It was a familiar battle on Sunday afternoon between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders, who were meeting for the third time this season.
The difference in this one? It was the NFC Championship Game ... with a chance to move on to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
These two teams know each other well and split the regular season series 1-1. To no one's surprise, it didn't take long for a few chippy moments to turn into a scuffle.
Overall, though, there were plenty of things to watch for. With a pair of dual-threat quarterbacks, fans were sure in for a treat as we watched Jalen Hurts and Jayden Daniels square off.
Speaking of Hurts, the Eagles quarterback has had his fair share of criticism over the course of this season, especially over the latter half of the campaign. Whether or not you buy into the critique of Philadelphia's passing attack is irrelevant. The Eagles have proven to be one of the NFL's elite.
Still, Hurts probably entered this game with a chip on his shoulder. And, boy did he deliver.
Jalen Hurts breaks an NFL playoff record held by Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young
By the third quarter, Hurts had scored his second rushing touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run to the end zone. That score ended up being an iconic one for Hurts, too.
With that rushing touchdown, Hurts tied former San Francisco 49ers great, Steve Young, for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in NFL Playoff history.
He didn't stop there, however. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles once again drove the ball down toward the goal line. This time, before Hurts could go for sole possession of the record, hilarity ensued.
The Commanders saw their own defender Frankie Luvu try and jump the snap on two plays in a row, resulting in penalties on back-to-back snaps. Then, defensive lineman Jonathan Allen was called offsides to make it three penalties on three-straight plays.
Hilariously enough, the officials explained the third call and included verbiage that stated the right to "award a score" if that type of behavior continued from the defense.
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Who knew an automatic touchdown could be awarded in any situation? That was news to most fans, and certainly a rare and just plain weird situation.
Going into this game, Hurts had six career postseason rushing touchdowns. Young's record sat at eight.
But, Hurts now owns the record with nine of his own.
This is not just impressive, but it's also downright silly. Hurts is only 26 years old with plenty of years left in front of him and time to completely shatter the record after simply breaking it. Any time you can put yourself in the same company as a Hall of Fame quarterback, especially when it comes to the postseason, that's worth celebrating.
And anytime you can surpass that company, it's an even bigger deal.
For a quarterback who has received a good amount of criticism over his passing, this year, Hurts can hang his hat on the fact that he now owns an NFL playoff record with tons of time to set the bar at an unbelievably high level down the road.