At 53-man cutdowns this season, the Philadelphia Eagles had the sixth-youngest roster in the NFL, at an average age of 25.6 years. They are young, they are talented, and they still have some room to grow. And yet, they're in the NFC Championship Game with a chance to go to the Super Bowl.

Early in the fourth quarter against the Rams, Carter knocked the ball out of running back Kyren Williams' hands. Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers scooped up the fumble at the 50-yard line and returned it for 40 yards to the 10, which set up a 23-yard Jake Elliott field goal to give Philadelphia a 19-15 lead.

Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman found Eagles 2024 NFL rushing champion Saquon Barkley and gave him an emphatic hug with snow flakes falling as the clock hit zero on Philadelphia's 28-22 NFC divisional round victory vs.

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Eagles' executive Howie Roseman asked Zack Baun about his reaction to making the NFL All-Pro team, which garnered an explicit response.

The No. 2 seed Philadelphia Eagles are heading to the NFC championship for the second time in three seasons after a thrilling 28-22 victory over the No. 4 seed Los Angeles Rams on Sunday evening, with star running back Saquon Barkley leading the charge.

They simply cannot allow Baun to walk in free agency this year. Losing Dean for the early stages of the 2025 season is difficult. The organization will most likely have to find a replacement linebacker in the meantime.

The Philadelphia Eagles general manger should be smiling wide after Zack Baun, a relatively unknown pass rusher who signed with Philly on a modest one-year contract this offseason, was named AP First-Team All-Pro as an off-ball linebacker, an honor literally no one could have predicted back in March.

That was the reason Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman used to sign both running back Saquon Barkley and linebacker Zack Baun in the offseason this past year. Both the running back and linebacker positions were considered undervalued and unimportant to how the team built their roster over the last decade.

Saquon Barkley exploded for more than 200 rushing yards and two touchdowns to send the Eagles to the NFC title game, but one ex-Giant was more than happy to see Barkley perform at a high level on

Oren Burks and Isaiah Rodgers had to fill in on Sunday and did enough to help the Eagles advance in the playoffs.

What you should knowThe Eagles will host the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game at the Linc on Sunday at 3 p.m. on Fox. The winner will move on to Super Bowl LIX.Nick Sirianni didn't offer much of an update on injuries to Jalen Hurts or rookie defensive back Quinyon Mitchell Monday.