Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season gets underway with the Philadelphia Eagles (7-2) hosting the Washington Commanders (7-3).
The stage is set for an exciting NFC East clash between two sides vying for the division’s top spot.
Philadelphia is in first place entering this showdown on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles are coming off an impressive 34-6 win over the Dallas Cowboys. Philadelphia has won five consecutive games behind tremendous play from quarterback Jalen Hurts and the rest of the Eagle’s offense.
Meanwhile, the Commanders got off to a terrific 7-2 start but are coming into Week 11 after a disappointing 28-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Washington is arguably the biggest surprise of the 2024 NFL season, and the No. 2 overall pick, Jayden Daniels, has been outstanding throughout the first half of his rookie campaign.
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The teams traded punts for a majority of the second quarter, before the Eagles decided to put their foot on the gas. NFL fans can appreciate the work of Tress Way and Braden Mann, but it’s unlikely fans are paying for Prime Video to watch a punter duel.
Either way, Philly is finally on the board courtesy of a Jake Elliott field goal. He knocks it through from 21 yards out to avoid the boos that would’ve rained down from the Philly faithful if he’d missed a third kick in the first half. The Eagles got the ball all the way to the Washington 3-yard line before failing to punch it in. Commanders 7, Eagles 3
Elliott has been a good kicker for the Eagles, even knocking through a couple of 60 yarders in his career. However, distance isn’t his forte this season. Elliott has attempted four field goals from 50 yards or longer this season, missing all of them. That will make life difficult for this Philly offense, knowing it can’t trust its kicker to come through from long range. Elliott, like a basketball player, needs to see one go through before getting his mojo back.
It’s becoming a theme, but the Eagles weren’t able to capitalize on great field position. Jake Elliott missed again, this time from 51 yards out. Philly tried some razzle-dazzle, but that was sniffed out by Frankie Luvu, who dropped Jalen Hurts for a big loss. Now Washington gets a chance at having good field position, looking to extend its lead.
The Eagles controlled the time of possession and ran twice as many plays as the Commanders, but have nothing to show for it after one. They trail 7-0, but have the ball at the Washington 41-yard line when play resumes.
Washington’s first drive lasted a minute and ended with a quick punt. Washington’s second drive lasted two minutes and ended with a touchdown. Brian Robinson Jr. finished it off with a 1-yard run to get the Commanders on the board. The running backs did the damage on this drive. Austin Ekeler’s 34-yard catch-and-run set it up and Robinson’s 18-yard carry got the Commanders down to the goal line.
Washington leads 7-0.
A fantastic season for the star running back continues, as Barkley gets over the 1,000 rushing yard mark on an 8-yard carry to start the drive. He came up short in 2023 after posting 1,312 yards in 2022. Barkley has dealt with plenty of injuries, and inept offenses, during his career, but is back to star status in Philadelphia.
Barkley’s next challenge is to get back to 2,000 scrimmage yards, something he hasn’t done since his rookie year in 2018. With seven more games to go, there’s a real chance he’s able to get there once again.
Washington caught a break on the Jake Elliott miss, but was unable to do anything with its good fortune. A quick three-and-out took only about a minute off the clock before allowing Jalen Hurts and the Eagles to go back to work.
Philly’s opening drive got off to a promising start, with the big play being an A.J. Brown 32-yard catch-and-run. The drive quickly stalled after a penalty, forcing the Eagles to settle for three. However, Jake Elliott pushed his kick wide left on the 44-yard try. No score through five minutes.
We’re just over a minute into tonight’s festivities and we have our first injury of the night: Eagles left guard Landon Dickerson. He was rolled up on and limped off the field after a Saquon Barkley run. Tyler Steen is in to replace him for the time being.
The Eagles and Commanders game will kick off Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season with “Thursday Night Football” at 8:15 p.m. ET.
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The Eagles enter the Week 11 “TNF” showdown in first place in the NFC East. They sit ahead of the Commanders. With a win, Washington would leap to the top of the division.
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It’s going to be a cloudy night in Philadelphia, with a high of 46 degrees at kickoff and a low of 43 degrees at midnight. According to the Weather Channel, winds will max out at 8 mph while chances of precipitation are at 20% for the entire game.
These NFC East rivals have met 178 times, including one playoff matchup. Washington leads the matchup all-time with an 89-84-5 record. However, the Eagles have dominated this matchup in recent history with Philadelphia winning 11 of the last 14 meetings.
Here’s how the first round of the 2025 NFL draft stacks up entering Week 11:
Al Michaels (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) will be in the broadcast booth for Prime Video, with Kaylee Hartung (sideline) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) providing additional coverage.
The Prime Video pregame, halftime and postgame shows feature Charissa Thompson as host, as well as former NFL players Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman and Andrew Whitworth as analysts.
Taylor Rooks is the feature reporter for Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” coverage. Albert Breer provides reports and analysis.
Andrew Marchand, formerly of the New York Post, initially reported that Michaels’ contract would be for three years and “north of $30 million,” but that number may have gone up. About one week after that first report, in March 2022, Marchand shared that the Amazon deal would be “in the Joe Buck neighborhood.” Buck signed a five-year, $75 million deal ($15 million annually) with ESPN earlier that same month.
We have a complete list at every position:
The NFL’s top 18 players in average annual salary are all quarterbacks, according to OverTheCap.com. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott became the league’s highest-paid player earlier this year, agreeing to a four-year, $240 million deal. Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is the first non-quarterback on the highest-paid list after striking a four-year, $140 million contract extension this offseason.
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Just four players in the 2024 NFL player pool surpass 40 years old: Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Bears tight end Marcedes Lewis, Rams kicker Matt Prater and Titans kicker Nick Folk.
Only Rodgers will turn 41 during the season, with a birthday coming the first week in December.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are tied with the New England Patriots for the most Super Bowl wins with six. Pittsburgh and Dallas have the unique distinction of playing each other more than any other team combination in Super Bowl history with three matchups.
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