The Commanders entered this game with some key injuries and a lot on the line.
Before the prior week’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the Commanders still had reasonable hope of winning the division title by beating the Eagles in Week 16 and getting a little help from teams like the Steelers and Ravens. But, with the loss to Dallas dropping the Commanders record to 7-5, any realistic hope of surpassing the 9-2 Eagles in the final 5 weeks of the season were gone.
The playoff focus now shifted to the fight for an NFC wildcard seeing.