that briefly gave the Eagles the lead.</p><p>Wide receiver A.J. Brown expressed confidence in Pickett’s ability to step up when needed. “I’m happy that [Pickett] came in because that gives him confidence, regardless if we got the win or loss,” Brown said. Brown led the Eagles’ receivers with eight catches for 97 yards and a touchdown, further emphasizing Pickett’s ability to connect with his targets.</p><h2><b>Kenny Pickett and the Eagles look to bounce back next week</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Kenny-Pickett.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>However, the Eagles couldn’t maintain their lead as Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels orchestrated a late-game comeback, culminating in a game-winning touchdown pass to Jamison Crowder with six seconds left. The loss not only snapped Philadelphia’s 10-game winning streak but also dealt a significant blow to their playoff aspirations.</p><p>The Eagles now face an uphill battle to secure the top seed in the playoffs. At 12-3, they remain in contention but trail the 13-2 Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings in the NFC standings. Their chances for the No. 1 seed have <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43117666/jayden-daniels-throws-5-tds-commanders-win-vs-eagles" rel="noopener">dropped to a mere 4%</a>, according to NFL NextGen Stats.</p><p>Head coach Nick Sirianni took responsibility for the team’s overall performance, labeling it as “sloppy.” “When you play a good football team like we played today and you’re sloppy, regardless of how many turnovers you force, it’s going to be hard to win,” Sirianni said postgame.</p><p>Pickett’s willingness to shoulder responsibility and adapt to Moore’s offensive system offers a silver lining amid the disappointment. “It’s all about learning and building chemistry,” Pickett said. “These moments will make us better as a team.” With two games remaining against the Cowboys and Giants, the Eagles have little margin for error as they aim to close the regular season on a high note and keep their playoff hopes alive.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kenny Pickett’s honest admission about running Eagles offense with OC Kellen Moore

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-devonta-smith-reaction-drop-commanders');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles WR DeVonta Smith’s brutally honest reaction to costly drop vs. Commanders');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eagles-news-DeVonta-Smiths-brutally-honest-reaction-to-costly-drop-vs-Commanders.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles WR DeVonta Smith’s brutally honest reaction to costly drop vs. Commanders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T17:32:17-08:00">December 22nd, 5:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T20:59:20-08:00">December 22nd, 8:59pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a battle that resulted in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-kenny-pickett-leads-td-drive-jalen-hurts-evaluated-concussion">Philadelphia Eagles losing their starting quarterback</a> and the game at hand, receiver DeVonta Smith <a href="https://x.com/CameronWolfe/status/1870949882422501595" rel="noopener">owned up</a> to his role in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-nick-siriannis-sloppy-declaration-loss-commanders">Week 16 loss against the Washington Commanders</a>, per NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe on X.</p><p>“Devonta Smith said ‘I just dropped it, about late 4th quarter pass to him,” Wolfe wrote. “Smith didn’t make any excuses. He noted he called for the ball, but just dropped it.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DeVonta Smith drops the pass that could have possibly clinched the victory for the Eagles 👀<a href="https://t.co/PiKXNIe3gI">pic.twitter.com/PiKXNIe3gI</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870941661552894328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In his post-game press conference following his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-devonta-smith-drop-jayden-daniels-heroics">crucial dropped pass</a>, Smith took <a href="https://x.com/howardeskin/status/1870951834812379398" rel="noopener">complete responsibility</a> for his mistake, per Howard Eskin on X.</p><p>“I mean, s**t, I made all them tough catches today, and the easiest one I had, I dropped it,” Smith said. “It is what it is. Charge it to the game. Ain’t nobody else’s fault but mine.”</p><p>When asked about how Smith would move on from the crucial drop, the fourth-year receiver kept it blunt with the reporter.</p><p>“The game’s over with,” Smith said. “Ain’t nothing I can do about it now.”</p><p>While Smith is one of the more sure-handed receivers in the NFL, he noted there’s not much to learn from his costly mistake.</p><p>“I just dropped the ball,” Smith said. “There ain’t no teaching on it. Just catch the ball. It’s simple.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Too many mistakes is why <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Eagles</a> lost for first time in 11 games. