Johnson, who was fired after one season as Eagles offensive coordinator, has played a significant role in helping prepare Jayden Daniels to succeed as a rookie quarterback.

Brian Robinson Jr. was in a bit of a rut. He ran for a combined 26 yards over the Washington Commanders' previous two games bridging the end of the regular season and start of the playoffs. Dan Quinn had just the idea.

No one has given them a real chance at doing something special. Offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury credited Quinn's ability to galvanize the locker room with some players having a chip on their shoulder due to the narrative that they were sent to Washington "to die" in a football career sense.

I hope they didn't judge me from prior stops I had been at or what they had heard or thought about about me, and I gave them a clean slate as well: 'Hey, we're gonna do the best we can do for the Commanders,

The Washington Commanders are now onto their first conference championship game since 1991 after shocking the world by manhandling the top-seeded NFC team the D

Sunday is a huge challenge for the Commanders' defense. They needed to get to Baker Mayfield, who had led Tampa's offense to the fourth-highest points in the NFL, averaging 29.5 a game while passing for 4500 yards and including 41 touchdown passes.

How does the Commanders offensive coordinator get the most out of his players? He talks with them.

The Flyers visit the New York Islanders tonight at 7:30 (NBCSP+). The Eagles host the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game on Sunday at 3 p.m. (Fox29).

Ron Rivera, a former Eagles' assistant under Andy Reid, spent four seasons with the Commanders and believes his former team is on he verge of becoming "a juggernaut."