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No One Was More Excited for Will Shipley’s First TD Than Saquon Barkley

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Will Shipley touchdown during Eagles-Commanders on Jan. 26, 2025.
Will Shipley touchdown during Eagles-Commanders on Jan. 26, 2025. | NFL / Twitter / Screensho

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The Philadelphia Eagles routed the Washington Commanders during Sunday night's NFC Championship, a 55-point performance fueled by rushing touchdowns from the unstoppable Saquon Barkley and signal-caller Jalen Hurts.

But rookie running back Will Shipley also had a score—the first of his NFL career. It started with an explosive 57-yard run to the red zone, and ended in a short rush for the TD. As has been the case throughout the season, Barkley was very hyped up for his fellow Eagle, and made sure to run over from the sidelines for a congrats.

Watch that reaction and interaction below:

Barkley gave Shipley a hat tip during his comments after the game, too.

"I want to give a shoutout to Will Shipley,' Barkley said. "He came in, finished it strong. We talk in the running back room about making plays. ... Will stepped up big for us."

The Eagles are now heading to Super Bowl LIX, their first championship appearance since losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2023.

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Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.

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