In a mere matter of days before the NFC championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders, The Athletic has intercepted communication between two of its beat reporters, Brooks Kubena and Ben Standig, in which they enlisted one another as quasi-analysts to gain insight into the other’s teams.

The Washington Commanders are in the NFC championship game after going 12-5 in the regular season and winning two playoff games.

It took seven years, but Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley is just one win away from playing in the Super Bowl. When the Eagles host the Washington Commanders this weekend in the NFC Championship,

Fueled by an ambitious new ownership group, a bold, first-year coach and a comet of a rookie quarterback, the Commanders have rekindled fan interest not only here, but also in D.C., and throughout

Quarterback Jayden Daniels has accomplished quite a bit as a rookie as he's led the Washington Commanders to the NFC Championship Game. It's been so impressive that Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is showering Daniels with a ton of admiration.