For the first time in over three decades, the Washington Commanders are one of the four teams left standing in the postseason.

After taking down the No. 1 Detroit Lions at Ford Field, 45-31, the Commanders remain the only road team to earn a win in the playoffs. Their next trip is a quick flight up north to take on the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. A win would be the team's first at the venue since 2022, when they handed the Eagles their first loss of the season on Monday Night Football, and send them to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1991.

The 1990 season was the only other time Washington played the Eagles in the postseason. That matchup was also on the road for the Burgundy & Gold, which came away victorious, 20-6, before moving on to the Divisional round.

Let's take a closer look at the Commanders' third game against the Eagles and the AFC Championship.

Commanders vs. Eagles, Sunday, Jan. 26, 3 p.m.

As has been the case throughout the playoffs, the national analysts aren't giving the Commanders much of a chance to get past the Eagles in the championship round, as ESPN's matchup predictor gives them 36.3% of getting a win. But the Commanders have plenty of reasons to be confident in themselves, as they put up 368 total yards against the league's No. 1 defense in a 36-33 win at Northwest Stadium and had a lead for most of their first game with Philadelphia.

Quarterback Jayden Daniels sits at the center of Washington's belief that they can hang with the Eagles. The rookie has been poised and calm under pressure, leading his team on 11 scoring drives. He has the most passing yards of any playoff quarterback (567) with the fourth-highest completion rate (69.7%) and is tied for the most passing touchdowns (4). His 86.8 QBR is also the best among postseason signal-callers and almost six points higher than that of Josh Allen (80.9).

Saturday's game against the Lions included another textbook performance from Daniels. He had 350 total yards, including 299 through the air, and threw two touchdowns while taking zero sacks, despite the Lions blitzing on 60% of his dropbacks. The Lions had the firepower to match him for a while, but Jared Goff's four combined turnovers, one of which was an interception returned for a touchdown by Quan Martin, extinguished their chances in the fourth quarter.

Meanwhile, the Eagles survived a late surge from the Los Angeles Rams in the snow thanks to another exceptional day from Saquon Barkley. With Jalen Hurts banged up and throwing for just 128 yards, Barkley carried the load with 205 yards and two touchdowns of 62 and 78 yards. It nearly wasn't enough, though, as the Rams got to the Eagles' 13-yard line with a chance to take a one-point lead. Disaster struck when Matt Stafford took a sack on third-and-2, and with no timeouts left, the Rams had to rush to get a play off.

Stafford's pass to Puka Nacua was out of the receiver's reach, and the Eagles took a knee to burn the rest of the clock.

Hurts' health, as well as that of cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, will be monitored throughout the week. Hurts went to the medical for a short period but returned to the game, while Mitchell was ruled out with a shoulder injury. Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said Monday that "we'll see how the week goes" in terms of whether they will be available.

Part of Washington's success throughout the playoffs has been through controlling the clock and keeping opposing offenses off the field. That will likely be part of their plan in the NFC Championship as well, although establishing a ground presence the way they did against the Lions -- they rushed for 182 yards on 42 attempts -- will be much more difficult against Jalen Carter and the Eagles' No. 1 rushing defense.

Another key for the Commanders will be to force Hurts to beat them with his arm. All four of Hurts' career postseason wins included him throwing for fewer than 160 yards, while he threw for at least 250 yards in all three of his losses. Hurts has relied heavily on Barkley and the Eagles' defense to keep him in games, as he has thrown for fewer than 200 yards in nine games.

Bills vs. Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m.

The Bills survived last Sunday's most anticipated matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Lamar Jackson had better stats compared to fellow MVP candidate Allen but also committed two turnovers on back-to-back drives. The Bills turned the second -- a fumble that was returned 39 yards to the Ravens' 24-yard line by Von Miller -- into a touchdown four plays later off a one-yard run by Allen, who also ran in a four-yard score with 16 seconds left to make it 21-6 at halftime.

Despite Derrick Henry being held to just 84 yards, the Ravens had a chance to at least tie the score at the end of regulation. They went 88 yards on eight plays, capping the drive off with a 24-yard pass from Jackson to Isaiah Likely. Jackson went to Mark Andrews for the game-tying two-point conversion, but the tight end couldn't haul in the pass, leading to an unsuccessful onside kick and the Bills running out the clock.

The Chiefs didn't look their best against the Houston Texans, as they put up just 212 total yards, but as has been the case all season, they made just enough plays to come away with a victory. Almost all of their offensive production came from Patrick Mahomes, who connected with Travis Kelce on third-and-goal for an 11-yard touchdown while nearly being brought down for a sack. The Texans couldn't do much after that, as their next three drives resulted in a turnover on downs, a punt and a blocked field goal.

Sunday's AFC Championship game will be a rematch from the Chiefs' first matchup with the Bills, who scored two touchdowns on their final three possessions to give Kansas City its first loss of the season. It was not Mahomes' best performance, as he threw two interceptions, was sacked twice and held to 196 yards. We'll see if the Bills can hold off the Chiefs again -- the time at Arrowhead Stadium -- to end their hopes of winning three straight Super Bowls.