After the bye, the Eagles rattled off 10 straight victories and won 12 of their final 13 regular-season games. The tandem of Sirianni and Hurts has already doubled the one Super Bowl berth that Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb accomplished together.

Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni seemed to have this one planned. After reaching his second Super Bowl in three seasons with a 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday, Sirianni and his team were awarded the NFC championship trophy by Eagles’ Super Bowl winner Nick Foles.

It’s every football coach’s dream: to lead his team to the Super Bowl. Few ever do it, regardless of how long they’ve been coaching. Head coach Nick Sirianni, in only his fourth season as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles,

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni blows kisses to the fans as he and Dom ‘Big Dom’ DiSandro walk off the field after the Eagles beat the Los Angeles Rams, 28-22, in an NFL Divisional Round playoff game, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Philadelphia. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Philadelphia took down the Washington Commanders on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game and will face either the Kansas City Chiefs or Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl. There have been times throughout the season when there only was negative chatter about this team.

The Eagles are returning to the Super Bowl with Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni at the forefront. And both made new history together.

The Eagles had just hired a first-time head coach in Nick Sirianni, who stammered his way through his opening press conference; who didn't know if his quarterback was going to be a disgruntled and declining Carson Wentz, or an unknown running QB coming off his rookie season in Jalen Hurts?

Hurts appeared to injure his left leg against the Rams, which could affect preparations for the NFC title game. Sirianni did not offer an update on Quinyon Mitchell's shoulder, either.

With the game in hand and the Eagles up 55-23 against their NFC East rival, wide receivers DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown dumped a tub of Gatorade on head coach Nick Sirianni. The 43-year-old coach is headed to his second Super Bowl in three years.

After meeting twice in the regular season, the Commanders and Eagles will meet for a third time on Sunday, in the NFC Championship Game. Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni says that makes it incumbent on both coaching staffs to come up with schemes that the opponent hasn’t seen before.

Nick Sirianni has been much maligned in his short NFL coaching tenure with the Eagles, but with two Super Bowl trips in three seasons, the perception of him should change for good.