When comparisons were made for quarterbacks in the 2024 draft class, Jayden Daniels was likened to Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. The two will now face off in an important division game Thursday night.

For the first time since 2017, the Eagles notched a victory against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, stampeding their way to a 34-6 triumph. With the win, the Eagles improved to 7-2 and assumed first place in the NFC East.

The Eagles are coming off a laugher in Dallas while the Commanders were in a slugfest with the Steelers right down to the bitter end. That means Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, A.J. Brown and company sat out the fourth quarter. That gives the Eagles the ultimate tiebreaker in a short week: Rest.

Jalen Hurts' third-quarter touchdown pass Sunday put the Eagles ahead 21-6 and it may allow him to cash in on an agreement he made with one of his teammates during the offseason.

The Eagles for a time were struggling in this game, but Carter had a huge tackle for loss and Hurts turned things around.

Coach Dan Quinn knows that star rookie Jayden Daniels and the rest of the Washington Commanders do not have a lot of time ahead of Thursday's big NFC East matchup at the Philadelphia Eagles to fix the sorts of things that went wrong during a one-point loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

PHILADELPHIA − Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has so far taken the NFL by storm with his ability to both pass and run. In case you haven't noticed, the Eagles have such a quarterback in Jalen Hurts.

The Washington Commanders are facing a quick turnaround this week, with head coach Dan Quinn and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels working to iron out mistakes from their heartbreaking one-point loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Before the Philadelphia Eagles acquired wide receiver Jahan Dotson from the Washington Commanders in August, Dotson spent springtime and summer practices working with Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels.