Philadelphia (WPVI) – The match is set!
Philadelphia 1-seed the Eagles It will host the NFL’s New York Giants (6th seed). Section qualifiers round.
The game will be played at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, at Lincoln Financial Field.
The Giants upset the No. 3 seed Minnesota Vikings Sunday night in the Wild Card Round.
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Daniel Jones passed for 301 yards and two touchdowns and ran 15 times for 79 yards in his first career playoff game with the New York Giants to secure a 31-24 victory.
The winner of tonight’s Monday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take on the San Francisco 49ers. You can watch this match here on 6abc starting at 8:15pm
The Eagles defeated the Giants twice in the regular season – during Week 14 with a 48-22 win and during Week 18 with a 22-16 win to secure the top seed.
Even with the Giants late-season rally and quarterback Jalen Hurts still recovering from a sprained shoulder he suffered in Week 15, the Eagles have the advantage out of the bye week. One more thing to consider: In that Week 14 game, the Eagles held running back Saquon Barkley to just 28 yards, his second-fewest production of the season.
In the AFC, the #1 seed Kansas City Chiefs will host the #4 seed Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday, January 21 at 4:30 p.m.
The 2-ranked Buffalo Bills will host the 3-ranked Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, January 22 at 3 p.m.
ESPN contributed to this report.
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