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Commanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Commanders</a> score TD with seconds left in game. DeVonta Smith took responsibility for his drop late in game. <a href="https://t.co/gET06NBVR2">pic.twitter.com/gET06NBVR2</a></p><p>— Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) <a href="https://twitter.com/howardeskin/status/1870951834812379398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>However, while Smith didn’t appear too bothered by the drop, it might’ve cost the Eagles their shot at a first-round bye in the 2024 NFL Playoffs.</p><h2><b>Eagles drop to No. 2 seed in NFC Playoff Picture after Commanders loss</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/A.J.-Brown_acbf5c.jpg"><figcaption>Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While they entered the week with a projected bye week in the first round of the playoffs, their loss to the Commanders dropped them to second place in the NFC.</p><p>However, the gap isn’t insurmountable, with the Detroit Lions holding just a one-game lead over the Eagles.</p><p>Considering the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-can-build-an-entire-defense-off-injured-players">Lions’ laundry list of injuries</a>, the Eagles could find themselves back in first place before the regular season is over.</p><p>Now, this loss <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-eagles-choke-commanders-eliminates-49ers-cowboys">makes things interesting in the NFC West</a>, however.</p><p>After the results of Week 16, the Eagles (12-3) are two games ahead of the Commanders (10-5) with just two matchups remaining for both sides.</p><p>The Eagles’ message moving forward is to win against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17 and the New York Giants in Week 18.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith’s brutally honest reaction to costly drop vs. Commanders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-commanders-jayden-daniels-mindset-comeback-vs-eagles-should-fire-up-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Jayden Daniels’ mindset on comeback vs. Eagles should fire up fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jayden-Daniels-mindset-on-comeback-vs.-Eagles-should-fire-up-fans.jpg"><figcaption>12/22/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Commanders’ Jayden Daniels’ mindset on comeback vs. Eagles should fire up fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T15:53:31-08:00">December 22nd, 3:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T15:53:31-08:00">December 22nd, 3:53pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders appeared to be up against it in their Week 16 home game against the red-hot Philadelphia Eagles. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-terry-mclaurin-awe-jayden-daniels-commanders-comeback-win-vs-eagles">Commanders fell into an immediate hole</a>, as the Eagles built a two-touchdown lead in the first quarter and had control of the game for nearly 60 minutes. However, rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels was never intimidated by the Philadelphia defense and remained confident in his team. He led a dramatic comeback that resulted in Washington’s 36-33 victory.</p><p>Daniels has had an excellent rookie season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-eagles-choke-commanders-eliminates-49ers-cowboys">for the Commanders</a> with a great number of highlights throughout the season. However, the victory over the Eagles has to be the high point of the season as he threw five scoring passes, including the winning touchdown to wideout Jamison Crowder with just 6 seconds left in the fourth quarter.</p><p>Daniels was under pressure throughout the game from the Philadelphia defense, but his concentration never waned. He completed 24 of 39 passes for 256 yards with his 5 TD passes and 2 interceptions. He also ran 9 times for 81 yards and was sacked 1 time.</p><p>The Commanders trailed 27-14 at the start of the fourth quarter, but Daniels <a href="https://x.com/ZachSelbyWC/status/1870956193965076707">never lost faith</a> in his team. “I always believed we could win the game,” Daniels said.</p><p>Washington responded with a pair of touchdown drives at the start of the fourth quarter. Daniels finished off an 11-play, 61-yard drive with a 4-yard TD pass to Olamide Zaccheaus with 13:33 left in the quarter. On their next possession, Daniels connected with Zaccheaus on a 49-yard scoring pass to pay off a 7-play, 87-yard drive. That gave the Commanders a brief 28-27 lead.</p><h2><b>Eagles respond with a pair of field goals, but Commanders take advantage of final possession</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jamison-Crowder-caught-the-game-winning-TD-pass-for-the-Commanders.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Even though quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a concussion and had to leave the game in the first half, the Eagles had plenty of response. Backup quarterback Kenny Pickett was able to lead the Eagles to a pair of field goals by Jake Elliott, and that that gave Philadelphia a 33-28 lead.</p><p>However, the last Elliott field goal came with 1:58 remaining, and that gave Daniels more than enough time to negotiate 57 yards in nine plays. The drive culminated with the Crowder touchdown.</p><p>The Commanders added a two-point conversion and survived the ensuing kickoff to win the game.</p><p>Hurts suffered a concussion and Pickett completed 14 of 24 passes for 143 yards with 1 TD and 1 interception. