2. This Eagles roster has been carefully crafted and has the perfect blend of experience and youth, so reaching the NFC Championship Game is not a moment too big for the team. There are five Eagles on the active roster – Jason Kelce, Isaac Seumalo, Lane Johnson, Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham – who were on the Super Bowl team from 2017. Both Linval Joseph and Ndamukong Suh have won Super Bowls.
You learn to appreciate every opportunity to reach this point.
“I don’t take that for granted because every year is different,” Graham said. “Some guys never get to this position, so I know for me, I’m just taking it all in because you just have to have a focus that’s out of this world because so many people, especially being the No. 1 seed, everybody wants to beat you. Everybody’s talking stuff about you. You’ve got to block the noise out. You’ve got to stay focused to what’s at task, and that’s winning the next one. That’s what we’re on now. We’re enjoying this win and we’re on to the next one because we’re getting closer to our dreams right now.”
3. Philadelphia’s sack attack registered five more on Saturday night against mobile quarterback Daniel Jones. Back-to-back sacks ended New York’s first offensive possession – Josh Sweat and Haason Reddick shared the first sack and Reddick got to Jones on the next play – so as much as the offense set the tone with its first-possession touchdown, the defense did the same.
By the end of the night, Reddick and Sweat each had 1.5 sacks, Graham had one, and Fletcher Cox had one.
“That’s our job. That’s what we do,” Reddick said. “When you’re able to pressure the quarterback from so many different players and spots, it changes the whole game for the offense. They don’t know where it’s coming from. We always talk about pressuring the quarterback, affecting him, and taking him out of his game. That’s our intent.”
4. There is love in the running back room and that camaraderie is apparent. As Kenneth Gainwell slashed and dashed for 112 yards and a touchdown against the Giants, the rest of the backs – Miles Sanders, Boston Scott, Trey Sermon – celebrated Gainwell’s performance. The Eagles have gotten a Pro Bowl season from Sanders, excellent production from Gainwell and Scott throughout the year, and development in the system from Sermon, a second-year back with a lot of promise.
“Everybody’s rooting for each other. I’m so happy to see Kenny get his first 100-yard game (in the NFL). He was great out there,” Sanders said….
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