Boston Herald

No. 6 FALCONS at No. 1 EAGLES

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4:35 p.m. — Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelph­ia TV: NBC Ch. 10 (Al Michaels, Cris Collinswor­th, Michele Tafoya)

Lines: Falcons -3 (Over/Under 41)

THIS SEASON: The Falcons (11-6) earned one of the NFC's two wild card spots, then advanced with last weekend's 26-13 victory against the Rams in Los Angeles. The Eagles (13-3) had a bye last week after winning the NFC East and earning the top seed in the conference.

SERIES HISTORY: The Eagles lead 18-14-1, including a 24-15 victory in their most recent meeting Nov. 13, 2016. The Eagles also are 2-1 vs. the Falcons in the playoffs, including a 27-10 victory in the 2004 NFC Championsh­ip Game.

RANKINGS: FALCONS OFFENSE — Overall (8), Rush (13), Pass (8); FALCONS DEFENSE — Overall (9), Rush (9), Pass (12); EAGLES OFFENSE — Overall (7), Rush (3), Pass (13); EAGLES DEFENSE — Overall (4), Rush (17), Pass (1).

INJURY REPORT: FALCONS: No injuries reported. EAGLES:

Questionab­le: LB Dannell Ellerbe (hamstring), CB Sidney Jones (hamstring).

NOTES: Falcons were 5-1 vs. common opponents while Eagles were 4-2 . ... Falcons QB Matt Ryan completed 64.6 percent of passes for 4,095 yards, 20 TDs, 12 picks and 91.4 passer rating . ... Ryan has passer rating of at least 100 in five straight postseason games, tied for second-longest streak in league history. Only Joe Montana had longer streak with eight . ... Philadelph­ia's Doug Pederson makes playoff debut as head coach . ... Eagles tied franchise record with 13 wins . ... Eagles finished with second-most points (463) in team history . ... Eagles tied for first in NFL in point differenti­al (plus 162), led league in rush defense (79.2 yards per game) and ranked first in NFC in turnover differenti­al (plus 11) . ... QB Nick Foles was 2-1 filling in for Carson Wentz. Foles completed 56.4 percent of passes for 537 yards, five TDs, two picks and 79.5 passer rating.

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