Former Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz says the Washington Commanders helped him “fall back in love with the game again.”

Ertz had high praise for the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback. Among playoff quarterbacks, Daniels ranks first in passing yards and fourth in completion percentage and has tossed four touchdowns in two games with a 116.2 quarterback rating.

Tight end Zach Ertz has been at this stage before, so he knows better than most Washington Commanders what it takes to win the game on the biggest stage.

Full practice Thursday

Veteran Commanders tight end Zach Ertz knows all about the importance of keeping Daniels healthy in order for the franchise to deliver a Super Bowl, so it's no surprise that he was steamed over a hit that Detroit Lions defensive end Josh Paschal delivered on his quarterback in last Saturday's NFC divisional round playoff game.

Winning is new around here. Two weeks ago, the Washington Commanders won their first playoff game in 19 years. Sunday’s NFC championship game will be just the 11th playoff game since the turn of the century for the organization and its first conference championship game since Joe Gibbs — the coach for whom they named a street at the practice facility just north of Dulles airport

During the divisional round of the playoffs last weekend, Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz was mic'd up for the event. Ertz is the consummate team player and will always defend his quarterback,

Zach Ertz helped the Philadelphia Eagles win their first Super Bowl. Now, with the Washington Commanders, he faces his former club in the NFC Championship Game.

The NFC Championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders promises to be one of the games of the year.

The Philadelphia Eagles will host the Washington Commanders next week in the NFC championship game at Lincoln Financial Field after beating the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round. Here's what you need to know before Philadelphia's high-stakes game against their NFC East rival:

The Eagles are hosting the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. Here are some key matchups to watch.

While Hurts suffered an injury against that Rams that has limited him this week, he did indicate that he was making progress ahead of the NFC championship game against the Commanders.