Also updates on Jalen Hurts and Quinyon Mitchell as Eagles prepare for game against the Washington Commanders.

The Eagles were once again without two offensive starters for Thursday's practice. Meanwhile, Washington was missing two defensive starts at their practice.

Jalen Hurts continues to trend in the right direction toward playing in Sunday’s NFC championship game against the Washington Commanders. The 26-year-old quarterback, who is dealing with a knee injury,

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni had some positive injury news regarding two key offensive players in his Thursday press conference.

Updating a previous report, Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert (ankle) was a non-participant in practice on Thursday for the second straight day this week. An earlier report suggested that Goedert would return to practice after missing Wednesday's session,

Head coach Nick Sirianni noted that Goedert (ankle) will practice Thursday, Tim McManus of ESPN.com reports.

Nick Sirianni regularly shows and emphasizes the physical plays the Eagles make in games during a weekly team meeting at the beginning of the practice week. The rewind button was clicked a few times this week when the team watched back Dallas Goedert’s third-quarter touchdown.

Philadelphia Eagles starting center Cam Jurgens and tight end Dallas Goedert unexpectedly popped up on Wednesday's injury report as the team gets ready to take on the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship.

Goedert (ankle) did not participate during Wednesday's estimated practice.

What you should knowThe Eagles will host the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game at the Linc on Sunday at 3 p.m. on Fox. The winner will move on to Super Bowl LIX.The Birds are scheduled to practice at the Linc at 2:25 p.

Containing Saquon Barkley for an entire game is extremely difficult, and the Commanders are cognizant of the challenges the Eagles RB poses.