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Getty Images Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz was asked to sum up how the defense performed in 2020 at a Tuesday press conference, but said that he wouldn’t answer the question with a game left on the schedule. While the Eagles are out of playoff contention, Schwartz said he felt...

Getty Images With Washington effectively playing a playoff game on Sunday night, quarterback Alex Smith should be back. The Washington Football Team believes Smith will be back on Sunday night against the Eagles after missing the last two weeks with a calf injury, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network...

Getty Images The Eagles will miss the playoffs for the first time since head coach Doug Pederson’s first season in 2016 and their record will be his worst regardless of whether they win or lose in Week 17. A 4-10-1 record is tough to swallow under any circumstances, but Pederson’s track record...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team will win the NFC East if it defeats the Eagles on Sunday Night Football in Week 17. That result is much more likely if Washington has its starting quarterback. Head coach Ron Rivera said Smith was “very close” to playing in Sunday’s game against...

Getty Images Eagles head coach Doug Pederson has once again officially stated the obvious: Jalen Hurts will be Philadelphia’s starting quarterback this week. “I want to continue to evaluate,” Pederson said, via Zach Berman of TheAthletic.com. Hurts has provided a clear lift to a Philadelphia...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team doesn’t know who will be at quarterback against the Eagles when they try to win the NFC East in Week 17 and they may not have their top wide receiver available to catch passes. Terry McLaurin did not play in Week 16 due to an ankle injury and head...

Getty Images Ezekiel Elliott has had the worst season of his five NFL seasons. He has played through hamstring and calf injuries and last week missed the first game of his career for injury. But the Cowboys running back had his best game of the season when they needed him most. He rushed for...

Getty Images The NFL announced schedule changes for Week 17, and not surprisingly, the Washington Football Team’s game against the Eagles will be the last of the 256 games played this season. The league moved the Washington-Philadelphia game to Sunday Night Football on NBC next week with...

Getty Images The Cowboys have come back from the dead. They are alive . . . and maybe well? Dallas won its third game in a row with a dominating 37-17 victory over the Eagles in an elimination game. Philadelphia (4-10-1) is the only NFC East team out of contention for the division title...

Getty Images Dwayne Haskins‘ time in Washington clearly is nearing an end. Washington benched Haskins, the 15th overall choice in 2019, for Taylor Heinicke in the second half of a 20-13 loss to Carolina. Haskins then left the stadium without speaking to reporters, violating the NFL’s access...

Getty Images The NFC East race will be decided on the final day of the regular season. The Washington Football Team had a chance to clinch the division today, but instead laid an egg in an ugly loss to the Carolina Panthers. Now Washington will see if it can win the division next week. If the...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team failed to capitalize on an opportunity to win the NFC East on Sunday by losing 20-13 to the Panthers and they’ll need to win against the Eagles in Week 17 in order to extend their season. It’s unclear who will start at quarterback in that game. Alex...

Getty Images The Eagles made a series of roster moves on Saturday, including activating wide receiver DeSean Jackson off injured reserve to play against the Cowboys in Week 16. Philadelphia placed defensive end Josh Sweat and cornerback Kevon Seymour on injured reserve. Sweat was previously...

Getty Images The Cowboys placed defensive tackle Antwaun Woods on injured reserve Saturday. The team already had ruled out Woods for Sunday’s game against the Eagles with an ankle injury. He played only 17 defensive snaps and one on special teams against the 49ers. Woods ends his season with...

Getty Images A week ago, an injury kept Ezekiel Elliott out of a game for the first time in his career. Tony Pollard replaced him against the 49ers and had a longer run (40), a longer reception (30) and more yards from scrimmage (132) than Elliott has had in any game this season. The Cowboys...

USA TODAY Sports The Eagles aren’t dead, and receiver DeSean Jackson is very much alive. The veteran receiver will return from injured reserve against the Cowboys on Sunday, reports John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia. Jackson suffered a high-ankle sprain while returning a punt late in Week...

Getty Images The Cowboys did not practice Friday, but they estimated that running back Ezekiel Elliott remained limited. Elliott is trying to come back from a calf injury that kept him out last week, the first game he has missed with an injury in his career. The Cowboys list him as...

Getty Images Week 16 of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Friday with the Saints hosting the Vikings for a Christmas matinee and it continues with three games on Saturday and 11 more games on Sunday. The teams playing in those games have released their final injury reports. The teams playing...

Getty Images Despite a report on Sunday that Carson Wentz wants out if he’s going to remain behind Jalen Hurts on the Eagles’ quarterback depth chart, coach Doug Pederson says Wentz hasn’t been a problem since becoming a backup. “Listen, that’s something that I really appreciate about Carson...

Getty Images Back when Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was a sophomore at Alabama, his head coach Nick Saban famously chastised the media for praising the team. “All that stuff you write about how good we are and all that stuff they hear on ESPN, it’s like poison, you know what I mean? It’s...