Philadelphia, Sept. 29 -- If the brief for readers is simple - "Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Commanders match player stats" - the numbers alone tell you how a conference title game turned into a coronation. The Eagles did not just advance; they administered a tutorial in red-zone ruthlessness and ball security, turning short fields and a seven-for-seven finish inside the 20 into a 55-23 NFC title game runaway that read like inevitability by the fourth quarter.

Ground first, then everything else The plan was written on the opening snap. Saquon Barkley dashed 60 yards for the night's first score, a play that established the geometry that governed the rest of the evening: widen the second level with motion, stress the edges with option...