The Washington Commanders have come a long way in less than a year. And in another season or two, they might be a Super Bowl contender.
The Philadelphia Eagles aren’t ready to give up the NFC East yet though.
The Commanders battled the Eagles hard but couldn’t generate much offense, fell way short on a pivotal fourth-down gamble and eventually fell to the Eagles, 26-18. Saquon Barkley played the closer, scoring on two long touchdown runs in the fourth quarter to put away the Commanders. The Eagles improved to 8-2 and for the moment they turned back the challenge of the Commanders (7-4), who are a game and a half behind Philadelphia in the division.