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.

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.

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.

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.

Out of NFL concussion protocol, Jalen Hurts is ready to roll for the Eagles. With Hurts cleared, the NFC East champion Eagles (14-3) are close to full strength in the starting lineup for their NFC wild-card game Sunday against Green Bay.

We’ll run through each wild-card team, look at season stat rankings, most recent results and key matchups, then handle some Q&A styled answers in this breakdown.

The NFL playoffs are set with a 14-team field, including four new teams compared to last season. The Minnesota Vikings , Washington Commanders , Los Angeles Chargers, and Denver Broncos are back in the postseason and have a chance of making Super Bowl 59.