The Washington Commanders had a disastrous start against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC championship game. The Commanders had an 18-play drive, converted on two fourth downs, but had to settle for a Zane Gonzalez field goal.

The Washington Commanders steal back a possession on a perfectly place fake-punt pass from Commanders' punter Tress Way to Commanders' tight end Ben Sinnott.

Tress Way is the longest-tenured Washington Commander. The two-time Pro Bowl punter, who grew up in Tulsa and played at OU, is in Year 11 with Washington — the only organization he’s played for. Not until this season,

After a tremendous 14-6 season that reminded Burgundy and Gold fans what it meant to love a football team, the harsh reality of the NFL sets in. With the ugly 55-23 loss to the Eagles in the NFC championship game in the rearview mirror,

Washington’s foundation is now set, but there is plenty of roster construction remaining for General Manager Adam Peters.

After “re-calibrating” with free agents to reach the NFC Championship, the Commanders must sort through more than two dozen to re-sign. It won’t be easy.

And while Peters deserves enormous credit for all of the calls he made this offseason -- Daniels the most important, but veterans like Wagner, Zach Ertz and Dante Fowler absolutely crucial, too -- it's Quinn who laid down a legitimate culture the organization badly needed.

Washington ultimately couldn’t overcome the lack of defensive personnel that haunted the franchise after last year’s sell-off, The Commanders weak run defense ran into the worst possible opponent. The Philadelphia Eagles ran for 229 yards and seven touchdowns en route to a 55-23 win to claim their second NFC title in three years.

Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters will have another busy offseason. Last year, Peters just took the job and immediately began flipping Washington's roster, signing over 20 free agents in the spring and nine draft picks.

Despite a perfectly executed fake punt and a long touchdown catch by Terry McLaurin, turnovers by the Washington Commanders has them trailing the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Washington Commanders trail the Philadelphia Eagles 27-15 at halftime of the NFC Championship Game. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels got the first crack at putting points on the board after the Eagles won the coin toss and opted to defer to the second half.

The Chiefs-Eagles showdown is just the second time in Super Bowl history that two teams will meet twice in a span of three big games.