The Washington Commanders are hosting the Philadelphia Eagles at Northwest Stadium today. Here are some quick facts about their Week 16 opponent.

Overview
Week 15: Defeated Raiders (31-0)

• For the season straight season, the Eagles can clinch the NFC East title with a win over the Commanders. Last season, the Commanders temporarily ruined that title quest for Philadelphia with a win in Week 16.
• With a win, the Eagles will clinch the NFC East for a second straight season. The last time a team won back-to-back NFC East Division titles was the Eagles from 2001-04 (4 straight).
  • Note: the Eagles can also win the East with a Dallas loss on Sunday.
• Nick Sirianni is the only head coach in the history of the Eagles franchise to have a winning record each of his first five seasons with the team.
• Sirianni's 57 wins are tied with Don Shula for the third-most by a head coach in his first five seasons (since 1970). Only Georgia Seifert (62 wins) and Tony Dungy (60 wins) have more.
• Sirianni has the highest win percentage in Eagles history (.708 – minimum: 5 games coached)
• Sirianni (57-25) ranks third on the Eagles all-time coaching wins list. Only Greasy Neale (63) and Andy Reid (130) have more wins with the Eagles.
• This is the first Saturday game for the Eagles since Week 16 of the 2022 season (lost to Cowboys).
• Philadelphia has lost its last four games played on Saturday, a streak which dates back to 2014.
• Two of those four losses came vs. Washington, both in Week 16 (2014, 2015).
• A win Saturday would give the Eagles 10 wins for the season for the fourth straight season. The last time they reached double digits in wins in at least four straight seasons was a five-season stretch from 2000-04.
• The Eagles have reached the playoffs in seven of the previous eight seasons, after making it to the postseason just once in the previous six seasons.
• Including the playoffs, the Eagles have won 13 of the last 17 meetings vs the Commanders. But Philadelphia still trails the all-time series vs. Washington, 86-89-6.
• Philadelphia is 2-2 this season vs the NFC East, having split with both the Giants and Cowboys.

Offense
Season Averages: Rushing (115.6 YPG); Passing (199.3 YPG), Total (314.9 YPG), Scoring (22.9 PPG)
Season Rankings: Rushing (19th); Passing (22nd); Total (22nd); Scoring (18th)

• The Eagles have seen a significant decline in their offensive production this season. In each of the previous two seasons, Philadelphia ranked 7th in scoring and 8th in total yards. This season, they Eagles rank in the bottom half of both categories – 18th in scoring, 22nd in total yards.
• The last time Philadelphia ranked in the bottom half in both scoring and total yards in a season was 2020, and that was the season before Nick Sirianni took over as head coach.
• The Eagles are 6-0 when they score 24 or more points, and 3-5 when they are held under 24 points.
• The 31 points in last week's win over the Raiders snapped a five-game streak in which the Eagles scored 21 or fewer points. It was the first 30-point game for Philadelphia since Week 8 vs. the Giants (won, 38-20).
• Philadelphia has scored 30+ points in back-to-back games once this season: Weeks 3 & 4.
• The Eagles ran for 183 yards last week, their second-highest rushing total this season (276 rush yards in Week 8 vs. the Giants).
• Last season, the Eagles rushed for 200 or more yards in all three meetings vs. Washington, including the playoffs.
• Last week, Philadelphia had a season-high 47 rush attempts. Over 70% (71.2%) of the Eagles offensive plays last week – 47 of 66 – were running plays.
• Including the playoffs, the Eagles are 44-4 over the last four seasons when they have 30 or more rush attempts in a game, including a 7-0 record this season.
• QB Jalen Hurts is coming off his second career game with a passer rating of 150 or better (154.9). The other such game came earlier this season (Week 7) vs. the Vikings (perfect 158.3 passer rating).
• This season, Hurts has 18 pass TD and 0 INT in 9 Sunday games (7-2 record), but in 5 non-Sunday games, Hurts has 4 pass TD and 6 INTs (2-3 record).
• According to the NFL's Next Gen Stats, Hurts has a 127.7 passer rating when targeting WR DeVonta Smith on deep throws (20+ air yards)
• RB Saquon Barkley has just two games with 100+ rushing yards (one of the two games came two weeks ago vs. the Chargers). Last season, Barkley had 11 100-yard games..
• Last season, Barkley led the NFL in touches (23.6 per game) and this season he's 5th (19.8 per game). However, while he averaged 6.0 yards per touch last season, he is averaging just 4.4 yards per touch this season.
• In 12 career games vs. Washington – including the playoffs – Barkley has 15 touchdowns (11 rush, 4 receiving), is averaging 100.7 rush YPG and 5.6 yards per carry.

Defense
Season Averages: Rushing (125.9 YPG); Passing (196.7 YPG), Total (322.6 YPG), Scoring (19.4 PPG)
Season Rankings: Rushing (22nd); Passing (10th); Total (14th); Scoring (6th)

• Last week the Eagles defense posted their first shutout in the 31-0 win over the Raiders. The last time Philly shut out an opponent was 2018 vs. the Commanders (won, 24-0).
• The Eagles defense held the Raiders last week to just 75 total yards, the fewest allowed by Philadelphia in the Super Bowl era.
• Over their last two games, the Eagles have allowed a combined 350 total yards.
• Over their last three games, the Eagles have allowed a combined 279 passing yards (29 last week)
• Philadelphia led the NFL in total defense last season, but it is outside the top 10 this season (14th).
• The Eagles are 6-0 this season when holding opponents under 21 PPG. When opponents score 21 or more points, the Eagles are just 3-5.
• Entering this season, the Eagles were a combined 22-2 under Nick Sirianni when they forced multiple turnovers in a game..
• This season, they are just 3-2 in these games.