"Our confidence is stemmed from the work we put in in practice," Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean said. "You see Sirianni, he had us in a padded practice for the playoffs and everybody embraced it. That's our confidence level."

There is a significantly different vibe in the Philadelphia Eagles locker room compared to this time last season. The confidence is strong among the players heading into the postseason, something that was missing as Philadelphia limped into the playoffs a year ago.

Nick Sirianni was waiting to find out if he was getting fired. After last year’s collapse, it took Jeff Lurie and Howie Roseman nearly two weeks to make it clear that Sirianni would be back in 2024 for a fourth year as head coach.