Nick Sirianni on Game 3 vs. Commander: They’ll have new wrinkles, we’ll have new wrinkles

After meeting twice in the regular season, the Commanders and Eagles will meet for the third time on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game. Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni says that makes it incumbent on both coaching staffs to come up with schemes the opponent hasn’t seen before.

“Anytime you play somebody multiple times, you’re going to know things about them, but they’re going to have new struggles for us, and we’re going to have new struggles for them,” Sirianni said.

In Week 11, the Eagles beat the Commanders 26-18 in Philadelphia. In Week 16, the Commanders beat the Eagles 36-33 in Washington. The Commanders’ win may have been quarterback Jayden Daniels’ most impressive performance of his rookie year, and Sirianni said the Eagles know they’re dealing with a great young player in Daniels.

“He can win in different ways, he can win with his arm, he can win with his feet, he can extend plays and make plays with his feet, he can extend plays and make plays with his hands,” Sirianni said of Daniels. “You can see that he is calm and cool in the biggest moments. I have a lot of respect for the way he plays.”

Fortunately, Sirianni says the same goes for his quarterback.

“The same thing I said with Jayden Daniels, he’s calm and cool, I think the same thing with Jalen Hurts,” Sirianni said.