Trio ejected as Philadelphia Eagles beat Washington Commanders to win NFC East title

Three players were ejected as the Philadelphia ⁠Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 29-18 to win the NFC East title for the second straight year.

Washington’s Javon Kinlaw and Quan Martin were ejected from the game, along with Philadelphia’s Tyler Steen, following a fight between players from both teams in the fourth quarter.

The incident occurred after Saquon Barkley’s two-point conversion gave the visiting Eagles a 29-10 lead, and the trio was flagged for unnecessary roughness during the shootout.

“It’s a little complicated out there. We have a lot of history with this team, especially since I’ve been here,” Barkley said.

“This team doesn’t like us, that’s the truth and we don’t like them either. But we have to continue playing football.”

Barkley rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown for the NFL champions, while teammate Jalen Hurts completed 22 of 30 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns.

The victory meant the Eagles (10-5) became back-to-back NFC East winners for the first time since winning four straight titles in 2004.

“Back-to-back league championships haven’t happened in 20 years, this is a big deal,” Barkley said.

“I like the way we finished. We stood together and most importantly we got the win.”

The Eagles were now guaranteed a home game to start the playoffs, while the Commanders had already been eliminated from the postseason reshuffle.