With the Philadelphia Eagles set to take on the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, it's a good time to answer some questions, solicited from readers on Twitter, Bluesky, and Threads. This will be Part I of a two-part mailbag.

After Frankie Luvu was flagged for two-straight penalties on fourth and one, Shawn Hochuli explains why he almost awarded a free TD to Philly

Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu, determined to stop the tush push in his team's 55-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC title game Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, was flagged twice for jumping offsides on the same drive.

Facing 1st and goal, Kellen Moore called for the Brotherly Shove. While Washington stopped the play for no gain, defensive lineman Jonathan Allen was flagged for encroachment, and the football was moved inches closer to the end zone. On the second 1st-and-goal situation from the Washington one-yard line, Hurts was again stopped for no gain.

PHILADELPHIA – Years from now ... defensive tackle Jonathan Allen and linebacker Frankie Luvu flagged twice apiece. "It was hilarious," Eagles right guard Mekhi Becton said. "I’ve never seen anything like that." At one point, Becton said, a Commanders ...

Watch the most critical plays in Philadelphia Eagles' 55-point NFC championship game outburst against the Washington Commanders.

When the Eagles lined up inside the two-yard line against the Commanders, everyone in the stadium knew that the Tush Push was coming. It’s their go-to play at the goal line, after all. And in an effort to stop the Eagles, Frankie Luvu took the most unconventional approach to defending the Tush Push.

Some Eagles players may have been surprised by the rule that would allow officials to award the Eagles points after multiple Washington penalties, but Sirianni wasn't.

If the conference championships are any indication, some of the highest drama in the Super Bowl in New Orleans in two weeks could come on the tush push perfected by the Philadelphia Eagles and decrypted by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Despite losing to Philadelphia 55-23 in the NFC championship game, the Washington Commanders delivered one incredible ride that exceeded expectations.