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley had another big game with 29 carries for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns. Wide receiver A.J. Brown caught 8 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>The Commanders were able to keep the Eagles from stretching their winning streak to 11 despite committing 5 turnovers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Jayden Daniels’ mindset on comeback vs. Eagles should fire up fans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-terry-mclaurin-awe-jayden-daniels-commanders-comeback-win-vs-eagles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Terry McLaurin in awe of Jayden Daniels after Commanders comeback win vs. Eagles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Commanders-news-Terry-McLaurin-in-awe-of-Jayden-Daniels-after-comeback-win-vs.jpg"><figcaption>12/21/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Terry McLaurin in awe of Jayden Daniels after Commanders comeback win vs. Eagles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T14:47:19-08:00">December 22nd, 2:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T14:47:19-08:00">December 22nd, 2:47pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-eagles-choke-commanders-eliminates-49ers-cowboys">Washington Commanders appeared</a> to be in desperate position against the streaking Philadelphia Eagles. They found themselves down by a 21-7 margin in the first quarter and they would turn the ball over five times in the game against an opponent that had won 10 games in a row. Nevertheless there was no give-up in the Commanders or their rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, and Washington pulled off a spectacular 36-33 victory.</p><p>The Commanders got the ball back with 1:58 remaining and trailing 33-28. Daniels led a 9-play, 57-yard drive that culminated when the quarterback connected with with Jamison Crowder on a 9-yard TD pass with 6 seconds left in the game. Washington succeeded on its two-point conversion and survived the ensuing kickoff to clinch the triumph.</p><p>Veteran wide receiver Terry McLaurin was in awe of his quarterback’s performance against the powerful Eagles. Daniels completed 24 of 39 passes for 258 yards with 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He also ran the ball 9 times for 81 yards.</p><p>“I’ve never seen that from a rookie,” <a href="https://x.com/ZachSelbyWC/status/1870946806349062381">McLaurin said</a>.</p><p>The wide receiver was one of Daniels’ top targets in the game and he caught 5 passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. The top receiver in the game was Olamide Zaccheaus, who caught 5 passes for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns. Crowder only caught two passes, but both resulted in touchdowns.</p><h2><b>Eagles suffer key injury after hot start</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jayden-Daniels-came-through-for-the-Commanders-against-the-Eagles.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Eagles scored on their opening possession of the game as quarterback Jalen Hurts directed an 8-play, 49-yard drive after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-dl-injuries-philly-health-woes-commanders">Commanders had been stopped</a> on downs on its first possession. Running back Saquon Barkley pounded the ball in from 2 yards out to give Philadelphia a 7-0 lead.</p><p>The Eagles forced a turnover on Washington’s next possession and they were able to add to the lead with another touchdown. However, Hurts suffered a concussion during the middle of the 8-play, 57-yard drive and backup Kenny Pickett was forced into action. Pickett finished the drive with a 4-yard TD pass to A.J. Brown.</p><p>Pickett ended up completing 14 of 24 passes for 143 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Hurts was 1 of 4 for 11 yards before suffering the injury.</p><p>The Eagles could have clinched the NFC East title if they had been able to hold on for the victory. They fell to 12-3 with the defeat and Hurts’ status for the final two games of the season has not been determined. The Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17.</p><p>The Commanders improved to 10-5 with the victory, and they are on the verge of making the playoffs. Washington hosts the Atlanta Falcons in its Week 17 game.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Terry McLaurin in awe of Jayden Daniels after Commanders comeback win vs. Eagles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-news-eagles-choke-commanders-eliminates-49ers-cowboys');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL news: Eagles’ choke job vs. Commanders eliminates 49ers, Cowboys from playoffs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NFL-news-Eagles-choke-job-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL news: Eagles’ choke job vs. Commanders eliminates 49ers, Cowboys from playoffs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T13:46:10-08:00">December 22nd, 1:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T14:05:33-08:00">December 22nd, 2:05pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>C.J. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-cj-gardner-johnson-flips-off-commanders-fans-after-ejection">Gardner Johnson flew the bird</a> while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-latest-mvp-statement-with-68-yard-td-scamper">Saquon Barkley romped for a long touchdown</a>. But at the end of the day, the Philadelphia Eagles’ choke job versus the Commanders eliminated the 49ers and Cowboys from the playoffs.