Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels on Sunday threw five touchdown passes as the Commanders rallied for a 36-33 victory over Philadelphia that halted the Eagles’ 10-game NFL winning streak.
It was an especially painful loss for the Eagles, who saw quarterback Jalen Hurts depart in the first quarter with a concussion.
Philadelphia failed to clinch the National Football Conference East Division title, and fell out of a tie for the best record in the NFC, still shared by the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, who both won to improve to 13-2.
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The Commanders shook off five turnovers to win, piling up 22 points in the fourth quarter.
Daniels, the second overall pick in this year’s draft, found Jamison Crowder on a nine-yard touchdown pass with six seconds left to secure what had seemed an unlikely win.
“The game’s never over until the clock hits zero,” Daniels said after a win that kept the Commanders’ playoff hopes alive, while eliminating Dallas and San Francisco from contention.
“It feels awesome,” Daniels said. “Everybody can enjoy their Christmas now.”
The Eagles, who had not lost since September, were without Hurts for most of the game after his head hit the turf when he was tackled by Frankie Luvu at the end of a 13-yard run.
Kenny Pickett replaced him and threw for 143 yards with a touchdown, while Saquon Barkley ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns, but the Eagles dropped to 12-3 and saw Pickett suffer a rib injury as well.
Meanwhile, National Football Conference North rivals Detroit and Minnesota both improved to 13-2.
The Lions cruised past the Bears 34-17 in Chicago to set a franchise record with their 13th win of the season, while the Vikings held off the Seattle Seahawks 27-24.
Stung by a loss to Buffalo that snapped their 11-game winning streak, the Lions jumped to a 20-point lead on the way to setting a single-season franchise record for points scored with 493 so far.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns, including an 82-yard pass to Jameson Williams, who had a career-high 143 receiving yards.
In Seattle, Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold hit Justin Jefferson with his third touchdown pass of the game with 3 minutes, 51 seconds to play as the Vikings escaped with their eighth straight win.
Less than two minutes earlier the Seahawks had taken their first lead of the game when quarterback Geno Smith connected with A.J. Barner on a four-yard scoring pass.
The Buffalo Bills remained in the hunt for the top seed and home field advantage in the American Football Conference, rallying from a 14-0 deficit to beat the New England Patriots 24-21.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen had a lackluster day, completing 16 of 29 passes for 154 yards and saying later he dealt with numbness in his hand after taking a blow to his elbow.
The Los Angeles Rams remained in control of the National Football Conference West Division with a 19-9 victory over the New York Jets.
In Atlanta, Georgia, rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr made his first career start in place of struggling Kirk Cousins and threw for 202 yards in a 34-7 victory over the New York Giants.
The win owed plenty to Atlanta’s defense, with safety Jessie Bates and outside linebacker Matthew Judon returning interceptions of Giants quarterback Drew Lock for touchdowns.
The Falcons ended the day with the upper hand in the National Football Conference South after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were beaten 26-24 by the Cowboys in Dallas.
Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor ran for 218 yards and three touchdowns as the Colts kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 38-30 victory over the Tennessee Titans.
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow threw for three touchdowns as the Bengals stayed in the playoff hunt with a 24-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
The Miami Dolphins also kept their playoff bid going with a 29-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Elsewhere, the Raiders downed the Jaguars 19-15 and the Panthers edged the Cardinals 36-30 in overtime.
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