Three Eagles who need to dominate their matchups in NFC Championship

McLaurin is such a key piece to this Washington passing offense. The Ohio State product finished the regular season with 1,096 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns. Olamide Zaccheaus, the team's second-leading wide receiver, recorded only 506 yards and three scores. Jayden Daniels isn't the same quarterback when McLaurin is taken out of the game, as we saw in the first matchup between these teams.

In November, Mitchell held McLaurin to just one catch for 10 yards. Daniels finished the game with only 191 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception, and the Commanders scored a season-low 18 points. If you shut down McLaurin, you shut down this passing game.

Landon Dickerson vs. Jonathan Allen

This is a huge matchup for a few reasons. For one, Allen has been a game-wrecker for the Commanders this postseason, racking up eight QB pressures through two games. The two-time Pro Bowler can blow up Philadelphia's read option through the middle, so the Eagles need to keep him out of the backfield.

This is also a crucial matchup because Eagles center Cam Jurgens is listed as questionable with a back injury. Dickerson will take over as the starting center if Jurgens can't play, which will only make blocking Allen tougher. Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata should be able to handle their matchups on the outside, so Washington will try to attack Dickerson from the interior.

Jalen Carter vs. Trent Scott

Carter has the ability to take over games from the defensive tackle position, as he did last week with five tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss and three QB hits against the Rams. The rising superstar will be licking his chops when Scott lines up across from him on Sunday.

Scott will start at right guard because starter Sam Cosmi suffered a season-ending injury last week. The backup offensive lineman primarily plays tackle. He fought for the starting left tackle spot in training camp and hasn't played guard in the NFL since 2021. So Scott has to re-learn an old position in one week, then go up against arguably the most unblockable interior defensive lineman in football. Carter needs to (and should) dominate this matchup and wreak havoc in Washington's backfield.