</p><p>After Eagles QB Jalen Hurts left with a concussion, Commanders counterpart Jayden Daniels threw five touchdown passes and the Washington Commanders ended the Philadelphia Eagles’ winning streak at 10. The Commanders scored with six second remaining for a stunning 36-33 win in a game where Washington turned the ball over five times.</p><p>Daniels’ heroics culminated with a 57-yard touchdown drive in the final 1:58, finding Jamison Crowder in the end zone. Daniels bounced back from throwing an interception on the previous possession and led the Commanders (10-5) back after they fell behind by 14 points seven minutes into the game and trailed by 14 going into the fourth quarter.</p><h2><b>Eagles, head coach Nick Sirianni suffer tough loss</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Philadelphia-Eagles-head-coach-Nick-Sirianni.jpg"></figure><p>Washington is now on the verge of earning a playoff berth while the Eagles (12-3) hurt their chances of earning the top overall seed in the NFC.</p><p>The Eagles had to make a go of it without Hurts for most of the game. He got injured in the first quarter after a hard tackle sent him to the sideline. Pickett turned in a 14-of-24 performance for 143 yards. He also threw a touchdown pass to A.J. Brown.</p><p>It looked early like an Eagles blowout. They scored two touchdowns in the first eight minutes of the game. By the end of the first quarter, they held a 21-7 advantage. A pair of third-quarter field goals sent the Eagles into the fourth quarter with a 27-14 lead. Also, the Eagles picked off Daniels late in the fourth quarter with a 30-28 lead.</p><p>Furthermore, DeVonta Smith dropped a third-down pass that would have been a first down and effectively ended the game. Instead, the Eagles had to kick another field goal for a 33-28. That set up the dynamic finish for Daniels and the Commanders.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL news: Eagles’ choke job vs. Commanders eliminates 49ers, Cowboys from playoffs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-devonta-smith-drop-jayden-daniels-heroics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles WR DeVonta Smith’s shocking drop opens door for Jayden Daniels’ heroics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eagles-news-DeVonta-Smiths-shocking-drop-opens-door-for-Jayden-Daniels-heroics.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles WR DeVonta Smith’s shocking drop opens door for Jayden Daniels’ heroics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T13:39:52-08:00">December 22nd, 1:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T14:04:03-08:00">December 22nd, 2:04pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-eagles-choke-job-vs-commanders-eliminates-49ers-cowboys-from-playoffs">Washington Commanders pulled a rabbit out of their hat</a> on Sunday, coming from bed to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 36-33 in a classic in the nation’s capital.</p><p>Even after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-dl-injuries-philly-health-woes-commanders">Eagles suffered a litany of injuries</a>, Philadelphia looked like they were in position to win for most of the second half, as they held a 27-14 lead before Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels started the comeback. Daniels ripped off two consecutive touchdowns to give Washington a brief lead before a Jake Elliott field goal put the Eagles back in front.</p><p>The Eagles got the ball back thanks to a Daniels interception with a 30-28 lead, and they looked poised to close the game out. However, <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870941661552894328" rel="noopener">a critical drop</a> by star wide receiver DeVonta Smith on third down forced the Eagles to settle for three points once again and gave the Commanders a chance to respond.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DeVonta Smith drops the pass that could have possibly clinched the victory for the Eagles 👀<a href="https://t.co/PiKXNIe3gI">pic.twitter.com/PiKXNIe3gI</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1870941661552894328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Daniels responded with some more heroics, something that he is becoming known for as the season goes on. After driving his team down the field, Daniels found veteran receiver Jamison Crowder <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1870942529652428953" rel="noopener">for the game-winning touchdown</a> with just six seconds to go.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JAYDEN DANIELS. COMMANDERS TAKE THE LEAD WITH 6 SECONDS.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PHIvsWAS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PHIvsWAS</a> <a href="https://t.co/BcKGpEBIsl">pic.twitter.com/BcKGpEBIsl</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1870942529652428953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This loss, combined with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-jared-goff-jameson-williams-already-dancing-on-bears-grave-with-82-yard-td">win by the Detroit Lions</a> on Sunday, will make it very difficult for the Eagles to earn the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the NFC. The Eagles are now a game back of the Lions for first place with just two games to play.</p><p>The Commanders also stayed alive in the division with this win, but it would take a collapse by the Eagles over the next few weeks for Washington to actually steal the NFC East from them. In order for that to happen, the Commanders would need to win their final two games and the Eagles would have to lose both of theirs.