The Eagles have one of the NFL’s top defenses heading into Sunday’s Week 17 matchup against the Washington Football Team, and Jonathan Gannon’s much-improved unit could play a key role in Nick Sirianni locking up a playoff spot as a rookie head coach.
Philadelphia has an opportunity to clinch a wild-card berth this week. They will need to beat the Washington Football Team for the second time in two weeks, while also having the Vikings win (at Packers) and either the Saints lose (vs. Panthers) or Texans (at 49ers) lose.
Here are five key storylines for Sunday.