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Eagles, unlike the Phillies, earn playoff berth pushed by young talent

Landon Dickerson is just one of many young players who have produced in a big way in 2021.

It’s still pretty incredible when you think about it. After last year’s 4-11-1 season, the departure of the supposed franchise quarterback amidst tremendous controversy, a new coaching staff and a multitude of distractions, the Eagles will enter this Saturday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys with the option of resting their starters.

Unlike last season, it won’t be in an effort to tank, but to rest up for the postseason.

They did it by embracing an identity foreign to previous iterations of this football team, an offense predicated on a dominant running game, with an untested, up-and-down quarterback who has exceeded expectations.