The Philadelphia Eagles need to win Sunday’s game against Washington and also must get help for the Eagles to make the playoffs.
The Philadelphia Eagles need to win Sunday’s game against Washington and also must get help for the Eagles to make the playoffs.
That help will have to come from the Chicago Bears. The Bears need to beat the Vikings for the Eagles to claim the sixth and final spot in the NFL postseason.
The Bears are still playing for a chance to earn the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye. They need help from the San Francisco 49ers to make that happen. The 49ers need to beat the Los Angeles Rams and the Bears would need to win to move up to No. 2.
The NFL has made sure that all three games will be played at 4:25 p.m., so no team has an advantage or disadvantage of knowing the results before it takes the field.
Bears coach Matt Nagy has already said he plans on playing his starters, knowing that it is a longshot that the 49ers will beat the Rams.
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson and Nagy have a history together. They were assistants together with the Eagles under Andy Reid from 2009-12. They were together again with Reid on the staff of the Kansas City Chiefs when Pederson was the offensive coordinator from 2013-15 and Nagy the quarterbacks coach.
On Monday, Pederson was asked if he would call Nagy to wish him luck and maybe give him a little nudge to make sure he follows through and plays his starters all 60 minutes.
« I might, » said Pederson. « Maybe I’ve done that, we’ll have to see.