</p><p>Daniels was a master in the second half of this one, finishing with five touchdown passes and leading the Commanders down the field time and time again in the fourth quarter. He has now been then big difference at the end of multiple games this season, giving Commanders fans optimism that he is going to be a great quarterback for a very long time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith’s shocking drop opens door for Jayden Daniels’ heroics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-zach-ertz-gameday-injury-update-eagles-showdown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Zach Ertz gets gameday injury update for Eagles showdown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Commanders-news-Zach-Ertz-gets-gameday-injury-update-for-Eagles-showdown.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders’ Zach Ertz gets gameday injury update for Eagles showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T06:41:55-08:00">December 22nd, 6:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T07:19:35-08:00">December 22nd, 7:19am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Last week, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-zach-ertz-heads-locker-room-possible-concussion">Zach Ertz left the Washington Commanders game</a> early after suffering a concussion, but it looks like the tight end <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1870729233162481795" rel="noopener">will be back</a> in Week 16, according to ESPN’s John Keim.</p><p>“TE Zach Ertz will play today, coach Dan Quinn just told Sal Paolantonio. Good news for Jayden Daniels and the Commanders,” Keim wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Against the New Orleans Saints, Ertz went into the blue tent and was evaluated for a concussion after he caught a pass from Jayden Daniels. As he was being tackled, his shoulder hit the ground, and so did his head.</p><p>Ertz has been a big part of the Commanders’ offense this season, and it’s big that he didn’t have to miss any games with his concussion. As the team tries to stay in the playoff hunt, they’re going to need everyone to be healthy in these next final games.</p><h2><b>Commanders looking to stay in playoff hunt</b></h2><p>The Commanders are still in the thick of the playoff hunt, and they’re going to have to do a lot of winning in the next final games to get in. It first starts with the Philadelphia Eagles, who have won 10 games in a row and can be considered one of the hottest teams in the league right now. During one point in the season, it felt like the Commanders were going to win the division, but then the Eagles caught fire.</p><p>In Week 17, the Commanders will have to play the Atlanta Falcons, another team looking to get into the playoffs by either winning their division or getting a wild card spot. The Falcons recently made the decision to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-benches-kirk-cousins-favor-of-michael-penix-jr">bench Kirk Cousins</a> and start Michael Penix Jr. for the remainder of the season, and it’ll be interesting to see how the rookie quarterback fairs in the last three games.</p><p>The Commanders have had a nice year with Jayden Daniels in control of the offense, and it would probably give them some motivation for years to come if they can make the playoffs in his rookie season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Zach Ertz gets gameday injury update for Eagles showdown

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He is an Associate Editor with ClutchPoints and is one of the staff's NHL experts. Tristin has worked professionally with The Inquisitr and GIVEMESPORT in the past, and his work has also been featured on Last Word On Sports, XFL News Hub, and USFL News Hub. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications at Southern New Hampshire University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/washington-commanders-bold-predictions-for-week-16-vs-eagles">Washington Commanders are set for a huge showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles</a> in Week 16. The Commanders could record their 10th win of the season if they defeat the Eagles. However, they are a bit banged up. Notably, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-zach-ertz-heads-locker-room-possible-concussion">tight end Zach Ertz is dealing with a concussion as well as a shoulder issue.</a> But it appears as if news regarding him is rather promising.</p><p>Ertz is <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1870685040470036628" rel="noopener">trending toward playing</a> against the Eagles, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The veteran tight end was originally listed as questionable on the team’s injury report. However, it looks like he should receive full clearance to play on Sunday in one of his team’s biggest games of the season.</p><p>Ertz has had something of a renaissance with Washington in 2024. The veteran tight end has played 14 games, catching 54 passes. Ertz has racked up 526 receiving yards while averaging 9.7 yards per reception. This is his best offensive output since the 2021 season with the Arizona Cardinals, according to ESPN.</p><h2><b>Commanders not shying away from Eagles in Week 16</b></h2><p>Zach Ertz and The Commanders could not pull off a win in their last meeting with the Eagles. It was a rather close game, but Washington fell by a 26-18 scoreline. However, they certainly aren’t backing down from a Philadelphia team that looks like a Super Bowl favorite out of the NFC.</p><p>Commanders running back Brian Robinson put Washington’s confidence <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/eagles/news/commanders-aren-t-backing-down-from-eagles-rematch-01jfgbqp9t0e" rel="noopener">on full display</a> with his recent comments. Despite the loss, he and Washington believe it isn’t indicative of how they stack up with the Eagles. “We feel like we are the better team,” Robinson said, via Sports Illustrated.</p><p>The close game certainly has to give Washington confidence about their ability to win. However, the stage is a bit different. The regular season is two weeks from its conclusion after Week 16. If the first matchup was intense, this second clash should heighten the stakes tenfold. There is a lot on the line for each side, and it will certainly be interesting to see how they respond on the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Zach Ertz gets encouraging update before Eagles rematch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-jonathan-allen-out-eagles-matchup-despite-injury-progress');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Jonathan Allen ruled out of Eagles matchup despite injury progress');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jonathan-Allen-ruled-out-for-Eagles-matchup-despite-recent-injury-progress.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders’ Jonathan Allen ruled out of Eagles matchup despite injury progress</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T10:53:03-08:00">December 20th, 10:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T10:53:03-08:00">December 20th, 10:53am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jonathan Allen will not make his return in Week 16. Despite previous reports of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-jonathan-allen-miraculous-injury-return-washington">Washington Commanders’ star defensive end progressing</a> through his pectoral injury, Allen will remain on injured reserve as his team takes on the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles.</p><p>As of Friday afternoon, Allen is the only player the Commanders are <a href="https://x.com/NickiJhabvala/status/1870154393963610144" rel="noopener">ruling out for the week</a>, per Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post. They continue to list several key players — including Daron Payne, Jeremy Chinn and Zach Ertz — as questionable for the pivotal matchup.</p><p>Allen initially suffered a torn pectoral in the team’s Week 6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. He was subsequently placed on injured reserve and expected to be out for the year. However, during practices leading up to Week 16, the Commanders opened his 21-day practice window, allowing Allen to return to the field.</p><p>While the move was shocking, Washington ultimately decided to keep their star pass rusher on the sidelines for at least another week. He must be officially activated by the team’s final regular-season game against the Dallas Cowboys to play in the playoffs.</p><h2><b>Commanders ride two-game win streak into Week 16</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Commanders-defensive-tackle-Jonathan-Allen.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It was tighter than they had hoped, but the Commanders embarked on another win streak by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-commanders-reasons-concern-tight-victory-saints">topping the New Orleans Saints</a> in Week 15. The win allows them to bring a 9-5 record into their Week 16 matchup with the Eagles.</p><p>The Eagles have already clinched the division but are tied with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings with the best record in the NFC. That gives both teams immense motivation ahead of their final meeting of 2024 with just three weeks left in the regular season.</p><p>Entering Week 16, the Commanders are in position to claim the final Wild Card spot in the NFC. However, they remain only one game ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, all of whom are still fighting for their respective divisions. Including Philadelphia, two of Washington’s final three opponents have winning records and are still pushing for playoff seeding.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Jonathan Allen ruled out of Eagles matchup despite injury progress

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/washington-commanders-bold-predictions-for-week-16-vs-eagles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Washington Commanders bold predictions for Week 16 vs. Eagles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Washington-Commanders-bold-predictions-for-Week-16-vs-Eagles.jpg"></figure><h1>Washington Commanders bold predictions for Week 16 vs. Eagles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T18:27:27-08:00">December 19th, 6:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T18:27:27-08:00">December 19th, 6:27pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While the Washington <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-jonathan-allen-miraculous-injury-return-washington">Commanders hope for a miraculous return of Jonathan Allen</a>, they still have to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-commanders-reasons-concern-tight-victory-saints">address problems that became evident against the Saints</a>. With a Washington Commanders Week 16 game scheduled against the Philadelphia Eagles, playoff implications are bouncing across Internet stories. Ahead of the Commanders-Eagles game, we’ll be making our Commanders Week 16 predictions.