Trick-play alert! Washington Commanders wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus can't corral Dyami Brown's deep launch in end zone.
Brown (hamstring) didn't practice Wednesday. Brown was injured in the Commanders' Week 16 win over the Eagles and sat out a Week 17 win over the Falcons. His absence opened up more playing time for Olamide Zaccheaus,
In Philadelphia's 36-33 loss on Sunday, the Birds were penalized 10 times while key calls went against them throughout the contest. A helmet-to-helmet hit on Jalen Hurts went uncalled which eventually knocked Hurts out of the game. Starting safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson was ejected from the game after two odd penalties for taunting after plays.
After the game, Gardner-Johnson went on social media to explain and justify the reason for his ejection. In a replay, CJGJ and Commanders wide receiver Dyami Brown are seen talking to each other at close proximity when Brown suddenly pushed Gardner-Johnson in the facemask, knocking off the safety's helmet.
Philadelphia Eagles defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson was seen flipping off Washington Commanders fans after he was ejected from the game Sunday.
Ex-Philadelphia Eagles Olamide Zaccheaus and Zach Ertz powered the Commanders to a dramatic SNF playoff-clinching win.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jayden Daniels was not worried when he and the Washington Commanders trailed the Philadelphia Eagles by 14 points after just seven minutes, and the rookie quarterback was similarly undaunted staring down a 13-point deficit going into the fourth quarter, long after Jalen Hurts was sidelined with a concussion.
Tanner McKee played with a lot of poised and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. covered a lot of ground in the Eagles reserves' 20-13 win over the Giants.
Philadelphia Eagles' defensive back Isaiah Rodgers takes the opening kickoff of the second half for a 51-yard return, setting up the Eagles' offense in New York Giants' territory.
"He's had a good week," head coach Nick Sirianni said on Friday of Goedert. "Good to get him back out there. He's a heck of a football player. We need him to accomplish the goals that we want to accomplish, and he's had a really good week."
Running back Austin Ekeler is being activated from injured reserve and will be ready to play in the regular season finale against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday per NFL insider Ian Rapoport.
The Commanders will have to face the Dallas Cowboys without starting cornerback Marshon Lattimore and two others in the regular season finale.