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What the Eagles are saying after advancing to NFC Championship game with 38-7 win over Giants

Here’s what the Philadelphia Eagles are saying after a dominant 38-7 win over the New York Giants in the divisional round

The Eagles are set to host the NFC Championship game after a 38-7 win over the New York Giants in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

All-Pro quarterback Jalen Hurts was 16-24 passing for 154 yards and two passing touchdowns, while the third-year star also logged 9 carries for 34 yards and a rushing touchdown as well.

Philadelphia rushed for 268 yards on the ground as offensive coordinator Shane Steichen got back to his superb run-pass ratio on Saturday night, as the Birds ran 69 total plays, 44 of those plays coming on the ground.

With preparation for the NFC title matchup set to begin, here’s what the Eagles are saying after Saturday’s win.

8 takeaways from Eagles 38-7 win over Giants in divisional round

We’re looking at takeaways and observations from the Philadelphia Eagles’ 38-7 win over the New York Giants in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs

The Eagles are heading to the NFC title game after Jalen Hurts threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, and Philadelphia dominated the New York Giants 38-7 on Saturday night in an NFC divisional playoff game.

The Birds sacked Giants quarterback Daniel Jones and applied pressure on all but nine dropbacks according to Pro Football Focus.

The Eagles returned to their ground-and-pound philosophy, rushing for 268 yards on 44 deliberate carries, as Shane Steichen schematically kept Hurts out of harm’s way.

With Philadelphia awaiting the winner of Sunday’s matchup between the 49ers and the Cowboys, here are 8 takeaways from the blowout win.

Eagles snap count vs. Giants: Breakdown, observations from divisional round win

Here’s a look at the snap count and playing time from the Philadelphia Eagles’ 38-7 win over the New York Giants in the divisional round

The Eagles are set to host the NFC Championship game after a 38-7 win over the New York Giants in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

All-Pro quarterback Jalen Hurts was 16-24 passing for 154 yards and two passing touchdowns, while the third-year star also logged 9 carries for 34 yards and a rushing touchdown as well.

Here’s the snap count and usage rate for Saturday.

Instant Analysis of Eagles 38-7 win over Giants in divisional round

Philadelphia is heading to the NFC Championship game and here’s an instant analysis of the Eagles 38-7 win over the New York Giants in the divisional round

The Eagles are set to host the NFC Championship game after a 38-7 win over the New York Giants in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

All-Pro quarterback Jalen Hurts was 16-24 passing for 154 yards and two passing touchdowns, while the third-year star also logged 9 carries for 34 yards and a rushing touchdown as well.

Philadelphia rushed for 268 yards on the ground as offensive coordinator Shane Steichen got back to his superb run-pass ratio on Saturday night, as the Birds ran 69 total plays, 44 of those plays coming on the ground.

Jonathan Gannon’s defense was equally dominant as the Eagles sacked quarterback Daniel Jones five times and held the Giants to 212 total yards of offense.

Philadelphia will now await the winner of Sunday’s divisional matchup between the 49ers (2) and the Cowboys (5), with the winner heading to Lincoln Financial Field next Sunday afternoon.

Here’s an instant analysis of Saturday night’s win.

Top photos from Eagles 38-7 win over the Giants in divisional round

Philadelphia advanced to the NFC Championship game after a 38-7 win over the Giants and here are the top photos from the Eagles’ dominating performance

The Eagles are set to host the NFC Championship game after a 38-7 win over the New York Giants in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

All-Pro quarterback Jalen Hurts was 16-24 passing for 154 yards and two passing touchdowns, while the third-year star also logged 9 carries for 34 yards and a rushing touchdown as well.

Philadelphia rushed for 268 yards on the ground as offensive coordinator Shane Steichen got back to his superb run-pass ratio on Saturday night, as the Birds ran 69 total plays, 44 of those plays coming on the ground.

Here are the top photos from the Eagles’ dominant win over the Giants.

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National reaction to Eagles 38-7 divisional round win over the Giants

The Eagles defeated the Giants 38-7 in the divisional round and here’s the national reaction to the win and Nick Sirianni rocking a Dream Chasers chain afterward

The Eagles are set to host the NFC Championship game after a 38-7 win over the New York Giants in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

Philadelphia rushed for 268 yards on the ground as offensive coordinator Shane Steichen got back to his superb run-pass ratio on Saturday night, as the Birds ran 69 total plays, 44 of those plays coming on the ground.

Philadelphia will now await the winner of Sunday’s divisional matchup between the 49ers (2) and the Cowboys (5), with the winner heading to Lincoln Financial Field next Sunday afternoon.

Here’s the national reaction to the Eagles moving on.

Eagles advance to NFC Championship game with a 38-7 win over Giants

The Philadelphia Eagles will host the winner of Sunday’s 49ers-Cowboys matchup after a win over the New York Giants in the divisional round

The Eagles are set to host the NFC Championship game after a 38-7 win over the New York Giants in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

All-Pro quarterback Jalen Hurts was 16-24 passing for 154 yards and two passing touchdowns, while the third-year star also logged 9 carries for 34 yards and a rushing touchdown as well.

Philadelphia rushed for 268 yards on the ground as offensive coordinator Shane Steichen got back to his superb run-pass ratio on Saturday night, as the Birds ran 69 total plays, 44 of those plays coming on the ground.

Jonathan Gannon’s defense was equally dominant as the Eagles sacked quarterback Daniel Jones five times and held the Giants to 212 total yards of offense.

Philadelphia will now await the winner of Sunday’s divisional matchup between the 49ers (2) and the Cowboys (5), with the winner heading to Lincoln Financial Field next Sunday afternoon.

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Eagles vs. Giants: 10 takeaways from the first half as Philadelphia leads 28-0

We’re looking at ten takeaways from the first half as the Philadelphia Eagles lead the New York Giants 28-0

After two weeks of talk about potential rust and pregame jitters, the Eagles jumped out to a 14-0 lead and haven’t looked back as they lead 28-0 at the half.

Jalen Hurts has two passing touchdowns and three touchdowns on the day as Philadelphia dominated their NFC East rival in the third matchup of the season between both teams.

Hurts was 12-17 passing for 118 yards, while also logging eight carries for 30 rushing yards. For the Giants, quarterback Daniel Jones is 6-10 for 57 yards and one interception.

With another half of football to play, here are ten takeaways from the Eagles’ dominant first half.

Eagles vs. Giants inactives for divisional round matchup

Anthony Harris is among six inactive for the Philadelphia Eagles ahead of the divisional-round matchup against the New York Giants

The Eagles released their inactive list for Saturday night, and Anthony Harris is among six players who’ll be in street clothes.

All of Philadelphia’s regular starters are prepared to start outside of Avonte Maddox, who’ll miss his third straight game with a toe injury. Lane Johnson, who’s been practicing through a groin injury this week, will be back on the field with the team for the first time since Christmas Eve.

Keys for Eagles offense vs. Giants in Divisional Round of NFC playoffs

Keys for Philadelphia Eagles offense vs. New York Giants in Divisional Round of NFC playoffs

The Philadelphia Eagles (14-3), and New York Giants (9-7-1) will meet for a third and final time on Saturday in the NFC Divisional Round.

A win in this game will get the Eagles a spot in the NFC Championship Game, while the Giants have never lost three games to Philadelphia in a single season and will enter this contest loose and relaxed.

It’ll be the second time in three weeks that Jalen Hurts has faced his division rival and he’ll look to wipe away the disastrous performance from the 2022 Wild Card round loss to the Buccaneers.

With kickoff fast approaching, here are four keys for the Eagles’ offense.