</p><p>Washington enters the game with a record of 9-5, three games behind the Eagles (12-2). These teams met four weeks ago with the Eagles earning a 26-18 victory.</p><p>For the Commanders to have a shot at the upset, they will have to run the football effectively and keep the Eagles’ explosive offense off the field. Plus, Jayden Daniels will have to hit a downfield pass.</p><h2><b>Commanders QB Jayden Daniels will account for three TDs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Washington-Commanders-QB-Jayden-Daniels.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s not going to be easy, but the Commanders must score at least three touchdowns to have a shot against the Eagles. Look for Daniels to deliver with a pair of throws and one rushing score.</p><p>Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said he knows what <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/eagles-vs-commanders-predictions-expert-093330985.html#:~:text=%22He's%20super%20dynamic%2C%22%20Eagles,and%20different%20things%20like%20that." rel="noopener">his team is facing</a> in Daniels, according to yahoo.com.</p><p>“He’s super dynamic,” Sirianni said. “He’s a good passer, (and) he’s outstanding with the ball in his hands and creating. I just see him continuing to get better as he sees different looks and different things like that. I think they’re doing a great job, adapting the offense around him.”</p><p>That’s this week. Before the first meeting, Sirianni also said Daniels <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nick-sirianni-jayden-daniels-has-come-out-on-fire" rel="noopener">is a difference-maker</a>, according to nbcsports.com.</p><p>“He’s come out on fire,” Sirianni said. “He’s got his team playing really well. Hats off to their coaches. You know, I just have a lot of respect for that coaching staff and the players on that team.</p><p>“He’s playing really good football. It’s very obvious. I think everybody can see that. A really good player who started off on fire, so we’ll have a challenge here this week. Can’t say enough good things about him. You know, how he’s going to the right place with the football, being accurate, the things he can do when things do break down. I have got a lot of respect for him and we’ll have our hands full.”</p><h2><b>Commanders RB Brian Robinson Jr will rush for 75-plus yards</b></h2><p>If the Commanders are going to win, this must happen. Washington must be able to move the football on the ground — consistently — to have a chance. The <a href="https://apnews.com/article/eagles-commanders-preview-e330734f21e64ccca3895decd336d122" rel="noopener">key matchup of the game</a> is Robinson verses the Eagles’ defense, according to apnews.com.</p><p>“Philadelphia limited Pittsburgh’s Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren to a total of 26 yards on 10 carries, and Robinson is coming off averaging just 3.1 yards a carry at New Orleans,” the AP wrote. “Robinson getting going opens up the offense for Daniels to mix and match, and the Eagles can force opponents to be one-dimensional by shutting down the run almost entirely.”</p><h2><b>Commanders WR Terry McLaurin catches a 40-plus-yard TD</b></h2><p>Again, this is something that needs to happen for a Commanders’ victory. They have to find a way to make the Eagles worry about the deep ball. This probably needs to happen in the first quarter or early in the second quarter to have the intended impact.</p><p>McLaurin will have to play better than he did in the first meeting, where Quinyon Mitchell shut him down. The Commanders did not throw the ball to McLaurin <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/eagles-rookie-cb-quinyon-mitchell-shuts-down-terry-mclaurin-as-hes-earning-a-new-reputation-around-the-nfl/" rel="noopener">when he drew</a> Mitchell in coverage, according to cbssports.com.</p><p>“I feel like we did, defensively, we did a good job with him and their offense just limiting explosives,” Mitchell said. “I feel like we had great preparation and went out and executed.”</p><p>Sirianni called it good team defense to smother McLaurin.</p><p>“A lot of credit to Q (Mitchell) and (Darius) Slay and the underneath coverage that was helping them go other places with the football,” Sirianni said. “Good team defense takes being on the same page, playing with great effort to the football, which I saw a lot in this game, and then just tackling well.”</p><h2><b>Commanders CB Marshon Lattimore will get an interception</b></h2><p>Lattimore had 13 interceptions in his first five NFL seasons. But he only added one each in 2022 and 2023. This year, in eight overall games he has zero.</p><p>What tends to happen when players stop getting picks is teams start to look their way a little more often. And even though the Saints used radio silence with Lattimore, look for the Eagles to poke that bear. Quinn said he Lattimore <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/dan-quinn-on-marshon-lattimore-s-blank-stat-sheet-in-cb-s-commanders-debut-clear-signal-of-a-really-good-game#:~:text=For%20coach%20Dan%20Quinn%2C%20it,had%20a%20really%20good%20game." rel="noopener">did his job</a> against the Saints, according to a team transcript via nfl.com.