Which Underdog Will Shock the NFL in This Weekend’s Conference Championship Showdowns?
Set to face off for the third time in less than three months, the Commanders and Eagles are plenty familiar with one another. And even if they weren’t division rivals, there’s no major surprise in what the Eagles like to do when they have the ball.
Led by the NFL’s rushing leader in Barkley, Philadelphia is one of only three teams to run the ball on more than half its offensive plays, calling running plays a league-high 55.9% of the time.
And although defenses know a run play is coming, they can’t stop it. In terms of EVE, which measures the average yards gained compared to the league-wide expected amount in a given situation, the Eagles are averaging 0.8 rushing yards more than expected – the league’s fourth-highest rate.
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