What you should knowThe Eagles defeated the Commanders for their sixth straight win.The Eagles extend their lead in the NFC East.Prior to tonight's game, Jason Kelce performed with Mt. Joy to promote the new Eagles Christmas album.

The Eagles extended their NFC East lead, scoring 20 fourth-quarter points to beat the second-place Washington Commanders 26-18 on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley ran for 146 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns,

Hurts’ head was spiked into the turf by linebacker Frankie Luvu in the second quarter, and the $255 million quarterback’s head bounced off the ground. Hurts rolled over, face down, and grabbed his helmet. He was examined in the sideline medical tent but stayed in the game, finishing with 221 yards passing.