Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni returns from COVID list in time for Week 16

Nick Sirianni will be back on the sideline for the Philadelphia Eagles' Week 16 game against the New York Giants after getting cleared from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Saturday.

Sirianni, 40, was placed on the COVID list Wednesday "after feeling symptomatic" and testing positive. Passing game coordinator Kevin Patullo was set to take over as the Eagles' interim head coach against the Giants.

The Eagles have surged into postseason contention with four wins in their last five games, including a 27-17 win on Tuesday against Washington in Week 15 to get back to .500. For now, Philadelphia is on the outside of the playoff picture looking in due to a tiebreaker loss with the Minnesota Vikings.

Sirianni spoke to media shortly after his positive test and said he was feeling better and planned to keep things "business as usual" while coaching remotely. The Eagles have avoided a COVID outbreak more than most teams and have just three players — Le'Raven Clark, Andre Dillard and Ryan Kerrigan — on the reserve/COVID-19 list as of Saturday afternoon.

Sirianni spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts before he was hired as the Eagles head coach earlier in 2021.