Philadelphia Eagles to face Washington Commanders in NFC championship game. Here's what to know.
The Philadelphia Eagles will host the Washington Commanders next week in the NFC championship game at Lincoln Financial Field after beating the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round.
Here's what you need to know before Philadelphia's high-stakes game against their NFC East rival:
Which day will the Eagles-Commanders play?
The Eagles and Commanders will play in the NFC championship next Sunday at the Linc at 3 p.m.
The game will air on Fox.
When do tickets for the Eagles game go on sale?
Tickets for Sunday's NFC championship game are on sale now.
Tickets sold through the team can be purchased on Ticketmaster.com, and there's a four-ticket limit per household. As of Tuesday evening, ticket prices ranged from about $600 to more than $4,000.
Resale tickets are also available on Ticketmaster and sites like SeatGeek and StubHub.
Tickets for the NFC championship game were outselling those for the AFC championship, in which the Kansas City Chiefs host the Buffalo Bills, by 145% on Tuesday, according to the ticket site StubHub.
Eagles-Commanders split series in regular season
The NFC championship will be the third time the Eagles and Commanders will meet this season. The teams split the series in the regular season.
In Week 11, the Eagles defeated the Commanders, 26-18, thanks to a big game from Saquon Barkley, when he scored two touchdowns and rushed for 146 yards.
Later in the season, the division rivals met in Week 16. The Commanders beat the Eagles, 36-33, in a game in which Jalen Hurts left the game with a concussion. Backup quarterback Kenny Pickett replaced him.
Pickett completed 14 of his 24 passes for 143 yards, a touchdown and one interception in the loss.
How did the Eagles and Commanders get here?
The Eagles and Commanders have won two playoff games to make it to the NFC title game.
The Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round and the Rams in the divisional round to advance to the playoffs. At the same time, the Commanders upset the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions on their way to the championship game.
Familiar face returning to the Linc
If the Eagles want to reach the Super Bowl for the second time in three years, they'll have to beat one of the franchise's all-time greats. Zach Ertz, who caught the go-ahead touchdown pass in Philadelphia's Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots, plays tight end for the Commanders.
Ertz spent nine seasons with the Eagles after he was selected in the second round of the NFC draft in 2013 out of Stanford University. He ranks fifth all-time in franchise history in receiving yards, second all-time in catches and seventh all-time in receiving touchdowns.
Ertz last played with the Eagles in 2021, but the team traded him to the Arizona Cardinals midway through the season. He played with the Cardinals for three seasons until he signed with the Commanders in the offseason.
In the 2024 season, Ertz had his best season since 2019. He had 66 catches, 654 yards and seven receiving touchdowns, which ranked second on the team. In the divisional round win over the Lions, he had five catches for 28 yards and a touchdown.
The 76ers' connection to the Commanders
Josh Harris has been in the news in Philadelphia recently. The Sixers' owner will finally get his new arena, but it isn't in Market East. Harris also owns other professional sports teams, including the team standing in the Eagles' way of reaching Super Bowl LIX.
Harris is also one of the Commanders' owners, so prepare to hear more about Harris ahead of Sunday's NFC title game.