</p><p>“Through my experience when there’s less attention going to you that is a sign that you’ve had a really good game,” Quinn said. “And sometimes that can even flip to go the other way, where there’s some more production to another player. But (cornerback) Mike (Sainristil) had a good PBU and an interception. So, those things happen in some games where there’s less targets that go to a particular person, sometimes that also changes when you match and put on a certain player. But in this instance less on the stat sheet from the passing game standpoint, that is a clear signal of a really good game.”</p><h2><b>Commanders will lose the game</b></h2><p>Let’s face it. The Eagles have a better team. They have far more talent. There’s only so far Dan Quinn’s good coaching can carry this team.</p><p>In fact, there’s a reasonable chance the Commanders will close out with three straight losses and miss out on the playoffs. The organization appears to have fallen short of building up enough talent to get the team to the postseason.</p><p>After the Commanders’ win over the Saints, they improved to 9-5 and have a 65.4% chance of making the playoffs. The Seahawks (8-6) are currently the eighth seed after losing to the Packers in Week 15. After that, it gets interesting. The Cardinals and Falcons are each 7-7 while the 49ers and Cowboys are both 6-8.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Washington Commanders bold predictions for Week 16 vs. Eagles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-aj-brown-injury-status-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles WR AJ Brown’s injury status gets intriguing update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Eagles-news-A.J.-Brown-injury-status-gets-intriguing-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles WR AJ Brown’s injury status gets intriguing update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T17:39:45-08:00">December 19th, 5:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T17:40:30-08:00">December 19th, 5:40pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Once the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-aj-brown-simple-message-after-panthers-win-challenge-jalen-hurts">Philadelphia Eagles’ passing game was questioned</a> heading into Week 15, Jalen Hurts and Philly’s receiving corps clicked in their 27-13 win against the Steelers. However, after getting a veteran rest day on Wednesday, Eagles receiver AJ Brown’s injury update on Thursday <a href="https://x.com/JimmyKempski/status/1869882612736508415" rel="noopener">raised some questions</a>, per Jimmy Kempski on X.</p><p>“AJ Brown was just ‘rest’ yesterday,” Kempski wrote. “Today he’s ‘knee/rest.’ ”</p><p>Now, while Brown missed practice on Wednesday for a rest day, it’s interesting to see him on the team’s injury report as a limited participant on Thursday with an apparent knee injury.</p><p>However, his status for the game is uncertain, as Brown’s knee injury seemingly came out of nowhere. Whether it’s serious enough to keep him out of Week 16, however, is unknown.</p><h2><b>Eagles WR AJ Brown’s Week 16 status uncertain following injury update</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/A.J.-Brown.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Hartline-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Following Thursday’s injury report, the Eagles’ passing game could flounder if Brown’s knee holds him out of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-vs-commanders-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Week 16 against the Commanders</a>.</p><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfc-playoff-picture-after-rams-take-control-of-nfc-west-in-week-15">Eagles on top of the NFC East</a> following their 10-game winning streak, it would take a significant drop-off in the last three weeks of the season for them to not clinch the division.</p><p>And considering how <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-jalen-hurts-reveals-resurrected-passing-game-after-drama">effective their passing game was against the Steelers</a>, Brown being out in Week 16 could be a major loss.</p><p>In Week 15, Brown was the team’s leading receiver, catching eight passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>Now, while Brown is clearly important to this offense, Philly’s offense is loaded with talent.</p><p>Not only do they have one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, but the Eagles have a strong quarterback in Hurts, a potential <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-saquon-barkley-breaks-franchise-record-amid-mvp-caliber-season">league MVP in Saquon Barkley</a>, and a great receiving duo in Brown and Smith.</p><p>If Brown is held out of Week 16, Smith is still a reliable receiver, paired with one of the best rushing attacks in the league.</p><p>So, while clearly the Eagles don’t want to be without Brown, the possibility is there after Thursday’s injury report.</p><p>However, with a few days until their Week 16 matchup, Brown has plenty of time to get his knee feeling right before the Eagles take the field on Sunday afternoon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
11.9	119.5	0	54

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
11.9	119.5	0	54

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