Respite arrived in the form of a bear-sized human in a green Eagles Starter jacket. Fletcher Cox, Ertz’s former teammate, emerged from behind a collapsible yellow barrier and swallowed Ertz in a gargantuan hug. For a few moments, there was no need to say anything or go anywhere.

Taking this loss pretty hard,” Daniels said. “But having those guys around and be able to just uplift other individuals in the locker room, I appreciate them a lot.”

The Washington Commanders have fallen short of reaching the Super Bowl, falling to the Philadelphia Eagles 55-23 in the NFC Championship game. Yet, in Jayden Da

The Washington Commanders' impressive 2024 season came to an end on Sunday. The Commanders were facing off against the division-rival Eagles for a spot in the Super Bowl but ultimately fell by a score of 55-23.

One-time Eagles great Zach Ertz had just 47 catches for 406 yards in 2022 in his first full year with the Cards playing for Kliff Kingsbury and a career-low 27 catches for 187 yards last year, when Kingsbury was gone and injuries wiped out much of his season.

Ertz recorded 11 receptions on 16 targets for 104 yards in Sunday's 55-23 to the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game. Ertz was Jayden Daniels' favorite target throughout the game, allowing him to post the first 100-yard performance of his career in the postseason as well as his first overall since Week 9 of the 2019 season.

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels tosses a short pass to tight end Zach Ertz who hugs the sideline for an 11-yard gain.

Commanders tight end Zach Ertz - record-holder for every statistic by a tight end in Eagles history - got into an altercation with Nick Sirianni after Washington's 36-33 win in Week 16 this year. Reports after the game stated that Sirianni took offense to Ertz's celebration and the two needed to be separated after a short argument.

Nick Sirianni and Zach Ertz will come face-to-face again on Sunday, after the former Philadelphia Eagles tight end clashed with his old head coach in 2024.

Veteran Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz spent the first 8.5 seasons of his NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles so it was a homecoming of sorts as those two teams squared off in the NFC championship game.

Can the Patriots make the same kind of leap as the fortune-flipping Commanders, who are one win away from a Super Bowl berth?