2024 REWIND: Week 16 - Commanders overcome 5 turnovers to beat Eagles at Northwest Stadium

For the first time in a while, the Commanders entered a game as the underdog — in this case, the Eagles were favored by 3.5 points as visitors to Northwest Stadium in Landover.

Philadelphia was riding a 10-game winning streak, the longest in the NFL at the time and the longest in Eagles’ franchise history. No other team in the league except the Vikings (7) had more than 5 straight victories at this point in the season.

Washington, meanwhile, had bounced back from a 3-game midseason slump with a huge 42-19 victory over the Titans in Week 13, but following a Week 14 bye, barely survived to win 20-19 against a Saints team that started the 2nd-year backup QB and benched him at halftime in favor…