Newsweek Sports' expert predictions for Washington Commanders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers on NFL Wild Card Weekend.

The Philadelphia Eagles have had some injury scares, but quarterback Jalen Hurts will be ready to play after clearing concussion protocol.

Chad Ricardo and Breeland Moore preview the NFL Playoff wildcard games between the Washington Commanders game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Green Bay Packers vs. the Philadelphia Eagles

Quarterback Jalen Hurts is poised to return to the Philadelphia Eagles’ lineup when they open the playoffs Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. Hurts was cleared under the return-to-play provisions of the NFL concussion protocol, Eagles Coach Nick Sirianni said Friday.

Jayden Daniels’ NFL playoff debut also will be the first chance for Brian Robinson Jr., Sam Cosmi and a handful of other Washington holdovers to play in the postseason.

Ticket prices are trending lower as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers get set to host the Washington Commanders Sunday night in the Wild Card round of the NFC Playoffs.

The Eagles will be back at full strength under center for Sunday. Jalen Hurts has passed concussion protocol and is cleared to play against the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round per NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

Even from the top of section 412 – the standing room area that’s about as far as one can get from the battle taking place between the Washington Commanders and the Atlanta Falcons – Northwest Stadium is a cauldron of noise.

You may have heard that Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz and Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni got into a bit of a spat after the division rivals faced off last Sunday afternoon.

When Hurts was injured, the Eagles deployed backup passer Kenny Pickett, who led an admirable attempt to take over the game against Washington but, ultimately, fell. As the playoffs drew nearer, Philadelphia was aware that they were out of reach of the 1-seed in the NFC but also out of reach of the other division-winners behind them.

Jalen Hurts has cleared the NFL concussion protocol and will start for the Philadelphia Eagles in their NFC wild-card game Sunday against Green Bay.

The Birds finished with the top defense in the league but suffered two meltdown losses. They can't afford to have that happen during the Wild Card Round.