Philadelphia and Washington met for a shot to advance to the Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, and Ertz did his part for the Commanders, catching 11 passes for 104 yards to lead all players in both categories. Afterward, Ertz had a special moment with former teammate and friend Fletcher Cox.

After so many lively postgame celebrations during its renaissance season, Washington on Sunday had tears, appreciation and a bit of hope.

Ertz spent eight full seasons and 11 games of a ninth with the Philadelphia Eagles becoming the second-leading receiver in franchise history the process. Cox was around for his entire career. They became Super Bowl champions together. Sunday, following the NFC Championship Game, they shared an embrace. Try to fight the tears back on this one.

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.

Nick Sirianni and Zach Ertz will come face-to-face again on Sunday, after the former Philadelphia Eagles tight end clashed with his old head coach in 2024.

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

Commanders tight end Zach Ertz - record-holder for every statistic by a tight end in Eagles history - got into an altercation with Nick Sirianni after Washington's 36-33 win in Week 16 this year. Reports after the game stated that Sirianni took offense to Ertz's celebration and the two needed to be separated after a short argument.

The Washington Commanders have fallen short of reaching the Super Bowl, falling to the Philadelphia Eagles 55-23 in the NFC Championship game. Yet, in Jayden Da

Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz (86) hurdles Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean (33) during the second half of the NFL Championship game between the Eagles and the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The Eagles won, 55-23. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The thought invaded Zach Ertz's mind late in 2023 when he was out of football and a year removed from knee surgery. Ertz not only showed he was, he's now one step from playing for another championship.

The Philadelphia Eagles punched their ticket to Super Bowl LIX with a 55-23 victory over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game. Philadelphia sp