Daniels wanted to see the defeat through, even if that only meant handing off the ball on the final meaningless drive. Coach Dan Quinn had seen enough and gave Daniels a breather. His bid to become the first rookie QB to reach a Super Bowl was officially over.

Orlovsky reshared an ESPN graphic later Thursday that showed that in Week 11, the Eagles blitzed Daniels 11% of the time. Daniels had a 21 QBR. In Week 16, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio blitzed his group 33% of the time. Daniels responded with a 96 QBR.

Philadelphia's unstoppable offense and dominant defense crush Washington in the NFC Championship, sending the Eagles to their third Super Bowl in six years.