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Conference championship games take place in the NFL. In the AFC, the Chiefs are back on the verge of the Super Bowl for the seventh consecutive season and face the Bills in what has become one of the NFL’s biggest rivalries this decade. In the NFC, the Eagles are looking to return to a second Super Bowl in three years, and will host the Commanders, who are in their first NFC title game since the 1991 season.
Bumps and bruises are the name of the game at this point in the season, and while some teams aren’t dealing with many… At least that’s what Andy Reid said when leaving the divisional round — others wait for news from the trainer’s room.
Meanwhile, with the Texans, Lions, Rams and Ravens eliminated, some coaching searches may heat up, particularly with Detroit coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn. The Jets, Bears, Jaguars, Saints, Raiders and Cowboys are still in the interview process for their head coaching vacancies.
Jalen Hurts’ knee injury
The Eagles quarterback, who missed the final two weeks of the regular season with a concussion, injured his knee in the third quarter of a 28-22 victory over the Rams in the divisional round. He was able to finish the game, but he was wearing a knee brace. After the win, Hurts refused to say anything other than “he finished the game” when asked by NBC Sports’ Melissa Stark if he was okay after the injury.
In his postgame press conference, Hurts said he hopes to be ready to play next week. The Eagles did not say anything about the injury; Team injury reports will be released later in the week ahead of Sunday’s NFC title game in Philadelphia.
Commanders begin off-season guard duty
Sam Cosmi, who signed a 4-year, $74 million contract before the season as one of the league’s 10 highest-paid guards, will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL that he suffered in the team’s 45-31 victory over the Lions. He has started every game for the Commanders over the past two seasons and is in his fourth season. Backup Trent Scott is likely to get the first chance to replace Cosmi. He finished the divisional round win at right guard and had his biggest highlight of the season. catch a touchdown pass in a win earlier this year over the Bengals.
Stay tuned to Yahoo Sports as we track all the NFL coaching and playoff injury news this week:
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