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Three players were ejected as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 29-18 to win the NFC East for the second straight year.
Washington’s Javon Kinlaw and Quin Martin were ejected along with Philadelphia’s Tyler Steen after an altercation between the two sets of players in the fourth quarter.
The incident occurred after Saquon Barkley scored two points to put the visiting Eagles ahead 29-10, and the trio was flagged for unnecessary roughness during the confrontation.
“It’s loud out there. We have a lot of history with this team, especially since I’ve been here,” Barkley said.
“This team doesn’t like us, that’s the truth, and we don’t like them either. But we have to keep football.”
Barkley ran for 132 yards and a touchdown for the reigning NFL champions, while teammate Jalen Hurts completed 22 of 30 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns.
The win means the Eagles (10-5) become back-to-back winners of the NFC East for the first time since they ended their run with four straight titles in 2004.
“Back-to-back division champions haven’t been achieved in 20 years, so this is big,” Barkley said.
“I like the way we finished the game. We stuck together and most importantly we got the win.”
The Eagles are now certain of a home game to start the playoffs, while the Leaders have already been left out of the post-season changes.
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